Retailer SPAR has outlined plans to tackle food waste in its supply chain with social impact company Too Good To Go. SPAR said it was adopting a multi-solution approach to supply chain waste reduction, addressing food waste in several ways, including adopting improved processes for forecasting requirements and ordering. It said that within the stores, unsold fresh food…
Growth in digital and e-fulfilment underpinned trading at 3PL Wincanton, despite falls in its construction and fuel delivery business lines. Turnover fell 2.4% to £578.7 million for the six months ending 30 September, while pre-tax profit fell 27.5% to £19.1 million. Turnover in its digital and e-fulfilment division rose 15.7% to £65 million, while its…
Seven entries make the shortlist for The Supply Chain Innovation Award that most extensive of the 2020 Supply Chain Excellence Awards, in a category that recognises projects that demonstrate how an organisation is driving change by the adoption of new, innovative supply chain practices. You can discover who wins the award by registering for one…
Join us on 20 October 2020 for Infor’s Supply Chain Virtual Summit and discover how to achieve an agile, resilient, and responsive connected supply chain. Register free of charge to explore the latest tools via the following themed sessions to help you thrive in times of unpredictability: AGILITY: Prepare your supply chain RESILIENCE: Execute within…
L’Oréal is to deploy WMS from Manhattan in its distribution centre network throughout the world by the end of 2023. Francisco Garcia Fornaro, group supply chain director at L’Oréal said that the decision to migrate – a process scheduled to begin mid-2021 – was to improve its agility through the “digitalisation, efficiency and productivity” of its…
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of “disruptive and emerging” supply chain and logistics technologies, according to global 3PL Agility. Reporting first half performance Tarek Sultan, vice-chairman and chief executive at the Kuwait-based 3PL, said: “We… took steps to bring operating expenses and other costs in line with the new environment. If the crisis has demonstrated anything, it…
Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company Novartis has said that “constant alignment” with health authorities and agencies to ensure correct demand and supply balance had helped supply chain resilience in pharmaceutical companies during the height of Covid-19. Speaking exclusively to Logistics Manager Steffen Lang, global head of technical operations at Novartis, said that the Covid-19 pandemic had…
Extended supply chains have huge benefits for businesses and for the consumer, but currently face pressures from Covid-19, global trade wars and sustainability concerns. But is a global recession the right time to future-proof supply chains? Christopher Walton investigates. Extended supply chains, predominantly a supply chain with multiple tiers of suppliers and/ or multiple geographies,…
Wincanton has opened a 128,000 sq ft distribution centre in Prologis Park, Stafford, for Screwfix. The 3PL said that the DC was in addition to volume that Wincanton has taken on through its shared user network during Covid-19, and would look to support the delivery of seasonal products. Paul Taylor, contract general manager at Wincanton,…
Logistics Manager is to host a free-to-attend webinar “Logistics Service Providers: How to Achieve Supply Chain Agility Through Digitisation” at 2pm on 23 July. At BluJay, we understand that LSPs need the ability to adapt and deliver on sophisticated requirements for multiple customers while managing cost. Imagine one platform that creates a seamless workflow and integration…
With stores closed and consumers in lockdown, e-commerce alone has not been able to relieve the pressure on the high-turnover world of fashion. Can supply chains adjust to life without the latest on-trend items? Christopher Walton investigates. As retail around the world faced up to the fact that customers were just not going to come…
Digital twinning technology deployed by Unipart Logistics been at the heart of a custom-built warehouse development for NHS Supply Chain in East Anglia. NHS Supply Chain Suffolk Park, a custom-built regional distribution centre (RDC) located in Bury St Edmunds and operated by Unipart Logistics, opened as planned on Wednesday 27 May 2020. Spanning 147,000 sq…
Automotive supply chains stand at a major crossroads. Perhaps the pause in OEM production due to coronavirus could lead to entirely new supply chains building entirely different products? Christopher Walton investigates. Before the coronavirus effectively halted huge swathes of automotive manufacturing worldwide, especially in Europe, the sector in the UK was at a crossroads. Brexit…
Almost three quarters (72%) of UK retailers have said they are suffering from supply and logistical issues during the Covid-19 crisis, and they are looking to invest in digital as a means to combat supply issues. According to research by Opinium and LiveArea, 70% of retailers said that a drop in demand due to the…
Supply chain resilience and agility will be the biggest priority in the next 12 month for almost half (48%) of senior supply chain professionals, according to the latest research from IDC. Beyond resilience the next top priorities were operational efficiency (46%) and improving product compliance, quality, safety or environmental sustainability (44%) . In a study…
