What have the following companies got in common: Jaguar Land Rover, BASF, Primark, Danone Baby Nutrition and Nokia Siemens Networks? They would certainly be counted among Europe’s retailers and manufacturers: more importantly…
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Just a couple of weeks ago the Forum of Private Business accused some of the UK’s major corporations of using supply chain finance schemes as a cover for poor payment practice
When Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury, spoke at the Road Haulage Association’s annual lunch last month, he was…
Times have been tough, economically, across much of Europe for the past few years, and it is hardly surprising that many countries saw big protest votes in the elections for the European parliament which have just taken place
Supply chain finance came to the fore as the recession bit. Companies were concerned that suppliers were running into cash flow difficulties, which could in turn threaten the inbound supply chain
Supply chain ethics and sustainability may appear to have slipped down the agenda recently, as other issues have come to the fore
The Supply Chain Council has had a significant impact on supply chain thinking globally as a result of the development of the Supply Chain Operations Reference model. So the news that it is merging with APICS
The Treasury has just published its analysis of the impact of reductions in fuel duty. Few logisticians will be surprised…
The first thought is that the headline must be a joke: “Giant 3D printer creates ten full sized houses in a day”. But apparently not
Online transactions, heading for 40-50 per cent of total sales in many sectors, are driving major transformation of retail supply…
