Are you keeping up with your peers?
Is your salary keeping pace with other managers in the supply chain ? You can help us shed some light on the state of the market by contributing to our salary survey. ... Published:  26 September 2008

The shortlist is in for the Individual Contribution Award
Cast your vote today to decide the winner of the Individual Contribution Award, sponsored by Michael Page Procurement and Supply Chain, in the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2008. ... Published:  17 September 2008

KPMG launches Supplier Code of Conduct
Accountancy firm, KPMG, has launched a Supplier Code of Conduct, designed to ensure that the suppliers it does business with adhere to essential ethical and environmental principles. ... Published:  01 September 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 ... Published:  30 May 2008

Fuelling change
The $100-plus barrel of oil has driven fuel costs for freight into sharp focus. Diminishing supplies and the voracious appetite for carbon fuels from China and India suggest that even a global slowdown will not restore oil prices to their previous... Published:  01 April 2008

Robin Proctor - Group supply chain director, Travis Perkins
Robin Proctor, group supply chain director at Travis Perkins, says the supply chain in the buildings and construction sector is underdeveloped compared with other areas. ... Published:  01 November 2007

The European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2007, Public Sector, Services, Utilities Winner: TNK-BP
This category of entry may appear something of a mixed bag - what unites them is that they all work under constraints - legal or regulatory, and of course that great arbiter, public opinion - that can limit their freedom to operate in quite the way that... Published:  01 November 2007

Understanding critical parts logistics
Maintaining a telecommunications network, IT system or an intricate piece of plant is a critical task for many enterprises. Ensuring that essential spare parts are in stock and available for field service engineers is of vital importance in fulfilling... Published:  01 January 2008

Challenges of the healthcare and life sciences sector
Late cancellations meant our November Roundtable discussion, supported by DHL-Exel Supply Chain, was somewhat bereft in quantity, but for quality this meant that our ability to drill down into some of the detail of a very idiosyncratic, not to mention... Published:  01 November 2007