The judges of the 2019 Supply Chain Excellence Awards described Graze’s capacity to respond to the huge peaks created by the retailers’ special promotions as supply chain excellence in practice. Christopher Walton spoke to its supply chain director George Munjas to discover how it does it… Graze started off sending healthy snack boxes in the…
More than half of supply chain managers believe that a “hasty” trade deal between the UK and the US would be detrimental to the economy. In a survey of 1,176 supply chain managers by the CIPS 54% of those with international suppliers said they were concerned that a trade deal with the US will do…
Best Food Logistics transformed its business from loss to profitability by using big data – and in doing so won the 2019: The BluJay Solutions Award for Technology Innovation. Christopher Walton finds out what made it a winner… Come March, Best Food Logistics, formerly Bidvest Logistics and part of BidCorp, will have a new home…
Amazon is opening two new delivery depots in Plymouth in the West Country and Ipswich in East Anglia. The company has recently announced openings in North Wales and Cumbria. Through its Amazon Logistics arm the internet giant has taken the 64,584 sq ft former Range HQ in Estover, in Plymouth, It will replace the company’s…
Dear Event- and Media-Partners, as already expected, the situation in and around Stuttgart is becoming increasingly acute and we are therefore forced to postpone the MHLC Europe 2020. The safety of our speakers, our guests, participants and also sponsors is more important to us than an event that is enforced by hook or crook. Some…
JLL has appointed Ashley Smart, formerly senior director, global sector development at DHL as supply chain director in its EMEA industrial and logistics business. Based in London, Smart will work as part of the wider team that is spread across Germany, France and The Netherlands to develop JLL’s supply chain business in the UK and…
As we look forward to the Supply Chain Conference 2020 on 17 and 18 March I believe that supply chains are facing three major problems, one short-term, one medium-term and one long-term… The long-term issue is sustainability: more than just a buzzword to target environmentally-conscious consumers , sustainability is a way of doing business that…
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…
Primark, working with PAC-D, won the Environmental Improvement Award at the 2019 Supply Chain Excellence Awards last November. Logistics Manager caught up with Dean Moss, packaging and compliance manager at Primark, to find out more about the project and the partnership. Given the scale of the award-winning project delivered by Primark and PAC-D, not to…
Simplifizierung und Automatisierung im Fokus. IGZ | DIE SAP® INGENIEURE unterstreichen ihren Status als führender SAP EWM-Generalunternehmer für die Intralogistik und verlegen ihren deutlich vergrößerten Stand zentral in das Messegeschehen rund um die Automatisierungstechnik: Halle 1, Stand B25. „Als SAP EWM-Generalunternehmer entwickeln wir ganzheitliche Lösungspakete auf Basis von SAP Standardsoftware und setzen diese inklusive der…
At a time when the planet is facing atrocities linked to man-made climate change, companies are facing the harsh reality that if they don’t change their ways soon, then further destruction will be inevitable. But can this challenge be met at the same time as keeping customers happy? Michelle Mooney investigates. B2C e-commerce relies on…
Wincanton is looking to become an “expert in robotics” as its new chief executive believes there is an opportunity for the 3PL to get “ahead of the curve” and become more embedded with customers. In part two of a wide-ranging interview with Wincanton chief executive James Wroath (part one discussed the 3PLs acquisition strategy and…
The March 2020 issue of Logistics Manager is out now in print, online as well as for the iPad and Android. Cover Story: Big data, big decisions… As part of our March 2020 Supply Chain special we evaluate the future of Sales & Operational Planning and the role Artificial Intelligence and machine-learning will play. ERP: I want it all, and I…
Der weltweit führende Logistikkonzern Deutsche Post DHL Group hat im Jänner einen sehr guten Start in das Jahr verzeichnet und war für Februar auf die üblichen Effekte rund um das chinesische Neujahrsfest vorbereitet, als die Coronavirus-Maßnahmen der chinesischen Regierung eingeführt wurden. Seitdem blieb das Geschäft des Unternehmensbereichs Post & Paket in Deutschland sowie das der…
Deutsche Post DHL said that the impact of the coronavirus on group EBIT would be between €60 million and €70 million for February, after it saw trade volumes weaken in Asia. Chief executive Frank Appel said: “It is currently hard to judge how strong the impact of the Coronavirus will be,” as the company warned…
Rosige Zeiten für Deutsche Post DHL, denn der Konzern hat seine Ziele 2019 erreicht und ein Rekordergebnis erzielt. Ob die diesjährigen Ziele erreicht werden können, ist aber ungewiss. Am 28. Februar veröffentlichte die Deutsche Post DHL Gruppe die Eckdaten ihres vorläufigen Jahresabschlusses 2019. Die Zahlen können sich sehen lassen: 4,13 Milliarden Euro im operativen Ergebnis und…
Noatum Logistics is to add a further 150,000 sq ft of capacity to its London Medway facility, which is set to be completed by the end of 2020. The Spanish freight forwarder said it is increasing the size of its UK retail and e-commerce logistics centre to meet increasing customer demand. Noatum Logistics plans to…
OW Robotics is to debut an upgraded design of its goods-to-picker robotics at IntraLogisteX, which takes place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, on 31 March and 1 April. OWR will live demo the system and visitors will be able to watch robots transporting pods to a picking station. The demonstration will give visitors a practical…
Ted Baker has said that the first phase of its transformation plans will focus on profitability, cost, and the effective use of capital. In an attempt to recover from its £58m overstatement of inventory, the company will initiate a number of cost-saving operations, including reducing its office cost base by reducing the group’s organisational structure….
