The efficient management of mobile assets such as beer kegs is now possible – and it’s not just the technology that’s innovative.
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How do you create an on-demand supply chain, where an infinitely expandable network of suppliers and buyers can collaborate with each other, and where no integration is needed? Snap-on and find out.
Globalisation and the end of block exemption are set to shake sleepy car makers and dealers – and the automotive supply chain. So how will OEMs take up the slack in the outbound chain, cut costs and give the customer what they want, faster?
If ‘Pan-European logistics’ is ever to become a reality, it is more likely to come about through client demand rather than natural evolution within the industry; just look at the facts.
Change management brings out the best in some and the worst in others. Some people thrive on it. Others positively wither and wilt at the thought. So why do some people win the change game and others lose out?
The push towards real-time data gathering, facilitated by radio frequency communication, coupled with plunging prices for many devices have combined to give fresh impetus to the technology merry-go-round. Hold on tight.
A new distribution centre is helping shoe retailer Brantano achieve consistently impressive growth. An investment in automated processes is paving the way to the opening of 20 retailing outlets a year.
‘I am an agent of change’ says Danone’s supply chain director, Southern Europe
New ELA vice-president, Giulio Aguiari recently chaired the Eurolog 2003 conference. This is his personal report on the proceedings.
With dubious EU recycling initiatives looming, returns handling is taking centre stage.
