Browsing: Supply Chain

Fashion design and supply company S’Porter has taken on a managed video conferencing service from Dimension Data to help improve efficiencies in its supply chain

RedPrairie has finalised the acquisition of Escalate Retail, an all-channel commerce provider to specialty retailers, direct marketers and big-ticket retailers

John Lewis has just successfully completed the first real Christmas peak of its new multi-channel logistics centre at Milton Keynes. John Munnelly, general manager of the site will explain the retailer’s approach

The government has set out its strategy to beat shortages of medicines in the supply chain

A National Audit Office report has called on the Department of Health to work with NHS Supply Chain, which is operated by DHL, to develop services which will encourage more effective usage by trusts

Poor stock control led to 2.86 million missed sales at Christmas, according to a study by software house Aldata

Russian steel producer Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works has selected JDA’s Supply Chain Planner software to improve its sales and operations planning process

UK manufacturing has another strong month in January, according to the Purchasing Manager’s Index, produced by Markit for the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply

Thanks to changing technology, concepts that were once regarded as innovative, high risk, too complex or simply too expensive are rapidly becoming standard – and that applies both to IT and logistics services.

With retailers experiencing a toxic mix of increasing commodity prices, rising fuel costs and a hike in VAT, the focus for most in 2011 will be on inventory reduction, cost containment and supply chain optimisation. By Nick Allen.