Using a new breed of software solution, manufacturers and retailers can run their own bonded warehouse operations, instead of using third party agents, says Nick Love of RedPrairie.
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There are clever technical solutions for every supply chain activity – so why does everyone use spreadsheets? By Penelope Ody
More and more operations include an element of reverse logistics despite the fact that the Eurocrats are still struggling to reach agreement of the final date and shape of the directive of waste electrical goods.
We are sitting on a demographic time bomb.
Once again the UK grocery sector has been referred to the Competition Commission, much to the open applause of the independent convenience stores. But should the consumer be smiling at this news?
Keeping a massive network of small stores supplied with fresh food presents a massive logistical challenge. Mark Aylwin, supply chain director of Musgrave Budgeons Londis explains how he is going about it.
At all levels in The Professional Development Stairway, there must be a blend of skill types.
The digital generation will transform home delivery sooner than we think. By Penelope Ody
On the face of it, TDG’s annual results are nothing to write home about. Sales have risen slightly to £510m and operating profit is up slightly to £19.6m. So why are there smiles on the faces in Victoria Street – even if they are fairly cautious ones?
In the relentless search for ever improving returns on investment and market competitiveness, some of the world’s biggest corporations are applying a model that is known as SCOR — the Supply Chain Operations Reference model
