Swiss activity
This month acquisition activity has focused around global Swiss logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel International.
Browsing: Supply Chain
Retailer’s depot staff vote for strike action
As Logistics Manager was going to press, Morrisons said it was in talks with both the TGWU and the GMB over the outcome of their recent ballots, which were “held in pursuit of their desire for joint national bargaining” with the supermarket chain.
DHL snaps up Nikon and Sony
All of Nikon Europe’s incoming and outgoing goods, warehousing and value-added services are being handled by DHL Solutions as part of a deal covering Europe and Africa.
Unrelenting activity
Mergers and acquisition activity and speculation in the European logistics industry has continued at an unrelenting pace.
Beating the odds
With so many variables – cost, lead-time, response to consumer trends – it can seem as though the odds are stacked heavily against the retailer. How can buyers make the best sourcing decisions to beat the odds?
European commentary
At the end of August, we once again saw the power of natural events to disrupt the stability of the modern society we all take for granted. This time, even as we extended our sympathy to those involved in Hurricane Katrina, there was a chilling recognitio
Solving the stockouts
Retail supply chain systems are becoming more integrated, more extensive and more complex – but are they helping to keep the shelves filled?
Surprise winner of Belgian Supply Chain Award – Project of the Year 2005
In September, the Belgian supply chain Project for the Year 2005 award ceremony took place in Kinepolis Brussels – and there was a surprise in store.
Blurred vision
The electronics and high tech sector has fully embraced online selling – the distinction between manufacturing and retailing is now blurred. But is this the only way forward?
Logistics glossary updated
The revised version of the ELA’s ‘Terminology of Logistics’ is now available. In order to work effectively along physical and information chains, logistics professionals use a number of terms that, while in frequent use, are rarely defined.