The British government has just launched the competition for rounds 3 and 4 of its Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative
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As pressure mounts on major corporations to be seen to be operating in a sustainable way, it has opened up a world of opportunities to a new breed of organisation dedicated to helping them get their supply chains in order
Traditional statistics attribute the full commercial value of imports to the last link in the production chain even where the contribution made by that final link has been minimal. The points is made by WTO director-general Pascal Lamy
Ask anyone to describe the innovation process and what they come up with will probably involve a small group of boffins working isolation from the rest of the world. But the world is changing, as Nokia’s Kari Kulojärvi made clear today
Banks have taken quite a bashing over the past few years. First there were the heavy (and for some, continuing) losses, then there was payment protection mis-selling and the Libor scandal, plus the ongoing rumblings about the bonus culture
Everyone knows that supply chain collaboration is a good thing – or do they? Only one fifth of finance directors view their suppliers as strategic partners, according to a survey by Expense Reduction Analysts, a firm of procurement advisors
“We will open up our supply chain and give you more information than any retailer has before to enable you to make informed choices about the food you buy for your family.”
Crime writer Dorothy L Sayers knew a thing or two about brands, having started her career in advertising. So when she said “the quality guarantees the brand…” it was more than just a whimsical bit of word play
I suspect that there are plenty of people around the world who are astonished at the furore that has arisen in the UK over the discovery of horsemeat in burgers
One of the more controversial areas of supply chain is data sharing – who to share with, and how much data is it appropriate to share
