Despite its poor reputation, outsourced procurement is an increasingly valid option – relationships are the key
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Flemish innovation
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.
The last month has seen many of the largest European logistics companies release their financial results for the full year 2003. Largest of them all, Deutsche Post, announced that it exceeded €40 billion in revenues for the first time.
New standard assesses logisticians’ competences
RedPrairie Corporation, a leader in global supply chain technology solutions, has bought supply chain execution provider LIS. Operating under the RedPrairie name, the enlarged group projects 2004 revenues of US$130M and has more than 600 people from offic
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
Derrick Potter, board member of the Rail Freight Group and chairman of the Potter Group, a leading independent UK road and rail logistics service provider, has welcomed a new incentive to boost rail freight announced by the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA).
Defining Fourth Party Logistics seems as difficult as implementing it. However, despite the continuing debate, Frost & Sullivan’s latest report shows that the way ahead is becoming clearer for 4PL.
