Predictably, some familiar themes kept recurring at the Extended Supply Chain 2008 conference, held in London last month.
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It’s that time of year (at least at the time of writing this) when business plans and budgets need to be completed. Probably in common with other organisations our plan places a high premium on the assessment and management of risk in all its shapes
Grocery retailing is big business and all indications are that it’s going to get even bigger. In the US the top 50 grocery retailers generated €315 billion in 2006, a 10 per cent increase on the previous year.
Globalisation is having a significant impact on Europe’s logistics infrastructure. With container shipping volumes between Asia and Europe predicted by analysts, Global Insight, to grow by 17.2 per cent this year – approaching double that of 2003 – consid
Nearing the end of the year offers the opportunity to reflect on what might lie ahead for supply chain management in 2008. What will be the key trends?
The fire in Atherstone on Stour that resulted in the death of four firefighters is sure to send a powerful shockwave through everyone involved in designing, specifying building and managing warehouse structures.
The decision by the Far Eastern Freight Conference to impose a congestion charge of £70 ($145) per TEU on cargo coming into the UK from Asia has, quite understandably, been greeted with outrage by shippers and forwarders alike.
It’s a month before Christmas and the world’s in a state, There’s a shortage of elves and our gifts will be late, “We can’t get the elves” shouted Santa with dreaad, “They all work in plumbing and banking instead”
Sometimes – just sometimes – you have to feel a little for the nation’s supermarkets. Not only do they have to provide us with the finest food and drink at rock bottom prices all year round, but they’ve also got to find ever-more inventive ways to retain
As the impact of rising interest rates and tighter credit hit home to consumers, retailers will be watching the tills nervously in the run up to Christmas. Lean times may well lie ahead. For the supply chain that means a closer eye kept on costs, inventor
