Browsing: Supply Chain

The concept of big data is becoming increasingly important in the supply chain as organisations seek to make use of the massive amounts of data coming their way from customers. How will ERP systems cope, asks Malory Davies

Food retailer, Morrisons, is making use of Linde’s Forklift Hire in its nationwide distribution and retail businesses

Successful business decisions rely on good planning and accurate information. The problem is the more distant the planning horizon the more ‘unknowns’ enter the equation. But are there ways of mitigating the risks associated with those unknowns? Nick Alle

Buyers of fashion products are, almost by definition, fickle. But they exert a powerful influence on the supply chain – and the nature of their requirements is changing. Johanna Parsons reports

The European Logistics Association will host the first ever European Supply Chain Day on 10 April 2014, where activities such as school visits, tours of warehouses, talks, and site visits, take place across the continent

Telford & Wrekin Council has submitted two planning applications in its bid to become a main centre for the Ministry of Defence’s UK logistics operation as the department moves forward with its reorganisation following the Strategic Defence & Security Rev

Skills for Logistics has teamed up with the Scottish Qualification Authority, Skills Development Scotland, and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, to develop both a SVQ Level 3 in Procurement, and an Apprenticeship Framework there