This sector typically attracts a widely disparate set of entries, and 2004 was no exception. They ranged from airline catering to hospital supplies, and from a privatised utility to a service company for the electronics industry.

The judging for ‘overall winner’ is not quite as straightforward as might appear. Although by definition the ‘number one’ will be one of the sectoral category winners, the judges like to nominate a Second and Third, and because of the differences in perfo

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.