The public sector is the supply chain’s final frontier but managers are beginning to face up to the task of reform. The stakes are high, but so are the possible gains.
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Wiltshire-based Rygor Group Services (RGS) is achieving monthly fuel efficiency improvements of up to 8% on some vehicles having implemented BP’s Fleet Performance Management (FPM) solution.
Davis Derby’s TruckLOG system has recently been specified for a fleet of nine new trucks at the Sony distribution Centre in Thatcham, Berkshire. The TruckLOG system has been in place on the existing fleet of about 45 trucks for five years. Sony is curre
Bucking the trend to commoditise purchases – including aspects of transport – the supplier relationship management approach shifts the emphasis the other way to leverage benefits in service levels and flexibility. But how does this work in partnerships th
‘Safety is the major concern for us, and it should be for everyone in logistics and supply chain,’ says the logistics manager Europe for BP’s lubricants business.
The EU’s delightfully-named WEEE recycling directive must be ratified by August and will take effect in 2005. Brace yourself for similar chaos as engendered by that famous directive about fridges – for which the UK government had also failed to plan.
What happens when you discover, to your horror and great irritation, that your new mobile phone is faulty? Okay, it may be an inconvenience to you, the consumer, but for the retailer and for the manufacturer it’s not only an irritation, it’s a cost.
Bibby Distribution has secured a new five-year contract with Marley Floors, a leading floor covering manufacturer in the UK specialising in the provision of aesthetic, high performance products with broad colour palettes.
Sainsbury’s has ordered more than 280 Volvo trucks, a deal that is claimed to be one of the largest in the UK over the past year. The order comprises 165 4×2 FM12 tractor units; 82 6×2 FM12s; 28 6×2 rigids; and six FL 4×2 rigids.
Yet another year has arrived and with it the chance for UK industry to inject the feel good factor especially after the uncertainty that arose in 2003 from crises such as the war in Iraq and the SARS outbreak, all of which had a knock-on effect on the glo
