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The British government has just launched the competition for rounds 3 and 4 of its Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative
Supply chains have changed, but has our IT? Lack of investment in supply chain systems may be putting future growth at risk for Western companies
As the lines between in-store and online blur, are retail supply chain priorities shifting from regular replenishment to delivering to order with “keeping the shelves filled” no longer considered a necessity?
One of the great names of the British aircraft industry, Handley Page, made Radlett Aerodrome its home in 1930
The logistics industry is more focused on nurturing talent than ever
The pressure is on storage and retrieval systems to provide the speed and accuracy to meet the demands of increasingly complex and diverse logistics systems
Creating an agile supply chain has become the Holy Grail for businesses seeking to offset a broadening spectrum of risk. But is agility always the best option?
The growth of online retailing and home delivery is renewing the focus on reverse logistics. Getting it wrong can be very expensive when returns can account for up to 30 per cent of shipped items
The explosion of multi-channel retailing means that logisticians are facing a new operational reality with increasing demands on the supply chain
