Awards shortlist released
The shortlist for the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2010 has been released. The fact that 60 companies have made the cut reflects the fact that we have had a bumper crop of entries again this year ... Published:  20 August 2010

Are you Linked In to Supply Chain Standard?
Supply Chain Standard's group on Linked In is the place to share best practice and thought leadership with other supply chain professionals ... Published:  01 June 2010

The race is on to find top supply chain team
Challengers in The Fresh Connection went head to head this week for the launch of the UK’s first supply chain management competition.... Published:  14 April 2010

Efficiency is on the cards
The drive for efficiency in physical supply chains has benefited firms prepared to adopt new models and technology. Meanwhile, the financial supply chain has ground to make up if it is to avoid becoming a significant bottleneck. ... Published:  01 April 2008

Rethinking the unthinkable
Economic forecasters agreed there are tough times ahead, so a little imagination and future planning may not come amiss. ... Published:  01 February 2008

Green impact
In stark contrast to the strong rating of the significance of green issues to the development of the business only 23 per cent measure the carbon footprint of their products Over the last decade outsourcing the manufacturer of goods to distant,... Published:  30 May 2008

Ian Midgley, Chief supply chain officer, Unilever
How we respond to the pressures of population growth, energy efficiency, use of water, sustainable agriculture and so on will be the defining challenge for the future. How we do this is not an add-on to our supply chain work – it is our work. ... Published:  30 May 2008

Balancing risk
Two major humanitarian disasters - the Burmese cyclone and the Chinese earthquake - provided a sombre backdrop to ''Supply Chain Standard''s Roundtable discussion on supply chain risk. But as Dave Food, business development director from the meeting's ... Published:  30 May 2008

Time to collaborate with the competition?
The need to develop sustainable distribution systems is driving new interest in collaboration, but companies still need to learn that logistics need not be a competitive issue, argues DEAN WYATT ... Published:  30 May 2008