Browsing: Logistics

Last year a report by Accenture, The sustainable supply chain, argued that organisations that take the lead in developing innovative supply chain strategies and then proactively embed sustainability within their operations will most likely stay ahead

Automotive component supplier Dana has chosen Menlo Worldwide Logistics to provide logistics services to 19 manufacturing plants in Europe

Swedish truck maker Scania says its order book has more than doubled in the past year. Total orders in Europe are up 112 per cent to 16,700 in the nine months to September, although deliveries are only six per cent higher at 12,900

TDG has formed a partnership with Sri Lankan group John Keells Holdings, to cover freight forwarding services between India and Sri Lanka and Europe, as part of a plan for global expansion over the next year

The salt supply chain for highway authorities must be made more resilient, according to David Quarmby whose committee has just produced a report into the road chaos caused by snow last winter which is reckoned to have cost about £1 billion

Last quarter, UPS unveiled an advertising campaign with the theme “We Love Logistics” – and it’s easy to see why after the group’s supply chain division unveiled an increase in operating margin from 5.5 per cent to 8 per cent for the third quarter