22 November 2008

Transforming Supply Chains

in association with UNIPART LOGISTICS

Cutting waste out of retail logistics
With lean times affecting the purchasing behaviour of the consumer, retailers are going to have to embrace 'lean thinking' and adopt a long-term view to partnership if they are going to maintain their margins ...
Published: 01 September 2008

Time to get real on environmentally friendly supply chains
One of the conundrums for supply chain professionals is how to make operations more environmentally friendly at the same time as maintaining growth ...
Published: 19 August 2008

Reducing the risk of sc transformation
Retailers and manufacturers are under immense pressure to increase the performance of their supply chains, so it is not surprising that many resort to tough tactics in response to growing competition. ...
Published: 30 May 2008

Reducing the risk of SC transformation
Once companies have made an initial change investment, how do they optimise their supply chains and continually drive for incremental improvements in people and processes? Sue Pryce shows the way. ...
Published: 30 April 2008

Speed reading at Waterstone's
Waterstone’s, the UK’s largest specialist book seller, is making a major investment in its supply chain that will cut costs and radically improve the range and availability of books in stores and online. ...
Published: 01 February 2008

Asos sets the fashion in logistics
Online fashion retailing is booming, but effective fulfilment is critical to meeting customer expectations of keen prices, fast turn-around times and a high level of service. Dan Meadows looks at how investment in logistics paid off for ASOS, one of the...
Published: 01 October 2007

Summit explores the benefits of being lean
Cutting out waste is the core principle of a Lean philosophy, as those who attended the recent Unipart Logistics Supply Chain Summit found out. ...
Published: 01 September 2007

In Support of a Premium Brand
Unipart Logistics has been distributing Jaguar parts to the company’s dealers since 1984. Mike Varnom, director and general manager of Unipart Aftermarket Logistics explains how the company has kept pace with the iconic auto maker’s needs. ...
Published: 18 July 2007

Technology's Cutting Edge
Unipart Technology Logistics started ten years ago with a contract from computer company Hewlett-Packard to support engineers in the UK with a delivery service. Maurice Daw, managing director of the company, looks at the key trends affecting high...
Published: 01 May 2007

Sharon And Kevin's 50 Meter Dash
The last 50 metres between the stockroom and a retailer’s shelf remains one of the supply chain’s biggest challenges and contributes to problems of ‘high cost’ and ‘low availability’. Initiatives from the IGD and ECR have resulted in workable standards,...
Published: 01 April 2007

The Inconvenient Truth of Retail's New Focus
Retailers are shifting their focus away from out of town supercentres to more local stores in the middle of towns and shopping centres. And indications are that we may well be at the beginning of a ‘Convenience shopping’ revolution. But what are the...
Published: 01 March 2007

Lean, Mean Supply Chain Machine
Unipart has adopted lean logistics as a key element in meeting the very different objectives of customers across a broad range of industries. Nick Allen talks ‘lean’ with eight senior executives from the company ...
Published: 01 February 2007