Supply chain has traditionally been the backbone of business, but new factors are shifting the boardroom focus, making it the hero of the tale, says Johanna Parsons
Browsing: Supply Chain
As pressure mounts on major corporations to be seen to be operating in a sustainable way, it has opened up a world of opportunities to a new breed of organisation dedicated to helping them get their supply chains in order
Is your supply chain outperforming your competition? Then it must be time to enter the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2013
As retail chains write down their store assets and high streets atrophy, home delivery becomes increasingly important in the over-all “cost to serve”. Is the model sustainable or will something have to change?
Strategies for managing global supply chains are changing fast. Unit price is no longer the overriding concern; proximity to the customer is becoming a critical issue. By Nick Allen
It’s no longer just a multi-channel world. It’s now omni-channel, and to succeed in this developing environment takes technology. Johanna Parsons sizes up the requirements
Nippon Express is to take a 66.7 per cent shareholding in Panasonic Logistics under a deal with Panasonic Corporation which it will use to develop its services in the electronics market
Schoeller Allibert has launched Eureka double-base, a new lightweight stacking container, which aims to offer threefold benefits for automated handling applications
Retailers in the non-food sector, are set to invest some £5 billion in making the transition to omni-channel over the next five years
The British Army is looking to hire logisticians as part of its latest recruitment campaign. The “Step Up” campaign is part of a wider recruiting programme, designed to bring 10,000 new soldiers and officers into the Army over the coming year
