Ingredient specialist extends TDG deal
Food ingredient specialist Givaudan Nederland has extended its contract with TDG in a long-term business deal.... Published:  15 March 2010

PD Logistics to handle Tsingtao beer
Drinks manufacturer Halewood International has signed a contract with PD Logistics, part of the PD Ports Group, to handle all imports of Tsingtao Beer from China ... Published:  21 February 2010

Online grocery spend set to double
UK shoppers will spend £7.2 billion on food and grocery shopping online by 2014 – nearly double the figure for 2009, according to new research from international grocery analysts IGD. ... Published:  21 January 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