It’s time to test yourself against the best supply chains in Europe. The European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2014 are now open for entries
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Improving forecast accuracy is never easy, but is an essential step to lowering inventory levels and the associated carrying costs and scrap. This guide provides a ten point plan for creating more accurate demand information
75 million times a week people visit Tesco to do their shopping. Not just in the UK, of course, but all around the world. Tesco now has a presence in 12 markets including 131 stores in China, 446 in Poland, and 191 in Turkey
The UK government has got itself into a mess over over aviation strategy. There is a huge need for new airport capacity in the London area – the problem is the impact on the densely-packed communities that would be affected
The internet has already been responsible for more than one revolution in the way we live and work. Now, the growth of the ‘internet of things’ could have a massive impact on how the supply chain operates
Boots has been using DHL Supply Chain for 15 years so a five year contract renewal is not entirely surprising. What makes this deal particularly interesting is the fact that the retailer is looking for improved efficiency from collaborative initiatives
Where are you in your supply chain journey? Nobody disputes the value of an efficient, collaborative, carefully planned supply chain. But it’s probably fair to say that for most companies, true supply chain excellence still lies ahead
At first sight, that seems to be to message from a new survey. I’ll bet you believe it about as much as I do
When Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase “The medium is the message”, he used the example of the railway, pointing out that it did not introduce movement or transport or the wheel into society, but it accelerated and enlarged the scale of previous human fu
Global supply chain optimisation is at the heart of a $1 billion programme put in place by The Coca Cola Company following what, by its standards, was a disappointing year in 2013
