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What a difference a year makes. This time last year UPS and TNT Express were locked in negotiation over the price of a takeover bid. Now, they have to come to terms with the fact that the €5.2bn deal they finally agreed has been blocked by the European Co
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
Like all distance selling, online retailing involves a great many returns and customers are already opting for easier ways to send back unwanted good
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
The tragic events in Algeria last week have only emphasised the political instability in that part of the world. But even before that, trade and logistics professionals were pessimistic about the near-term prospects of Arab Spring countries
One of the bitter ironies of rapid IT development is the fact that the early adopters are, at some point, going to end up with the oldest technology, apparently putting them at a competitive disadvantage
The shift in shopping from the high street to online is highlighted in the Christmas figures from retailers and analysts and has put the focus firmly on delivery quality with one UK newspaper suggesting that 225,000 parcels a day failed to arrive as promi
The hazards of trying to manage a long complex supply chain are nowhere better illustrated than by the tragic case of a factory fire in Bangladesh last month which killed more than 100 garment workers
If you thought you were doing well on collaboration, think again. We have now entered the age of extreme collaboration
