Browsing: Supply Chain

The web and mobile communications are fundamentally changing the way people shop, and challenging traditional bricks and mortar retailers, according to Manhattan Associates, which has released its predictions for retail shopping in 2012

It’s hardly an unknown problem. Ever since computers were put to use in business the difficulty has not been in generating information, but in isolating the critical pieces of information that make the difference between success and failure

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and the Institute of Operations Management are backing SCALA Consulting’s supply chain training courses and Fresh Connection competition in the UK

Hama, which specialises in accessories for multimedia, photo, consumer electronics and telecommunications, has commissioned Swisslog to redesign the picking systems and shipping area at its central logistics centre in Germany

The final month of 2011 provided a positive end to the year for UK service providers as activity and incoming new business both rose at their strongest rates since July, according to the latest Markit/CIPS survey

Comedian Alun Cochrane presided over a dramatic evening at the Park Lane Hilton in London as 70 of Europe’s leading companies battled it out for the prestigious European Supply Chain Excellence Awards. Lucy Tesseras, Johanna Parsons and Nick Allen report

Retailing has always been a dynamic industry but with customers demanding ever more rapid retail there will be plenty of supply chain challenges in 2012