EGSAC – the consortium of independent GSSA companies – has appointed Ton Smulders as vice president. He replaces Don Champion of UK-based Wexco Airfreight, who has served in this post since EGSAC’s launch in early 2002. Smulders is managing Directo
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The prophets were wrong. e-procurement (or e-anything) doesn’t change behaviour and success depends not so much on technical excellence as on changing organisational cultures by demonstrating tangible benefits.
From the shortlist three organisations were recommended by the assessors for consideration in the Sourcing and e-Procurement category: Lafarge Nida, Rexam, and NHS Logistics Authority, while the judges also opted to consider Ducati – interestingly, three
Spalding-based Flower Plus is a £30M turnover, leading manufacturer of fresh flowers and associated products. Formed in 1986,
‘Expect to see companies moving production back to Europe,’ says the vice-president at AT Kearney
Whatever the commitment to ‘total supply chain’, there is no doubt that logistics and fulfilment remain the core supply chain competences, and the area where the metrics will make or break an Awards entry.
Ceramic tile distributor Creta Ceramica has cut its transport costs with new automated scheduling and tracking technology from Masternaut. The company has implemented Masternaut’s TourSolver routeing and scheduling software to reduce transport cost
The Supply Chain Excellence Award for Innovation is itself an innovation this year. The judges had in mind both true innovation – processes, methods or technologies that have never been seen before – but also innovation in the sense of introducing a techn
Cybit, a leading online telematics service provider, has won its first European telematics contract following an order from Sericol, a world leader in the production of premium inks and consumables to the print industry. Sericol has installed Cybit
The new Award for Team of the Year requires a little explanation. The judges were not primarily looking for evidence of group hugs around the water cooler, valuable though such techniques may be.