British Property Federation and Tritax Symmetry say that the logistics sector is set to be a key driver for economic, employment, and productivity growth in the UK. The logistics sector is set to continue to be a key driver of economic and employment growth and productivity for the UK, according to a report released today…
Workshop partner at the Supply Chain Conference 2020, Descartes, has bought Peoplevox for £18.9m. Peoplevox provides cloud-based e-commerce warehouse management solutions, (eWMS), and serves direct-to-consumer e-commerce brands. The eWMS allows customers to connect to webshop front ends, and translates order information into mobile-driven pick and pack processes within the warehouse. It then feeds parcel delivery…
I write this leader within throwing distance of the Home Office… an institution which has hit the headlines all week. It’s made the logistics sector in the UK face up to a serious issue: it is addicted to cheap, foreign labour. So, in Brexit-Britain, from1 January 2021, freedom of movement for European Union citizens in…
Everbridge, Spezialist für Critical Event Management (CEM), hat ein neues Risk Intelligence Package konzipiert, um Unternehmen und Organisationen bei der Bewältigung der Coronavirus-Auswirkungen auf Mitarbeiter, Produktionsstätten, Vermögenswerte, Lieferketten oder ihre Marke zu unterstützen. Der neue Daten-Feed arbeitet direkt mit der CEM-Plattform des Unternehmens zusammen und ergänzt eine Reihe weiterer Maßnahmen zur Bekämpfung des Virus. Dazu…
Aston Martin’s principal logistics partner DHL Supply Chain, has been awarded a contract expansion for the next seven years to manage its full in-bound supply chain in St Athan, Wales. Originally appointed for a five-year term in August 2017 it was decided that the contract should be extended to 2027. DHL currently handles Aston Martin’s…
Primark parent Associated British Foods (ABF) may face factory production delays as the Covid-19 virus continues to spread. In a trading update released today ABF said: “Primark sources a broad assortment of its product from China. We typically build inventories in advance of Chinese New Year and, as a consequence, are well stocked with cover for…
Knapp ist einer der führenden EWM-Implementierungspartner der SAP. Knapp IT Solutions hat bereits über 60 Projekte auf Basis von SAP® EWM (Extended Warehouse Management) erfolgreich umgesetzt. Mit der Auszeichnung SAP Recognized Expertise bestätigt SAP die Knapp-Expertise in Österreich für Supply Chain Management-/Extended Warehouse Management-Lösungen. Knapp IT Solutions, das Kompetenzzentrum der Knapp-Gruppe für SAP-Lösungen, hat bereits über…
The Road Haulage Association has joined calls for the government to provide more details on its ‘points system’ for immigrants and the criteria for establishing the basis of ‘skilled’ work . Earlier this week the Home Office said that from 1 January 2021, freedom of movement for European Union citizens in the UK will end….
Bei der exklusiven Material Handling & Logistics Conference (MHLC) Europe 2020 in Stuttgart kommen Sprecher zu Wort, die man nicht unbedingt mit Logistik in Verbindung bringt. Aber genau das macht die Veranstaltung so spannend. Das und die Tatsache, dass nicht jeder teilnehmen darf. Redaktion: Angelika Gabor. Am 8. und 9. März, im Vorfeld der LogiMAT,…
Das SCC-Center erweitert sein Partner Netzwerk im Bereich der ERP und Digitalisierungsberatung mit Thorsten Reuper. Herr Reuper hat in den letzten 30 Jahren in diversen Führungspositionen bei ERP Anbietern wie z.B. Asseco Solutions, PSI und Infor/BRAIN gearbeitet. Er betreute dort Kunden auf nationaler und internationaler Ebene und war auch für die Weiterentwicklungen von ERP Lösungen zuständig….
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…
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