The online home of Supply Chain Standard magazine: news, jobs, and features for supply chain professionalshttp://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/ http://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/ http://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/images/logo.gif http://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=3914Services, manufacturing and construction are all showing expansion, according to the Purchasing Managers’ Index produced by Markit in association with the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply http://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=3913The Global Air Cargo Advisory Group has welcomed a commitment by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to produce a proposal to regulate global airline emissions by the end of 2012 http://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=3908Supply chain consultancy Crimson & Co has launched an updated version of its scprime book, covering the journey to supply chain excellence – and will be showcasing it at the Extended Supply Chain conference in London in April http://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=3909Multi-national companies are not yet demonstrating significant emissions reductions in their supply chains, according to research published today by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and Accenture http://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=3907The North West Aerospace Alliance has hired Carole Stewart as skills coordinator and Kristian Samways as innovation coordinator for the Aerospace Supply Chain Excellence programme, a £11.4 million scheme which aims to deliver around 400 new jobs and mohttp://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=3905The European Cold Storage and Logistics Association has appointed Hans van Leeuwen to take over from Wim van Bon as its president http://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=390684 per cent of procurement professionals say cutting costs is their main procurement priority for 2012, with 85 per cent planning to invest in procurement technology, training or recruitment, according to a nationwide survey by procurement software supplihttp://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=3904DHL Supply Chain has become a founding member of the European Association for Healthcare Logistics and Transport http://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=3902The web and mobile communications are fundamentally changing the way people shop, and challenging traditional bricks and mortar retailers, according to Manhattan Associates, which has released its predictions for retail shopping in 2012 http://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=3901A scheduled strike by transport workers in Belgium today, 30th January, threatens knock on disruption throughout Europe http://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=3900Consumer electronics giant Philips said it cut inventory in its supply chain by the equivalent of more than 585m euros in the last quarter as part of its efforts to improve its end-to-end processes http://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=3898A new World Economic Forum report calls for new models to address supply chain and transport risks http://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=3895Asda, the UK subsidiary of Walmart, has set out plans to expand its supply chain with new and expanded distribution centres as part of a £500m investment over the coming year. http://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=3894Shoe supplier Clarks has enlisted Knapp to supply material handling systems at its new logistics facility in Hanover, Pennsylvaniahttp://www.SupplyChainStandard.com/Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=3893BP and Panalpina have signed a strategic services master agreement covering transport services for air, ocean, road and rail, industrial projects, freight management and other logistics services connected with the exploration and production of oil and gas