More evidence of the impact of the credit crunch on supply chains comes from the Aberdeen Group which suggests that adopting technology to improve productivity will help businesses in the supply chain weather the storm
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Going green is often presented as a purely altruistic exercise – being kind to small furry creatures, saving the planet for future generations and so on.
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The squeeze on normal lines of credit appears to be prompting financial directors to seek alternative ways of raising finance and to free up working capital
In times of leaner credit availability, change programmes prevail. Many suppliers may be increasingly cautious about extending credit terms to smaller customers, but most companies are looking to maintain profitability through leaner times by re-aligning
The need to develop sustainable distribution systems is driving new interest in collaboration, but companies still need to learn that logistics need not be a competitive issue, argues DEAN WYATT
Things are changing. Top retailers are facing far more sophisticated challenges within their supply chains following the wide adoption of multi-channel strategies to market. No longer is it a matter of picking cases or pallet loads for a typical store
According to property pundits across Europe, despite a more subdued level of activity around the world following the recent tangle in the finance markets, occupiers of warehousing are looking at increasing rent levels.
If supply chain practice ever needs a fashionable rebranding, we could do worse than style ourselves ”risk managers”, for in these economically and politically febrile times, managing and mitigating risk is an increasing part of what we do
In stark contrast to the strong rating of the significance of green issues to the development of the business only 23 per cent measure the carbon footprint of their products Over the last decade outsourcing the manufacturer of goods to distant, low-cost
