09 February 2010

The Blog

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China: the grocery challenge
When we talk about China, we tend to concentrate on the rapid growth in its manufacturing industry with companies moving production there from Europe or the US. ...
Published: 08 February 2010

Green wars
It might come as a surprise to hear that The 40th World Economic Forum, that jamboree for the great and the good that takes place each year at Davos in Switzerland, has just concluded. ...
Published: 01 February 2010

Ten ways to delight the customer
Some of the cleverest technology in the supply chain is going into multi-channel retailing. But at the end of the process someone has to deliver the goods to the customer’s home. And that last few feet is where the biggest problems lie. ...
Published: 25 January 2010

Where logistics really matters
As tens of thousands of people lie under the rubble in Haiti and a further 300,000 are made homeless, we are reminded of the devastating impact a major earthquake has on a community and the critical role humanitarian logistics operations serve in...
Published: 18 January 2010

Let's work together
The amount of inventory in the pipeline has increased dramatically as have landed costs as a result of changes in global supply chains - competition, ongoing business transformation, increased lead times and complexity. ...
Published: 11 January 2010

Let's start with the good news...
Let's start with the good news - growth is back on the agenda after one of the toughest years on record, and the new year promises to bring new supply chain opportunities - along with a few challenges. ...
Published: 04 January 2010

Time to cash in
It sounds like a nice little Christmas gift - £110 billion. Consultants Booz and Company calculate that this is how much excess working capital is sloshing around in British companies. ...
Published: 18 December 2009

In need of counselling?
Last month business secretary Lord Mandelson announced, with something of a fanfare, the creation of the new Automotive Council. But linked with it was another announcement that predictably attracted rather less publicity ...
Published: 14 December 2009

Buying into Copenhagen
As more than eighty heads of state jet in to support the Copenhagen climate change summit this week, few can be under any misapprehension that carbon reduction is falling from importance. ...
Published: 07 December 2009

Time to set standards
What is standard delivery? It would be natural to assume that there is common understanding of the terms and costs. Certainly, it would be help to customers if there was an agreed definition. ...
Published: 30 November 2009

Are you ready for the complexity of collaboration?
Supply chain collaboration will be a key theme of industrial activity over the next ten years, according the UK's Confederation of British Industry. ...
Published: 23 November 2009

Winning Ways
The European Supply Chain Excellence Awards, which took place on Thursday, broke all records this year – more entries than ever before, more companies making it to the shortlist, and more people at the Awards dinner than ever before. ...
Published: 16 November 2009

Strength in the community
If nothing else, this recession has emphasised the critical role supply chains play in the smooth running of the economy. As credit became more scarce, so buyers had to become more creative, and indeed, more supportive, of suppliers in order to secure...
Published: 09 November 2009

Dealing with disruption
"We're now seeing the downside of years of outsourcing, extended supply chains and focus on core competency; organisations are now much more vulnerable to supply chain disruption than in the past." ...
Published: 02 November 2009

Are you managing the right risks?
Any discussion of supply chain strategy these days simply has to include risk management. The question is, are you managing the right risks? ...
Published: 26 October 2009

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