The 10th Annual Third Party Logistics Study from Capgemini, The Georgia Institute of Technology, SAP and DHL, should serve as a wake-up call to 3PLs the world over.
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Born out of the old NHS Supplies organisation, NHS Logistics is tasked with supplying a huge range of products to hospitals around the country.
Where do you stand if there is VAT fraud – perhaps several links away – in your supply chain? Until a ruling by the European Court of Justice just two or three weeks ago it could have cost you very dearly.
Lorry safety is in the news again. Last month the BBC took a look at roadside enforcement of lorry safety regulations and drivers’ hours.
‘Image’ is one of those words that seems to have changed its meaning over the past few years, or at least got a new focus in everyday language in the 21st century.
While some of this volume will be made up of smaller units, it comes as little surprise that the vast majority of the space is in the form of large, empty sheds. We see them from our trunk roads – huge warehouses that have been erected in weeks, only to r
After the hype, many feel disillusioned with RFID but the technology continues to move ahead as prices fall and trials proliferate.
In planning a project one overarching goal was reducing the amount spent on procurement by 30% in three years.
Chris Poole has only been in his current role since the summer. Poole explains: “I was logistics director for the UK & Ireland and now I’m director of outbound logistics, which is basically distribution centres and transportation for western Europe.
The Engineering and General Manufacturing sector has made a comeback this year, with Rexam Beverage Can Europe & Asia taking the top prize in The European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2005.
