Browsing: Logistics & Supply Chain

In a world where trade is global, ”global trade management” (GTM) sounds a fairly obvious name for what supply chain managers spend most of their time doing. In the world of European IT, however, the GTM label is a comparatively recent phenomenon

With all the talk of borrowing squeezes and high interest rates, perhaps financial directors need to look at some of the assets locked up in company supply chains. When goods commonly spent no more than a few days in transit, financing the supply chain

This year is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rudolph Diesel, inventor of the diesel engine. Diesel was born on 18 March 1858 the son of German parents, in Paris. He studied at the Munich Polytechnic under Professor Carl von Linde.

Across a wide range of industries, supply chain flexibility is moving to the top of the agenda. As a result, a fresh debate has been sparked on the relative merits of logistics automation