Fashion retailers must adopt a new approach to managing their supply chains, or risk being saddled with debt mountains, caused by immovable stock, according to management consultants KPMG.
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Uniserve, the international freight and logistics company, has acquired Portall Solutions, a finance and management consultancy
The UK’s manufacturing sector, which is responsible for over 2.4m jobs, could see a significant boost and renewed growth wth the right supply chain support
Owens & Minor has completed the £101m (130m euro) acquisition of the majority of the Movianto from German healthcare group Celesio
Sainsbury’s is to roll out Wesupply to its non-food supply chain
Burton’s, the company behind Jammie Dodgers and Wagon Wheels, has invested £12.5m across its manufacturing operations to enhance production, warehousing and logistics capabilities
Country regulations are the biggest barrier to global expansion by healthcare companies, according to a survey by UPS entitled “Pain in the (Supply) Chain”
According to DTZ’s Property Times UK Industrial Q2 2012 report, which covers the market for properties over 50,000 sq ft., take-up of industrial space rebounded in Q2 to 8.1 million sq ft
NHS Supply Chain says it has cut electricity consumption by 18 per cent, gas consumption by 35 per cent and water consumption by 30 per cent across its distribution centre network since 2008
A government survey has highlighted supply chain opportunities worth some £3 billion in the UK automotive industry
