Enterprise Resource Planning systems have served linear supply chains well over the years. But, with the emergence of complex supply chain networks, requirements have changed…
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The growth of multi-channel operations is transforming the way UK retailers do business – and that includes supply chain operations and opportunities for logistics providers
Fleet operators face an uphill task to control costs in the face of rising fuel prices. And the task is being made even more complex by the prospect of new emissions regulations coming into force in two years’ time
The rise of online retail has made returns processing the critical final customer service interaction. Somewhere among the growing demands, there is a seam of value waiting to be mined
To an outsider it must look slightly schizophrenic. On the one hand retailers and suppliers are looking for ways to take vehicles off the road. On the other, retailers are increasingly demanding next day delivery of ambient goods.
Are lorry drivers gradually taking over our TV screens? Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers is currently in its third series on Channel 5, while Channel 4 recently aired the carefully titled MotherTruckers documentary…
The Employer Ownership Fund will channel public funding directly to employers but it needs your support
It’s not just the competitors that need to be prepared for the London 2012 Olympics – road congestion and closed lanes will throw up a host of challenges for logisticians.
Asda has just launched a sustainability initiative, the Asda Sustain and Save Exchange, using 2degrees – an online managed service designed to facilitate collaboration
Future progress on collaboration relies on honing the creativity of supply chain professionals to realise the potential that exists outside traditional activities; to venture into the dark side – co-opetition
