Strategies for managing global supply chains are changing fast. Unit price is no longer the overriding concern; proximity to the customer is becoming a critical issue. By Nick Allen
Browsing: Supply Chain
It’s no longer just a multi-channel world. It’s now omni-channel, and to succeed in this developing environment takes technology. Johanna Parsons sizes up the requirements
Nippon Express is to take a 66.7 per cent shareholding in Panasonic Logistics under a deal with Panasonic Corporation which it will use to develop its services in the electronics market
Schoeller Allibert has launched Eureka double-base, a new lightweight stacking container, which aims to offer threefold benefits for automated handling applications
Retailers in the non-food sector, are set to invest some £5 billion in making the transition to omni-channel over the next five years
The British Army is looking to hire logisticians as part of its latest recruitment campaign. The “Step Up” campaign is part of a wider recruiting programme, designed to bring 10,000 new soldiers and officers into the Army over the coming year
Yusen Logistics has been working with Samsung to ensure the smooth launch of its new Galaxy S4 mobile phone, after its arrival from the Far East due to large volumes of the phone being pre-sold
Yusen Logistics has won a contract with Portchester-based SMR Automotive Mirrors UK, the supplier of door mirrors for the Jaguar XK and new F-Type
Richard Tadman has been appointed UK sales manager for the supplier of voice-directed warehouse solutions, VoiteQ, where he will take responsibility for the company’s business development, account management and pre-sales teams
UPS has announced it will acquire Hungary-based pharmaceutical logistics company Cemelog in order to strengthen its healthcare business in Europe, as part of a global growth and investment strategy
