I admit that I have no obvious examples to back up this claim, but I am going to make it anyway: supply chain initiatives saved some companies from bankruptcy during the recession

Tests of mobile phone scanning apps by supply chain experts have highlighted major problems – and some hilarious inaccuracies. Cranfield’s professor Richard Wilding said: “Third-party, generic smart phone apps did not perform well.”

Toshiba has selected Panalpina to handle overland business from its Regensburg distribution centre in Germany to Moscow

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has elected Michael Steen chairman.

Clover shipping has bought a selection of software products from Four Soft, including its global control tower application 4S Visilog, global TMS 4S eTrans and its customs compliance solution 4S eCustoms

GAC has signed an agency agreement with TransAtlantic to support Arctic oil and gas exploration, and extending the use of the Northern Sea Route

Nestlé Cereal Partners has awarded a contract extension to pallet and container pooling service CHEP, to increase total pallet issues by 250,000 per annum

Damco has won the British International Freight Association’s supply chain management award while Gefco won the logistics award

Ortec’s advanced planning and optimisation solutions will be on display at this year’s Logistics Link South Show on 15th & 16th February at Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and Changi Airport Group are set to develop a new express air cargo hub