One area of the supply chain where value can be created and recovered at marginal cost is reverse logistics. Steve Butler highlights some of the key drivers that have placed this much overlooked subject at the top of supply chain agendas.
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Not that long ago the dream of automating procurement for indirect, and even direct, goods was seen as not far off. So why is this Utopia so illusive, and how can it be attained? There may be a simple answer.
Opening up frontiers in logistics – broadening opportunities
VIB – Vereniging voor Inkoop en Logistiek International masterclasses in strategic purchasing and supply chain management
The number of mergers and acquisitions deals undertaken by the largest European logistics companies leapt by 23% in 2003, suggesting that an appetite for acquisitive growth has returned to the industry.
Companies must seize the opportunities offered by the accession of 10 new countries into the European Union this May.
Wanting improvement through the implementation of a network strategy is one thing, but achieving that improvement is another.
Furniture retailer Courts has selected TNT Network Logistics to manage the whole of its inbound supply chain from Italy. The deal entails TNT storing and handling Courts’ leather upholstery range from its largest supplier in southern Italy.
The Big Food Group (BFG), parent of Iceland Foods and Booker Cash & Carry, has been supplied with 118 Volvo FM12 4×2 tractor units plus a very special high-spec flagship, an FH12 4×2 Globetrotter with XL cab for its best drivers to use on a rotational bas
A European group is addressing the problems preventing effective supply chain collaboration.
