Fashion retailers have learned to be more responsive to customer demand and changes in market conditions by deploying technology that enables faster decisions to be taken in the chain. Many international retailers are now switching stock between different
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Danish electrical, HWS and ventilation wholesaler, Solar, has placed the supply chain at the centre of its strategy for growth.
The focus for RFID is shifting away from large scale efforts to automate data capture based on mandates, towards more modest efforts to introduce the technology in tandem with complimentary systems. Soon companies may well have a diverse range of technolo
Implementing GS1 standards in hospitals not only prevents logistics from being the missing link in product traceability, it also contributes to the security of care services and allows health practitioners to focus on their core business: providing care.
Sustainability is high on our agenda but so are ethical requirements. As a supplier to blue chip companies as well as a brand leader in our own right, we have to protect their reputations and our own
The expansion of the EU has brought new opportunities to northern Italy as the southern conduit between east and west. However, Italy”s neighbours to the east are providing stiff competition in terms of cost and are likely to continue to do so.
Healthcare Logistics has won the contract to distribute GlaxoSmithKline travel health vaccines to GP surgeries, hospitals and pharmacists
Bibby Distribution’s parent company has bought a 51 per cent stake in the Costcutter retail group in a deal estimated to be worth about £100m.
Samsung has relocated its distribution centre, which deals in small electronics and spare parts, from the UK to Breda, the Netherlands.
What are the true costs of global sourcing? Research conducted by Cranfield’s Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management for the UK Department of Transport highlights the significant risks and environmental impact of sourcing from distant low-cost