As retail channels proliferate and customers expect instant and accurate information about orders and availability, supply chain systems have moved into pole position enabling many of tomorrow’s ‘must-have’ attributes
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There is so much talk about supply chain risk these days that you would expect major corporations to have well worked out road maps to avoid the obvious pitfalls
It’s not everyday that someone promises to redefine the future of supply chain management
The Model T Ford was the most popular car of its era – but have you ever tried to drive one? It comes as a shock when you stamp on the brake and find that it is actually reverse
Ensuring that supply chain is on the boardroom agenda is a key challenge for many industry professionals. But how much greater is the challenge of ensuring it is at the core of international trade agreements?
One of the most exciting days of the supply chain year (for me, at least), is the day that the entries for the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards are revealed to the Judges
It’s now three years since Sir Philip Green found that different government departments were paying between £350 and £2,000 for the same laptop from the same supplier
Morrisons’ chief executive Dalton Philips admitted last Thursday that the supermarket giant has been lagging behind its peers, by as much as five to ten years
We hear all the time about the power of social media, but that power was demonstrated with a vengeance last week when a leading supply chain professional found himself at the centre of a storm with questions being asked in parliament
One of the UK’s leading food retailers last week announced that it was starting to produce all its frozen beef from its own dedicated production facility – not only ensuring full traceability but also giving it one of the shortest supply chains in the sec
