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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…

I shop; a lot. In fact I so like shopping that I also shop at work on the net. It’s marvellous. I can buy what the heck I like but the big problem is that I have to be at home when it is delivered

I’ve heard it said that Apple knows more about what is going on in its competitors’ supply chains than the competitors do themselves. Just hyperbole? Probably. What is true is that Apple has come out top in the Gartner Top 25 supply chain listing

Are we in danger of trying to stretch the Apprenticeship brand to the point that it becomes overused?

The past few weeks have seen some significant developments in the express parcels market, with takeovers and mergers the order of the day…

Supply chain risk issues are still causing concern in the US IT industry, according to a new study by BDO, the accounting and consulting organisation. In fact, the concerns have increased in each of the past three years

Are they really getting back on the bandwagon? Are developers really looking to speculatively develop again – I mean on a large scale buildings of more than 100,000 sq ft?