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20 July 2008
Viewpoint
Supply chain skills at a premium
The findings from PRTM’s latest Global Supply Chain Trends Survey indicate that “by 2010, the need for greater supply chain flexibility will overtake product quality and customer service as the major driver for improving supply chain...
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15 July 2008
Who owns the logistics industry?
Who owns the logistics industry? On the face of it, that might seem a bizarre question, but stay with me for a moment because even a superficial survey reveals changing patterns of investment around Europe.
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08 July 2008
Taking advantage of the crunch
More evidence of the impact of the credit crunch on supply chains comes from the Aberdeen Group which suggests that adopting technology to improve productivity will help businesses in the supply chain weather the storm
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01 July 2008
Sustainability – time to be a little more selfish
Going green is often presented as a purely altruistic exercise – being kind to small furry creatures, saving the planet for future generations and so on.
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24 June 2008
Do you have what it takes to win?
What do Des O’Connor, Victoria Wood, Joan Bakewell, Lawrence Dallaglio and Joe Calzaghe all have in common?
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17 June 2008
Supply chain financing takes off
The squeeze on normal lines of credit appears to be prompting financial directors to seek alternative ways of raising finance and to free up working capital
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10 June 2008
Productivity focus sparks interest in IT
In times of leaner credit availability, change programmes prevail. Many suppliers may be increasingly cautious about extending credit terms to smaller customers, but most companies are looking to maintain profitability through leaner times by re-aligning...
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03 June 2008
Adding up the green benefits
An increasing number of carbon footprint calculators are available on the internet but the outcomes of these differ widely as various methodologies and emissions conversion factors are used
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30 May 2008
Automation of invoices pays off
Any stage in the accounts process that involves manual activity acts as a drag on efficiency and profitability so it''s no surprise that SAP users are turning their attention to extending process automation beyond core processes to traditionally
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30 May 2008
China's marathon
China''s determination that the Olympics should take place under blue skies in August means that the government will close factories and restrict traffic during the month-long sportsfest in a bid to cut the air pollution near Beijing.
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30 May 2008
Framing supply chain complexity
When visiting companies to talk about supply chain management and the challenge to stay competitive, I often hear people say their everyday life has become more complex. So the question becomes - is it possible to influence the complexity of a supply
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30 May 2008
Getting along
Talking to a range of companies recently about how collaboration in the supply chain has changed in the past few years provided some food for thought.
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30 May 2008
Tricky operations
Getting closer to the customer is the goal of most organisations and this is particularly true for manufacturers of implantable medical devices. Although there is considerable product innovation to provide better clinical results, the supply...
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30 May 2008
What's in a role?
I have been modelling supply chains and processes for more than 15 years - since before we even had modelling tools. A lot of my time is spent creating ''use cases'', which is a posh way of describing what is happening in a supply chain
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30 May 2008
2p or not 2p?
It looks as though the UK government is having second thoughts about its proposal to increase fuel duty by 2p a litre this autumn. Could it be that this week’s protests by lorry drivers descending on London has brought home the deep concern felt by the...
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28 May 2008
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