Getting the goods to the customer is the biggest single headache for many online retailers. But, there are an increasing range of options to meet shoppers’ expectations. Malory Davies reports
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Increasingly demanding warehouse activities combined with the need to minimise carbon footprints requires ever higher performance from warehouse equipment
There’s a strong case to be made for investing in a new picking system – the business benefits are almost certainly greater that any interest the money might earn in the bank, reports Johanna Parsons.
Outdoor equipment specialist Jack Wolfskin has upgraded its entire logistics organisation after implementing a TGW storage and picking system at its new distribution centre near Hamburg, Germany.
Capgemini has launched a range of supply chain management services, under the heading of Business Process Outsourcing
The cash-to-cash cycle is moving back up the corporate agenda in the wake of public spending cuts, rising inflation and jittery financial markets. Nick Allen looks at how supply chain professionals can respond.
Saab Automobile Parts overhauled its demand planning and supplier relationship management systems after being sold by General Motors in 2010, enabling it to achieve 97.5 per cent product availability and improve supplier performance
Software supplier Trendnet has awarded a fulfilment contract to Ingram Micro Logistics, the technology products and supply chain management company
Medical equipment company Elekta has reduced inventory costs by more than £1 million after implementing Inform’s add*ONE Inventory Optimizer software
Tough markets and fundamental shifts in the way supply chains operate have placed the emphasis on slick execution. But it requires a holistic view of the supply chain, says Nick Allen.
