When it comes to strategic outsourcing, cost and service benefits can be taken for granted – the key factor to look for, argues NICK CULLEN, is innovation.
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Retailers are facing increasing supply chain complexity. With growing competition from online retailers many leading high street players are adopting an integrated multi-channel retail strategy in order to meet the varied demands of the consumer. But such
Online fashion retailing is booming, but effective fulfilment is critical to meeting customer expectations of keen prices, fast turn-around times and a high level of service. Dan Meadows looks at how investment in logistics paid off for ASOS, one of the U
Cutting out waste is the core principle of a Lean philosophy, as those who attended the recent Unipart Logistics Supply Chain Summit found out.
With transport costs rising and green issues increasingly on the agenda. The FMCG sector needs to adopt a more collaborative approach to solving the sector’s distribution challenges, says Hugh Basham
According to the World Trade Organisation the yearly real growth of world merchandise exports averaged six per cent in 2005 after outstandingly strong growth of 9.5 per cent in the preceding year. With such rapid growth in global trade and with consolida
Unipart Logistics underpins success for leading on-line fashion retailer ASOS.com.
Whitbread PLC is the UK’s leading hospitality company. Its brands include Costa, TGI Friday, Beafeater, David Lloyd Leisure and Premier Travel Inn.
Unipart Logistics provides flexible operations to support business growth for Halfords.
“Seeing the Delivery Connect solution providing near real-time confirmation of delivery and collections and instant communications between the driver and depot was the unique selling point. We could not find any other software house that could match thei
