John Allan, Exel’s indefatigable chief executive talks to Nick Allen on challenges in the chain.

‘Expect to see companies moving production back to Europe,’ says the vice-president at AT Kearney

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.

Did you know that 44 per cent of IBM’s market capitalisation is driven by the supply chain? Increased product complexity, IT outsourcing and falling prices are putting increasing pressure on the vital area of high-tech logistics.

If supply chain industry players can’t find ways of working together politicians will impose less optimal ‘solutions’

Manufacturers should take the product lifecycle management route to competitive advantage.

Could commercial partnerships be the way forward for defence logistics?

As the Christmas traffic builds, our town centres lurch closer to gridlock and the need for collaborative logistics systems seems ever more paramount.

For the finalists of the eighth year of the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards, gathered at The Dorchester Hotel on the evening of the 18th November, there could have been few surprises that the overall winner’s trophy went to Dell.

Baxter Healthcare has put its nationwide distribution in the hands of third-party company NYK Logistics. The deal involves re-engineering Baxter’s supply chain, bringing its home delivery and health care provide supply operations together