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.

With more than 100 exhibitors taking part, Logistics Link South is the one stop shop to satisfy all supply chain needs, offering visitors the perfect opportunity to stay up-to-date with the newest products, systems and services available to help drive dow

The difficulties being faced on the UK high street have triggered aftershocks up and down the supply chain. Yet despite the casualty pile-up the news for retail supply chain professionals is by no means bad. The dynamics of the retail market are changing

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).