Geodis acquires IBM’s global logistics operations
Geodis has acquired IBM’s internal global logistics operations for an undisclosed sum in an all-cash deal and signed a multi-year outsourcing contract to become the sole lead logistics provider for IBM. ... Published:  04 December 2008

Sephora chooses RedPrairie
Beauty retailer Sephora has gone live with RedPrairie’s Warehouse Management System at its distribution centre in Utah. ... Published:  01 December 2008

UPM Raflatac opens China site
UPM Raflatac has opened an RFID manufacturing site in Guangzhou, China, as it plans to reinforce its service level particularly in the Asian market.... Published:  01 December 2008

View from 10,000ft
We all spend our days immersed in our own industry, looking for ways of improving the way we do things from within. But what if there were lessons to be learnt from outside that could have a more dramatic impact on our business - and leapfrog the... Published:  04 November 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 ... Published:  30 May 2008

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

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

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

Inventory:the great debate
No one ever got fired for having too much inventory, but they certainly have for running out of stock. With that warning from Professor David Simchi-Levi, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ringing in their ears attendees at Supply Chain... Published:  01 November 2007