With globalisation we have gone beyond basic ERP. Now agility and the ability tomake changes is amore important feature.
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The European Logistics Association is taking the lead in the development of best logistics practice in Europe
Moving a tonne of cargo one kilometre by road produces 50 grammes of carbon dioxide, according to The Network for Transport and the Environment. To do the same thing by air produces 552 grammes of carbon dioxide – not surprising then that air cargo has co
Transport industry leaders reckon theirs has been the sector hardest hit by the recession, according to a report, “Changing risks – changing responses: risk management in the transport industry”, by Marsh, the insurance broker and risk advisor.
As tentative signs of recovery start to emerge, buyers and supply chain practitioners may be tempted to think that they will soon be able to revert to their standard template of activity once again.
Much of the growth in the global economy over the past few years was driven by the rapid growth of low-cost manufacturing in China and the country was hit hard by the global recession.
The current procurement climate of short-term goals and targets driven by the recession is raising questions over how much capacity organisations have to find lasting solutions to key issues, according to the latest survey of chief procurement officers by
“Recession in Britain at an end” – that was the BBC’s headline on Monday following a survey by the Institute of Chartered Accountants which found that confidence among business professionals had moved into positive territory for the first time in two year
A move away from paper-based processes to electronic processing has always been an essential strategy to improve efficiencies in customs clearance.
WOLFGANG SCHWAB identifies some of the challenges that exist in implementing an electronic customs strateg
Anyone scanning the weekend papers could be forgiven for thinking that there was only one event – the start of the Premiership football season.
