In engineer-to-order industries, complexity is inevitable. Every order is custom built and must be managed as a discrete project. Precise supply chain planning is essential – but often difficult to achieve. Here’s how engineering company to the brewing se
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Christian Salvesen and Turkish freight forwarder Ulustrans are forming a strategic alliance transporting goods between Turkey and the rest of Europe.
By January 2008, almost all vans and light trucks using an electronic accelerator will be required to carry a speed limiter.
Cranfield School of Management is holding a seminar on “Retail returns: managing the reverse supply chain” on 4 July.
How do you gain competitive advantage with a supply chain delivering a vast array of 400,000 products to 1,850 branches? This was the complex challenge facing plumbing and building merchant, Wolseley UK. Their answer was to invest €150 million in a new
The British International Freight Association and HM Revenue and Customs are to hold a joint conference called Security Without Barriers to Trade.
TomTom has launched a navigation device with a built-in subscriber identity module (SIM) card specifically designed for commercial vehicles.
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Supply chain technology has come a long way since the early days of EDI, warehouse management technology and demand forecasting. Today, it is fast becoming a totally joined-up message thanks to the latest IT. Soon systems will be able to call on a raft of
UPS’s new air hub in Shanghai has moved a step closer with the signing of the operating agreement and lease contract for the hub.
