A new study from the Global Commerce Initiative and Capgemini suggests that taking a collaborative approach to supply chain sustainability could not only be good for the environment but could have benefits for the bottom line. Malory Davies looks at the
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The agenda is changing for third party logistics providers as customers increasingly look for more collaborative and sustainable operations. Graham Inglis explains how DHL is moving to meet these requirements to Malory Davies.
In fairly equal measures, Skills for Logistics has been criticised over the years by some of the sector opinion formers for having too much of a focus on operatives at the expense of management and by others for focusing too much on managers at the expens
FedEx UK has opened a facility in Exeter, doubling its capacity in the South West, as demand grows in the region.
British Home Stores has extended its relationship with DHL after signing a three-year contract worth £3.6 million with DHL Exel Supply Chain to provide logistics e-fulfilment warehousing services.
Redhead International has moved its Paris operation to a dedicated facility just outside the capital in Garonor, allowing it to offer a quicker and more reliable service transporting UK goods to and from France.
The following companies have been shortlisted for the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2008.
European freight operator The RH Group has posted a 20 per cent increase in pre tax profit to £3.57 million for the year ended 31 December 2007 despite the “triple challenge” of slowing economy, rocketing fuel prices and decline in value of the sterling a
Plastics company Borouge has awarded a service contract to Agility (Abu Dhabi) to build its logistics hub in Shanghai, China, along with a ten-year deal which will see the company providing local logistics services for Borouge customers in Asia.
The European Supply Chain Excellence Awards offer the happy opportunity to say thank you to an individual who has made major contribution to the theory and practice of supply chain management.
