UPS has bought Polar Speed, the UK-based provider of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical supply chain services as part of its strategy to strengthen its healthcare network across Europe
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IAG Cargo has started commercial flights to Johannesburg on the new Airbus A380
How does your supply chain compare with the best in Europe? And what lessons are there to be learnt from industry leaders?
Lucas Systems will be demonstrating next-generation Jennifer VoicePlus voice-directed warehouse applications at Logistics Link South later this month
Online SME retailers are increasingly looking to international markets to drive sales growth, according to a study by Royal Mail
Successful business decisions rely on good planning and accurate information. The problem is the more distant the planning horizon the more ‘unknowns’ enter the equation. But are there ways of mitigating the risks associated with those unknowns? Nick Alle
Online sales may be booming but so are the returns. With e-commerce now accounting for almost 20 per cent of UK non-food sales, reducing the returns rate – especially in the fashion sector – will be vital to maintain margins
Buyers of fashion products are, almost by definition, fickle. But they exert a powerful influence on the supply chain – and the nature of their requirements is changing. Johanna Parsons reports
Rosy Hill reports from the Supply Chain Finance Summit
There was a time that supply chains were swamped with data. But with the systems now in place to handle live information, data capture is back in the spotlight, says Johanna Parsons
