Ever-changing patterns in customer demand, globalisation, multi-channel distribution, outsourced manufacturing, and increased competition all add to the complexity of supply chains, writes Jessica Davies.
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The Fast Moving Consumer Goods/Consumer Packaged Goods category was hard fought this year with four good entries from C&C Group, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Hero and Kimberly-Clark.
In any profession there are some tasks that are particularly satisfying – and for me one of those moments came in presenting the award for Supply Chain Innovation at the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards. As you will see from our awards report, Guy’
Once again the Retail & Distribution category drew plenty of entries and brought past contestants back into competition with each other.
What a difference a year makes. Groupe Norbert Dentressangle will be celebrating the first anniversary of the acquisition of Christian Salvesen this month, a move which saw the company double in size and expand its scope of activities throughout Europe si
As always, this is a greatly contested category. The Telecoms, Hi-Tech & Electronics sector consistently scores highly and is typically the highest scoring sector in the awards programme owing to its unique demands and its correspondingly advanced practic
As supply chain and logistics directors grapple with the challenges of managing a growing volume of goods from outsourced manufacturing sites in the Far East and eastern Europe, focus of attention has turned to the weak link in the chain, the ports.
This year German companies dominated the shortlist for the Aerospace, Defence & Industrial category. What is more, this was a high scoring sector and that always makes the judging a little more difficult.
A successful business relies on the quality of its workforce so finding the right logisticians should be a top priority. But all too often companies waste valuable time and money as a result of sloppy recruitment methods. In such a time-critical industry
The Public Sector, Services & Utilities category is one of the most difficult awards to judge. The great diversity of entries, from power generation and railways to medical services, makes direct comparison a tough task.
