Browsing: Logistics

The other day I read a document that starts: “Freight is important and matters to everyone”. At first I thought it had been written for five year olds.

The holy grail for supply chain management is to gain complete visibility throughout the chain. But to do this a great deal of connectivity is needed across a diverse network of internal operations and processes, as well as external suppliers and partners

The most important thing for suppliers used to be getting the right price. Now they are looking for large stable customers with early payment terms – so payment has become a critical activity for suppliers who are managing tight cash flows. The days when

Deutsche Post World Net says it has beaten its profit target for 2008 with full year underlying EBIT of £2.2 billion (2.4 bn euros).

Yorkshire-based Clipper Logistics Group has teamed up with councils across South Yorkshire to help launch the ECO (Efficient and Cleaner Operations) Stars Fleet Recognition scheme.