Asda has produced a health and safety manual called “The Asda Way of Working” which it will distribute to all companies within its supply chain, as well as other supermarkets and retailers
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Agility has introduced a scheduled air freighter service to connect China via Shanghai to Kaunas, Lithuania
PricewaterhouseCoopers has appointed Coolin Desai UK head of its transport and logistics arm, responsible for leading and co-ordinating PwC’s services to the industry
Starbucks has taken on Gist to run its UK and Ireland logistics operation, cutting each store’s 16 weekly deliveries down to just seven consolidated ambient and chilled loads
Ontime Automotive has invested £4 million in 21 new enclosed transporters for its Specialist Transport Division
Haulage firm Avon Freight has increased its depot space, workforce and fleet after its volumes tripled in the past 18 months
Royal Mail is set to launch a home delivery service which will allow online shoppers the chance to have goods delivered to a secure, electronic parcel locker known as an iBox
Parcel delivery firm Yodel has launched an£4 million control tower system from Isotrak, to manage its fleet of over 600 LGVs and 1,500 trailers
DHL Freight has introduced Active Tracing, a unified information system designed to allow customers to track shipments across Europe
All too often it seems, supply chain executives are tasked simply with keeping the promises made by their colleagues in sales and marketing.
