TNT’s decision to exit logistics has come as a major surprise and will raise some questions on past strategic moves.
Browsing: Supply Chain
‘Anything we do can always be done better,’ says the
general manager, supply chain at Electrocomponents
APL Logistics and Christian Salvesen have today launched a new joint venture company called Holistica Solutions Limited.
We reveal the latest companies to join the hallowed ranks of the winners of The European Supply Chain Excellence Awards.
By Sam Tulip and Nick Allen
Chris Webster described the selection of this year’s
Overall Winner as ‘the toughest I’ve seen during
Capgemini’s years of involvement in the Awards’, a
sentiment echoed by the other judges.
Computacenter is a familiar name in the ESCE Awards, their UK operation having reached the finals in previous years. This time, however, it was the company’s German Logistics and Service Centre at Kerpen that was under the microscope.
There were three finalists in this category, but the judges also chose to consider the sole finalist in the otherwise week Process Industries category here.
This month acquisition activity has focused around global Swiss logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel International.
Inventory management used to be about lean systems and JIT but accurate real time information is now more essential as demand-driven supply networks come on-stream. Perhaps one day, stock-outs really will be consigned to history.
After the hype, many feel disillusioned with RFID but the technology continues to move ahead as prices fall and trials proliferate.
