£24m supply chain savings from banana merger
Banana distributors Fyffes and Chiquita are looking for annual supply chain savings of some £24m ($40m) from the merger of the two businesses. The merger is expected to take place before the end of...
View ArticleMore magical than a crystal ball
Unfortunately we cannot all look into a crystal ball and see into the future, some of us have to rely on predictions, and when these predictions are incorrect, it is not always a big deal, unless you...
View ArticleMorrisons plans more centralised distribution
Supermarket group Morrisons will increase the centralisation of its distribution network as part of a plan to make savings of more than £1 billion over the next three years from supply chain and...
View ArticleUK moves up to fourth among top logistics performers
The UK has risen from tenth to fourth in the World Bank’s list of top logistics performers as measured by the Logistics Performance Index. The index ranks 160 countries on a number of dimensions of...
View ArticleB&Q plan to reduce supply chain complexity
B&Q is focusing on reducing complexity in its end-to-end supply chain to reduce costs and support lower prices, according to parent company Kingfisher. In its preliminary results, Kingfisher said...
View ArticleSupply chain disruption costs manufacturers £58m
Large UK manufacturers lost more than £58m dealing with the fall-out from supply chain disruptions in 2013, according to a study commissioned by risk management specialist Achilles. The total average...
View ArticleUK retailers trail US in adopting omni
Almost half of US retailers (43 per cent) have a fully integrated omni-channel approach against just over a quarter (27 per cent) of UK retailers, according to a new study by LCP. The LCP Insight...
View ArticlePrint a house? It’s no joke for the supply chain
The first thought is that the headline must be a joke: “Giant 3D printer creates ten full sized houses in a day”. But apparently not. The story appeared in both the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail...
View ArticleCarriers expect to use cargo drones within 15 years
Over 40 per cent of logistics carriers believe they will use drones for delivering goods in the future, according to a study by the National Aeronautical Centre. And they believe it could happen within...
View ArticleMondelēz on track with supply chain savings
Mondelēz is on track to deliver supply chain savings of $3 billion in gross productivity, $1.5 billion in net productivity and $1 billion in incremental cash flow over three years, according to Daniel...
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Time to test yourself against Europe’s best
It’s time to test yourself against the best supply chains in Europe in The European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2016, organised by Logistics & Supply Chain. The Awards are the gold standard of...
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