Browsing: Logistics

Colgate-Palmolive has contracted P&O Ferrymasters to distribute up to 700 loads a year from Anzio in Italy to the UK. The deal covers products ranging from toothpastes and toothbrushes to bar soap, household cleaners, shower and bath products.

As the pharmaceutical industry is faced with a range of challenges from dwindling research and development (R&D) pipelines to increased competition from generic pharmaceutical substitutes, pharmaceutical manufacturers are refocusing their resources and lo

In this season of goodwill towards men, suppliers, our thoughts turn to the role of trust in supply chain relationships

TNT Express Services has won its longest ever contract – a multimillion pound agreement with the Government spanning a quarter-of-a-century – to archive, store and manage 12 million files which, if placed end-to-end, would occupy more than 200km of shelf.

With Sony looking to reduce parts by a staggering 90 per cent, the push for parts rationalisation in the high tech sector is in full swing. Product obsolescence is the driving factor and Product Life Cycle Management is a facilitator but, agility is what

KNW Retail Solutions, the joint venture between Kuehne & Nagel and Wincanton, has been contracted by Hamleys to act as its international supply chain management partner. Following a comprehensive tender process, KNW’s ability to provide innovative supply

Planning based on intelligent systems and clever algorithms created high tech – and highly complex – solutions but now real-time information flows and web services provide easier options.

European logistics provider Christian Salvesen has won a five-year contract with Marks & Spencer (M&S) to carry out the retailer’s frozen warehousing and distribution in the UK.