Music retailer Zavvi has warned customers on its web site that it cannot guarantee delivery of DVDs and CDs in the wake of supplier Entertainment UK going into administration

Deckers Outdoor Corporation, the parent company for footwear brands such as Ugg Australia, has awarded Wincanton a two year contract to manage its supply chain between Asia and the UK.

Linde is set to unveil Sinergo, its new range of pedestrian pallet trucks and pallet stackers in February 2009.

Morrisons says it has made alternative arrangements following the news Entertainment UK, the wholesale division of Woolworths Group, has gone into administration.

Beauty retailer Sephora has gone live with RedPrairie’s Warehouse Management System at its distribution centre in Utah.

UPM Raflatac has opened an RFID manufacturing site in Guangzhou, China, as it plans to reinforce its service level particularly in the Asian market.

The Individual Contribution Award is different from all the other categories in the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards: you, the reader, nominate the candidates and vote by email for the winner.

The Team of the Year category is one of the most difficult to assess. Team work can mean very different things to different people. And of course, it would be hard for any supply chain to develop, transform or improve significantly in an environment where

Logistics and fulfilment is a core element of supply chain management, so of all the categories this is the one where virtually all our entrants could have made a worthy contribution – and indeed, nine of them did.

Innovation is a tricky thing to assess. Whereas many may believe they are being innovative with their initiatives, others may see those approaches as merely good practice solutions or perhaps just novel developments.