Where will the next big ideas in supply chain management come from? Over the years we have seen the automotive sector coming forth with far-reaching concepts and radical restructuring of their supply chains – introducing just-in-time deliveries of parts
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Companies are most likely to improve supply chain efficiency by taking incremental steps with new technology, inventory management and supplier consolidation, according to a new report from KPMG.
Alain Baeyens, lead buyer of logistics services from Solvay, and David Antunes, regional officer supply chain & operations management from Metro Central East Europe, have joined the Steering Board and Advisory Committee of ELUPEG
You’ve probably noticed already, but there is something of an argument going on in the investment community about the supply chain lessons to be learnt from the Great East Japan Earthquake, as it is now being described.
It’s going to take a considerable amount of time to reconstruct supply chains disrupted by the earthquake and tsumani in Japan
The growth on online sales seems to be unstoppable. In the UK, for example, high street sales have fallen over the past couple of months but online sales are growing strongly
As aftershocks continue to hit Japan, and automotive plants around the world adjust to shortages of key components, perhaps it’s time to re-think our approach to supply chain risk.
His company has never been the biggest, but it caught the public imagination in a way that no other logistics operator has.
The Olympics may be 16 months away, but already the logistics of keeping shelves filled and deliveries on schedule to satisfy the ten million expected visitors is starting to cause headaches.
Are supply chains changing shape? The landscape of risk affecting decisions on sourcing and procurement is shifting, making access to supplier information all the more important. By Nick Allen.
