SerCom launches supply chain financial optimisation model
SerCom Solutions, has launched a supply chain financial optimisation model to companies willing to engage in developing outsourcing partnerships ... Published:  17 June 2010

Approval for Achilles carbon scheme
Achilles, which monitors and evaluates suppliers on behalf of major organisations, has got government backing for its carbonReduction programme. ... Published:  07 June 2010

Two speed recovery danger for services, warns CIPS
UK service industries are starting to show signs of a two speed recovery, David Noble, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply, has warned. ... Published:  03 June 2010

What's in a role?
I have been modelling supply chains and processes for more than 15 years - since before we even had modelling tools. A lot of my time is spent creating ''use cases'', which is a posh way of describing what is happening in a supply chain ... Published:  30 May 2008

Fuelling change
The $100-plus barrel of oil has driven fuel costs for freight into sharp focus. Diminishing supplies and the voracious appetite for carbon fuels from China and India suggest that even a global slowdown will not restore oil prices to their previous... Published:  01 April 2008

Mars Petcare profits from planning
Mars Petcare had been in search of an IT solution to improve management of its sales and operations data, but a discussion with Oliver Wight has led to a different approach ... Published:  09 June 2010

Robin Proctor - Group supply chain director, Travis Perkins
Robin Proctor, group supply chain director at Travis Perkins, says the supply chain in the buildings and construction sector is underdeveloped compared with other areas. ... Published:  01 November 2007

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