Browsing: Supply Chain Analysis

The road infrastructure may still be poor, but low labour rates, along with its close proximity to western markets, makes the countries of Eastern Europe an attractive market, says Chris Lewis

Aligning the value propositions in your supply chain gives you that special market identity that keeps customers coming back for more, says Veronica Martinez

Western manufacturers now need to know more about managing networks than they do about making things. Outsourcing manufacturing to distant low cost economies may cut unit costs but increased complexity and risk are creating new challenges for the supply

Close on the heels of the sale of its logistics business, TNT now plans to divest its freight management unit. By John Manners-Bell

‘The real supply chain opportunity arises when you look over your corporate boundary,’ says the newly installed president of the European Logistics Association

What will the supply chain of the future look like? How will risks in the supply chain be addressed? Will global sourcing continue unabated? Our ‘Supply Chain Vision Group’ offered their best predictions.

Supply chain costs as a percentage of revenue are increasing for retailers. A new strategic approach is needed if costs are to be minimised and margins increased. So, what makes a winning retail supply chain?