Volatile markets are a challenge to forecast but new developments in demand sensing are enabling a more nuanced approach. Johanna Parsons investigates. Consumer behaviour has always been somewhat unpredictable, but increasing market volatility is being driven by factors from viral marketing to actual viruses, and forecasting can seem futile. The demand for responsive solutions has…
From coronavirus to Brexit, sustainability to e-commerce market, risk management is at the centre of a stable chain. How supply chain practitioners cope with these dangers depends on how robust risk management systems are. The world is heading in a new direction and supply chains need to be able to survive in order to overcome…
Warehousing automation integrator Conveyor Networks has signed a deal with Geek+ to become an official UK and Ireland distributor for its robotics and AI logistics. Last month Geek+ appointed AMH Material Handling as an official distributor for its robotic products in the UK, and this week launched the C200M, an extended-depth bin-to-person AMR. Simon Houghton,…
Global 3PL Kuehne + Nagel has warned that it will face major challenges in the coming months as its performance dropped during the first quarter of 2020. Globally turnover fell 6.2% year-on-year to CHF 4.9 billion, while EBIT fell 24% to CHF 184 million – a clear reflection of the economic impact of measures to…
IAG Cargo has moved over 1,000 tonnes of medical equipment and supplies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, include 55 tonnes of hand sanitiser destined for the NHS on a single flight. IAG Cargo is operating charter and cargo only flights to transport critical goods like personal protective equipment (PPE), hand sanitiser and ventilators. Shipments…
EV Cargo division Jigsaw has said that “robust systems” underpinned by t”flexibility and connectivity” have allowed it to respond to volatility in the supply chain associated with COVID-19. Jigsaw said it had adjusted its operational model for certain customers to minimise delays and ensure product is reaching retailers on time. Andy Humpherson, MD, Jigsaw It…
ERP should help a business streamline its processes and manage their supply chains more efficiently. But more data is being generated than ever before, and with artificial intelligence and mobile data changing the way businesses interact with their ERP there is a real danger of data paralysis. Michelle Mooney examines how the next wave of ERP is changing the supply chain. Big data has the…
Clipper Logistics has received what it describes as “notable additional requests” from several of its grocery-related customers to provide supply chain support as a result of COVID-19. The 3PL and e-fulfilment specialist said that this included warehousing, cross-dock, picking and transportation, and it was now actively engaging with all major food retailers to provide such…
From optimising labour, to delivering RoI and reducing environmental impact, automation has a lot to offer retailers, even if the sands are shifting to make the same arguments. Michelle Mooney investigates. Automation has always been a simple argument: optimising of repetitive and strenuous tasks which would otherwise require hours of manual labour from several employees….
SaaS vendor and supply chain visibility specialists Wakeo are Workshop sponsors at the 2020 Supply Chain Conference. Logistics Manager caught up with Marie Paternostre, business development manager at Wakeo, to find out how the company is making a difference in supply chains. “Wakeo provides a SaaS platform to bring real-time visibility on overseas international transport…
In a year when sustainability is the buzzword for supply chains it was prophetic that Sky were the Overall Winner at the Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2019. As winners of The Ethical Supply Chain Award Sky demonstrated it was a business that had ethical, social and environmental awareness fused into the very fabric of its…
Supply chain exectutives have said they expect a recession in 2020 due to concerns over global trade volumes and ongoing friction between China and the United States. 64% of the 780 industry professionals surveyed for the 2020 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index say a recession is likely in the next 12 months. They identified rising…
Taking single-use plastic out of the supply chain is more than just lip-service to changing customer habits, it’s affecting real change for retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers. Michelle Mooney looks at what is driving change for supply chain professionals, and what more can be done. Is there a bigger buzz-word in the supply chain than…
For SMEs, an investment in materials handling equipment means an investment in the future of the business. So, how does and SME benefit from increased operational efficiency? Christopher Walton investigates… When it comes to buying and operating materials handling equipment SMEs require one thing above anything else: flexibility. This flexibility manifests itself in the ways…
Wigan-based e-commerce specialist 3PL has won a five year contract with Welspun to provide multi-channel fulfilment and logistics services, following a competitive tender. Welspun UK account will now be one of the first brands to be housed in 3PL’s 55,000 sq ft fulfilment centre in Wigan. To accommodate the operation, 30,000 sq ft of warehousing…
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