Agility is seen by most leading supply chain practitioners as a virtue. Given the dynamic nature of business, organisations that change and evolve stand the best chance of taking advantage of their competitive environment. However, effecting change is a c
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There is a £1 billion prize to be had by retailers if they can improve data practices in the supply chain.
Last week was one of the toughest but also one of the most rewarding of the year. It was the week when the judges for the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards got to meet the shortlisted companies.
Moving a tonne of cargo one kilometre by road produces 50 grammes of carbon dioxide, according to The Network for Transport and the Environment. To do the same thing by air produces 552 grammes of carbon dioxide – not surprising then that air cargo has co
Transport industry leaders reckon theirs has been the sector hardest hit by the recession, according to a report, “Changing risks – changing responses: risk management in the transport industry”, by Marsh, the insurance broker and risk advisor.
As tentative signs of recovery start to emerge, buyers and supply chain practitioners may be tempted to think that they will soon be able to revert to their standard template of activity once again.
Much of the growth in the global economy over the past few years was driven by the rapid growth of low-cost manufacturing in China and the country was hit hard by the global recession.
The current procurement climate of short-term goals and targets driven by the recession is raising questions over how much capacity organisations have to find lasting solutions to key issues, according to the latest survey of chief procurement officers by
“Recession in Britain at an end” – that was the BBC’s headline on Monday following a survey by the Institute of Chartered Accountants which found that confidence among business professionals had moved into positive territory for the first time in two year
Anyone scanning the weekend papers could be forgiven for thinking that there was only one event – the start of the Premiership football season.
