Logic says that is madness to drive 20 miles to fill up with fuel simply because it is a penny a gallon cheaper – the cost of the journey must outweigh any financial benefit. Nevertheless, I am told by oil industry experts that there are indeed people who
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Manufacturers are taking production back in house and looking for local supply capability in response to increased supply chain disruption cause by recession and natural disasters
Are your logistics suppliers indulging on corrupt practices? Unlikely, I agree, but about one third of logistics companies have not yet complied with new UK legislation that requires them to publish an anti-corruption policy
Anyone who has lived or worked in an Olympic city will know just what a dramatic impact the games have on every day life. It’s a lesson that we are rapidly learning in London
Most businesses would be thrilled to report a growth rate of ten per cent – particularly in the current economic environment. But
Given the wide diversity of supply chain risk that most companies are exposed to, shouldn’t we be thinking about just who in the organisation should be responsible for keeping tabs on it?
How should exposure to risk be apportioned in the highly complex supply chains of aircraft manufacturing? Demand for new jet airliners is booming…
Have you sat down recently and calculated what disruptions to your supply chain might be costing you? And not just the direct cost, but the impact in terms of lost sales and damaged reputations?
Deficiencies in the physical movement of goods are a greater deterrent to trade growth than institutional trade barriers, according to the World Economic Forum’s Council on logistics and supply chain. The Forum, of course, is best known for its star-stud
One very obvious effect of the recession that struck in 2008-9 was the way in which companies quickly destocked – driving down inventory to become leaner and more agile to face the challenges ahead…
