The engineering sector is late on the supply chain bandwagon but the challenge of low cost overseas manufacturing means logistics is fast moving up the agenda. What does the future hold?
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There were three finalists in this category, but the judges also chose to consider the sole finalist in the otherwise week Process Industries category here.
Mammoet Ferry Transport (MFT) has extended its high specification box trailers to include a new striking white livery.
We must work harder to attract new blood into logistics – make it appear to the young as the attractive, interesting, important profession that it is.
The Engineering and General Manufacturing sector has made a comeback this year, with Rexam Beverage Can Europe & Asia taking the top prize in The European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2005.
‘Managing a business is really about managing the supply chain,’ says the global operations director of De La Rue Cash Systems.
One such company benefiting from Exel’s innovative supply chain thinking is Selfridges, the leading UK department store retailer.
The Marco Polo scheme supports commercial initiatives that stimulate the competitiveness of combined transport, and promote companies to look beyond exclusively road transport.
After the hype, many feel disillusioned with RFID but the technology continues to move ahead as prices fall and trials proliferate.
South 62, a major warehouse and distribution facility at Warrington vacated by Matalan, is undergoing substantial refurbishment, says property consultant King Sturge.
