Supply Chain, Logistics - Expert Opinions

09 February 2010

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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

Deliveries of delight
Online shopping is growing - but when will home delivery services bring customer satisfaction? ...
Published: 01 February 2010

Looking to the east
So, we've waved a fond farewell to the Noughties. (Come to think of it, not such a fond one considering the decade contained two recessions.) What will the next decade bring for supply chains?...
Published: 01 February 2010

Only the collaborative will survive
The current recession has been a testing time for large and small corporations alike. It has, however, been preceded by one of the most optimistic times in recent history and such was the positive atmosphere till 2007 that there was an emerging body of...
Published: 01 February 2010

The £110bn prize lurking in the piepline
Two new research projects have highlighted ways for companies to make big savings. ...
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

Many happy recalls and returns
Companies have become increasingly liberal in their returns policies but have they got the balance right? ...
Published: 01 December 2009