Supply Chain Strategy & Logistics Features

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Features

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Avoiding the bottlenecks
Decisions about the location and design of warehouses are critical to shaping modern supply chains, but without effective warehouse management systems to run them they cannot possibly operate efficiently ...
Published: 30 May 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

Ian Midgley, Chief supply chain officer, Unilever
How we respond to the pressures of population growth, energy efficiency, use of water, sustainable agriculture and so on will be the defining challenge for the future. How we do this is not an add-on to our supply chain work – it is our work. ...
Published: 30 May 2008

Life after the Credit Crunch
According to property pundits across Europe, despite a more subdued level of activity around the world following the recent tangle in the finance markets, occupiers of warehousing are looking at increasing rent levels. ...
Published: 30 May 2008

Take it easy
Things are changing. Top retailers are facing far more sophisticated challenges within their supply chains following the wide adoption of multi-channel strategies to market. No longer is it a matter of picking cases or pallet loads for a typical...
Published: 30 May 2008

The English patient
Healthcare is a highly political subject. When the UK’s NHS outsourced its supply chain to a logistics services company close scrutiny ensued. But the stakes are high – assurances were given that savings of €127million would bemade each year for ten...
Published: 30 May 2008

Uncertainty principle
If supply chain practice ever needs a fashionable rebranding, we could do worse than style ourselves ''risk managers'', for in these economically and politically febrile times, managing and mitigating risk is an increasing part of what we do ...
Published: 30 May 2008

A clearer view
In a world where trade is global, ''global trade management'' (GTM) sounds a fairly obvious name for what supply chain managers spend most of their time doing. In the world of European IT, however, the GTM label is a comparatively recent phenomenon ...
Published: 01 April 2008

Riders on the storm
Contract logistics, 3PL, 4PL - call it what you will - continues to be a growing business, but it is changing subtly. ...
Published: 01 April 2008

Money matters
With all the talk of borrowing squeezes and high interest rates, perhaps financial directors need to look at some of the assets locked up in company supply chains. When goods commonly spent no more than a few days in transit, financing the supply chain...
Published: 01 April 2008

Centre of gravity
If you are involved in intercontinental supply chains, you perhaps have an hourglass view of the world. Not only is time ticking away but goods, like grains of sand, have to be funnelled through small corridors in order to get where they are going ...
Published: 01 April 2008

Eastern expansion creates boost for sea transport
EU enlargement has seen growing trade with new member countries in Central and Eastern Europe, according to global property adviser DTZ. These countries are acting as a gateway between Europe and non-EU countries, particularly Russia, and provide access...
Published: 01 April 2008

Guy Meisl Head of Logistics, Zavvi Entertainment Group
Guy Meisl is head of logistics at zavvi entertainment group, zavvi being the new name for Virgin Megastores following the 2007 management buyout. The supply chain challenge is to supply zavvi''s shops across the country not only with ''chart-topping''...
Published: 01 April 2008

The seven dimensions of customer driven supply
''Business leaders are increasingly looking to the supply chain to create a competitive edge which will directly impact the financial performance of their company''In the last year or so there has been a lot of talk about a new approach to supply chain...
Published: 01 April 2008

Fast fulfilment
Online shoe retailer, Zappos.com, has used sophisticated high-speed handling technology to give it an edge over high street competition. Offering the best service, an extensive product range and fast delivery was seen as essential. Zapposmade rapid...
Published: 01 February 2008

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