As Gordon Colborn has noted in his commentary, we were slightly disappointed that, again this year, few entries went out of their way to promote the environmental, sustainability or wider Corporate Social Responsibility aspects of their submissions.
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Pundits and politicians talk about the need for joined-up thinking, and ERP vendors and systems integrators are equally enthisiastic. But just how joined-up are our supply chains in reality?
By definition, almost any finalist in these Awards (with the exception of a few purely procurement-oriented organisations) must be fairly good at ”logistics and fulfilment” – although that is by no means the total supply chain, it is certainly the core
Late cancellations meant our November Roundtable discussion, supported by DHL-Exel Supply Chain, was somewhat bereft in quantity, but for quality this meant that our ability to drill down into some of the detail of a very idiosyncratic, not to mention lif
Innovation, in the context of the Supply Chain Excellence Awards, isn”t the same thing as invention. Naturally, if an entry does offer something radically new, whether in terms of processes or technology, that would be a good recommendation for this awar
Robin Proctor, group supply chain director at Travis Perkins, says the supply chain in the buildings and construction sector is underdeveloped compared with other areas.
The bestLog project, initiated by the European Commission, is making great progress on its way to establishing its core objective – an exchange platform for the improvement of sustainable supply chain management practice across Europe.
It”s fair to say that, until now, most companies in the pharmaceutical and medical fields have had other things on their mind than maximising the efficiency of their supply chains. But what was once regarded as a minor cost component is coming under incr
We were greatly heartened this year to see both a significant increase in the overall quantity and quality of entries to the Awards, reflected in a shortlist of finalists some 50 per cent greater than last year. The judges were also delighted to have
Supermarkets are distorting competition through supply chain practices that transfer excessive risks and unexpected costs to suppliers, according to the Competition Commission.
