Many companies are now looking to their returns logistics processes to improve their bottom line. How are they approaching this complex issue? And just what benefits can accrue? By Nick Allen
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Last week saw one of the most critical stages on the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards judging process – the presentations.
It’s all too easy to talk about supply chain strategies – but at the end of the day that strategy has to be put into practice. And all too often that is where organisations run into problems.
It’s been described as a “supply chain pile-up”. We are talking about the electronic components sector where supply imbalances have been causing problems across industry.
Slow steaming is here to stay, according to liner shipping giant Maersk. Eivind Kolding, Maersk Line chief executive, said last week: “For Maersk Line slow steaming is here to stay because it remains a win-win-win situation. It is better for our customers
The supply chain can be a risky place and it is all too easy to take a chance on the next move. But, says Nick Allen, now is the time for buyers to become more, rather than less, vigilant over assessing supplier risk.
As organisations learn to become more customer-facing, supply chain visibility and control will increasingly be essential for commercial success, says Nick Allen.
The economy may be improving, albeit slowly, but will “lean and mean” remain the order of the day?
It would be easy to be daunted by the scale of the supply chain challenge presented by the flooding in Pakistan.
Not that long ago, there were predictions that RFID would revolutionise the supply chain sweeping away all that had gone before.
