TNT’s decision to exit logistics has come as a major surprise and will raise some questions on past strategic moves.
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‘Anything we do can always be done better,’ says the
general manager, supply chain at Electrocomponents
‘Managing a business is really about managing the supply chain,’ says the global operations director of De La Rue Cash Systems.
This month acquisition activity has focused around global Swiss logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel International.
Inventory management used to be about lean systems and JIT but accurate real time information is now more essential as demand-driven supply networks come on-stream. Perhaps one day, stock-outs really will be consigned to history.
The engineering sector is late on the supply chain bandwagon but the challenge of low cost overseas manufacturing means logistics is fast moving up the agenda. What does the future hold?
Sourcing goods from China and the Far East may offer the potential for huge savings, however, there are risks to consider.
As consumers tighten their purse strings, retailers are facing a cold Christmas. Can global sourcing deliver the right goods at the price needed to entice the shoppers back?
‘Inventory is bad,’ says Dell’s vp, EMEA manufacturing and business operations, EMEA, one of the people who oversee the firm’s legendary direct to consumer model
Mergers and acquisition activity and speculation in the European logistics industry has continued at an unrelenting pace.
