How did Danone achieve global supply chain change?
John Saxby, UK supply chain director for Danone Waters, will be revealing how the dairy food and water producer achieved global supply chain change at Customer Driven Supply Chain 2010.... Published:  27 August 2010

Italian wine producer signs LCB deal
Italian wine producer Zonin has signed a contract with London City Bond to store and distribute wine at its Tilbury depot.... Published:  27 August 2010

Food manufacturers target supply chain savings
Nearly two thirds of managers in food and drink companies are looking to generate supply chain cost efficiencies in the next year, according to a study by Culina Logistics.... Published:  23 August 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

The last mile
Retailers are rightly concerned about that last mile in the home delivery process, and how their goods arrive on our doorsteps. ... Published:  01 October 2007

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

Riders on the storm
Contract logistics, 3PL, 4PL - call it what you will - continues to be a growing business, but it is changing subtly. ... Published:  01 April 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

Inventory:the great debate
No one ever got fired for having too much inventory, but they certainly have for running out of stock. With that warning from Professor David Simchi-Levi, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ringing in their ears attendees at Supply Chain... Published:  01 November 2007