Exel is a partner in one of two external consortia that have been short-listed to manage the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) new logistics contract that will drive cost savings and service improvements through the supply chains of the Army, Royal Navy
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Direct Rail Services is introducing a fully daily service from container port Thamesport (London) to Daventry, having previously operated an ‘on-demand’ service for key customers only. The development follows GB Railfreight’s decision to extend its
Tesco has awarded Bureau Veritas’ electrical and engineering inspection division a Fixed Wiring Electrical Inspection and Testing contract covering Inspection & Test at distribution centres throughout the supermarket chain’s UK supply chain network
Royal Mail (RM) operates 33,000-plus vehicles and is increasing efficiency and reducing costs of its fleet management operation following the implementation of what is claimed to be the ‘most advanced fleet management solution in Europe’.
From both an operational and safety standpoint, floor marking is rapidly becoming an intrinsic feature in both factories and warehouses across British industry. Whether defining areas for machinery in a factory, creating storage lanes in a warehouse
A new £100M growth fund to help drive forward a vision for the economy of the North of England was launched in September by the three Northern Regional Development Agencies (One Northeast, Yorkshire Forwards and the Northwest Development Agency). The grow
In its ten-year transport policy introduced in 2000, the Government called for an 80% increase in rail freight by 2010 to help ease worsening traffic congestion on Britain’s roads and motorways. The shift from road to rail by 2002 showed a less than encou
Another year is ending and a new one rapidly approaches, and with it new challenges which UK industry must overcome if there is to be any chance of a feel good factor in the global supply chain.
Royal Mail announced in summer 2003 that it would withdraw from using rail freight to deliver all its mail, effective from March 2004, because the service was too slow and expensive. Instead, the company said that it would use road and air services.
Manufacturers should take the product lifecycle management route to competitive advantage.
