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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The number of companies that will outsource their procurement activities is expected to more than double over the next two years. And the development will occur across geographies, industries and all sizes of company.
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.
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Companies must seize the opportunities offered by the accession of 10 new countries into the European Union this May.
Kennet Properties has concluded a second land sale to retailer Lidl on its 33-acre Aztec 406 site at Edmonton, Middlesex, for a record-breaking £1.05M per net developable acre. FPDSavills, which advised Kennet on the sale, says the figure beats the £1M pe
Teleroute, the online freight and vehicle exchange for the UK and Europe, and ABX (ABX), a leading provider of logistics services, have signed a European partnership whereby ABX will implement Teleroute products and services in all its European locations.
UCI Logistics has picked up more trade from Land Rover – it is now responsible for the manufacturer’s inbound supply chain across the UK and continental Europe. The extra business is the latest stage in the implementation of Lean Manufacturing processes a
