DHL signs with O2
DHL parent company Deutsche Post World Net has signed a 350 million euro five-year pan-European telecoms services agreement with Telefónica, which it hopes will result in a 150 million euro saving over the period. ... Published:  07 January 2009

Famous Pacific Shipping expands in Melbourne
Famous Pacific Shipping, the air and sea freight forwarding company, has expanded its hub in Melbourne, Australia and is launching a road haulage subsidiary as it boosts its presence in the region. ... Published:  05 January 2009

Director general of CILT International announced
Bernard Auton has been named director general of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport International. ... Published:  05 January 2009

Time for a new approach
The third party logistics industry is in a difficult place. Despite efforts to differentiate themselves with customers, they are still seen as commodity suppliers by many customers and margins are thin, typically around one per cent for a haulier. While... Published:  01 December 2008

CUT COSTS, NOT CORNERS
It's all very well cutting costs, but it's important to think of the implications too. Peter Bartram ... Published:  04 November 2008

A perfect order
One definition is the right product in the right quantity from the right source to the right destination in the right condition at the right time with the right documentation for the right cost. An awful lot of rights, and possibly not an awful lot of... Published:  01 December 2008

Green impact
In stark contrast to the strong rating of the significance of green issues to the development of the business only 23 per cent measure the carbon footprint of their products Over the last decade outsourcing the manufacturer of goods to distant,... Published:  30 May 2008

Getting to grips with collaboration
For an older generation, ''collaboration'' has a sinister sound. But in the modern, dispersed and globalised supply chain, collaboration, up and down the chain, or even with apparent competitors, may be desirable or even essential ... Published:  30 May 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