Automotive manufacturers are turning to the web to create new business models capable of delivering improved customer service and increased productivity. However, electronic data interchange formats continue to cast a long shadow across the sector. By Jo
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Automotive manufacturers are attempting to shrink industrial geography in order to squeeze costs. How tight can the screw be turned? By Sam Tulip
Kwik Save has awarded the UK warehouse and distribution contract for its ambient and frozen goods to TDG in a deal worth more than £9 million a year.
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, has replaced an outdated, manual forecasting system and has invested in an automated solution that has cut forecasting time, reduced inefficiencies in the supply chain, andimproved communication between divisions.
Increasing product complexity, a desire for make-to-order and the race to source from low cost economies is creating a heady mix for automotive manufacturers. Can the sector rise to the challenge of complexity?
The presence of low-cost economies on the eastern fringe has concentrated minds in Germany. But good infrastructure and a shift in the geographic centre for pan-European logistics creates a fine balance. By Chris Lewis
Lift truck makers are having to get creative with their service offerings in order to win business, but innovation in design still has a big part to play. By Nick Allen
A significant investment into a sophisticated automated national distribution centre for Unilever UK Foods has upped the productivity stakes for the company’s customer service offering. Now both customers and margins can be well served. By Nick Allen
The trend to globalisation shows no signs of weakening. The purpose of this round table debate was to explore some of the many challenges that global sourcing is throwing up for supply chain operations and for the wider business. By Sam Tulip
Three prominent firms have recently overhauled their planning systems and are reaping the benefits. IKEA has improved forecast accuracy by between 25 and 80 per cent by using a single database and plan. By John Lamb
