Tesco and Primark join Bangladesh fire safety Accord
Tesco and Primark are the latest retailers to sign up to an Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh founded by international unions IndustriALL, UNI Globall Union and various NGOs ... Published:  14 May 2013

Get the inside track on demand management from Clarks
Clarks group director of sales and operational planning, Dave Powell, will take part in a panel debate on demand volatility and demand driven operations in the retail sector, at the Supply Chain Standard 1-2-1 Summit 2013 ... Published:  30 April 2013

Tyas to head Nestlé’s supply chain
Chris Tyas has been promoted to head of supply chain at Nestlé, where he will head up the global supply chain function at the company. The move, which takes place on 1st July, was revealed by the IGD and confirmed by Nestlé ... Published:  09 April 2013

Tiers before bedtime
Almost half of manufacturing executives globally admit that their companies currently do not have visibility of their supply chains beyond Tier 1 suppliers... Published:  14 May 2013

The next best place to source components
Is the Far East still the best place to source components? It’s the commonly accepted wisdom, but it is now being challenged in the UK by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders ... Published:  30 April 2012

The visible connection
The holy grail for supply chain management is to gain complete visibility throughout the chain. But to do this a great deal of connectivity is needed across a diverse network of internal operations and processes, as well as external suppliers and... Published:  30 January 2009

Hidden links in Asian supply chains
Supply chain visibility is a critical issue in the development of trade between the Far East and Europe but industrial fragmentation can hide the true source of a product. Jiim Ridgwick, who leads Deolitte's Sourcing practice for China provides some... Published:  03 October 2008

Understanding critical parts logistics
Maintaining a telecommunications network, IT system or an intricate piece of plant is a critical task for many enterprises. Ensuring that essential spare parts are in stock and available for field service engineers is of vital importance in fulfilling... Published:  01 January 2008

Challenges of the healthcare and life sciences sector
Late cancellations meant our November Roundtable discussion, supported by DHL-Exel Supply Chain, was somewhat bereft in quantity, but for quality this meant that our ability to drill down into some of the detail of a very idiosyncratic, not to mention... Published:  01 November 2007