Boots has been using DHL Supply Chain for 15 years so a five year contract renewal is not entirely surprising. What makes this deal particularly interesting is the fact that the retailer is looking for improved efficiency from collaborative initiatives
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Where are you in your supply chain journey? Nobody disputes the value of an efficient, collaborative, carefully planned supply chain. But it’s probably fair to say that for most companies, true supply chain excellence still lies ahead
At first sight, that seems to be to message from a new survey. I’ll bet you believe it about as much as I do
When Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase “The medium is the message”, he used the example of the railway, pointing out that it did not introduce movement or transport or the wheel into society, but it accelerated and enlarged the scale of previous human fu
Global supply chain optimisation is at the heart of a $1 billion programme put in place by The Coca Cola Company following what, by its standards, was a disappointing year in 2013
Jet engine manufacturer Rolls Royce has an order book worth £71.6bn, its underlying sales rose 27 per cent last year and its underlying pre-tax profit was up 23 per cent
A problem with James Bond’s car is guaranteed to get the attention of the popular press. Maybe the indicators no longer drop down in time when machine guns fire. Or could it be a problem with the ejector seat?
How does your supply chain compare with the best in Europe? And what lessons are there to be learnt from industry leaders?
It’s gone from zero to two million sales in less than two years. The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that costs just £30. It’s not just the product that is turning heads, it’s also the supply chain
The growth of online shopping is causing a rethink of logistics strategies in the retail sector. And our panel of leading retailers and logistics providers had some very clear views on what needs to happen in our round table sponsored by SEGRO
