Many of the UK’s leading retailers are planning to launch same-day and two-hour delivery services in the next eighteen months in response to growing customer demand for shorter order-to-delivery cycle times, according to a survey of retailers by Manhattan
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German food retailer REWE has chosen Witron to design and supply the storage and handling systems for its giant national distribution centre for slow moving goods at Neu Isenburg near Frankfurt.
Car maker Renault SA has chosen GT Nexus to provide it with a cloud supply chain platform to support its international growth
Norbert Dentressangle is making a multi-million pound investment to extend and upgrade its Euroterminal site on Trafford Park in Manchester
Cruise operator Carnival UK has renewed its contract with Meachers to replenish cruise ships at Southampton as well as to major ports around the world
DB Schenker has run its first tests of a common consignment note for rail freight shipments between China and Europe – with the promise of shorter journey times
The government has stumped up £30m to support manufacturing supply chain projects with a further £50m be leveraged from private sector partners
Toy retailer The Entertainer has chosen City Link to handle the majority of its tracked parcels.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has launched a supply chain finance initiative, Meet the Funder, which aims to bring together suppliers with lenders
Most UK organisation are adopting short term tactics in the hope of keeping their supply chains ticking over – and only a minority are fully reorganising business operations to ensure that they are able to cope with volatile levels of demand
