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Asset fund manager presses pharmaceutical companies to scrutinise their supply chain practices
- 11 Oct 2016
The Head of Sustainable Finance at Nordea Wealth Management, Sasja Beslik, has raised concerns regarding the potential pollution caused by pharmaceutical supply chains in India.
DHL Supply Chain helps transform Transaid's logistics
- 7 Oct 2016
International development organisation Transaid has revealed that expertise, advice and initiatives from logistics specialists DHL Supply Chain have helped to transform its ability to move products and services from suppliers to end-users.
Tesco targets supply chain overhaul
- 7 Oct 2016
Tesco is set to embrace single procurement and finance transformation initiatives in order to overhaul its supply chain operations and boost margins in the coming years. The retail giant said that the new plans would cut logistics costs by an estimated £450 million by the end of the decade.
IAG Cargo to build new £55m facility to support supply chain growth
- 5 Oct 2016
Supply chain leader IAG Cargo has announced plans to a build a new state-of-the-art freight facility at Heathrow Airport by 2018. The £55 million investment will deliver a “premium” temperature-controlled hub to accommodate “higher-yielding” goods such as seafood.
Trident submarine project to boost supply chain industry
- 5 Oct 2016
The supply chain sector is set to get a multibillion-pound boost from the UK’s new nuclear submarine fleet, with British multinational defence and aerospace enterprise BAE Systems revealing that the project could potentially involve 350 suppliers, of which 85 per cent are located in the country.
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Digitising supply chain can reduce costs by 50 per cent
- 3 Oct 2016
Enterprises can reap savings of up to 50 per cent on their costs if they embrace digital transformation for their supply chain procedures, a new report published by the Digital Supply Chain initiative (DSCi) shows.
Boston Consulting Group acquires German procurement company Inverto
- 3 Oct 2016
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has increased its capacity in the area of procurement and operations by fully acquiring the Germany-based company Inverto.
Slowdown hits UK’s offshore oil and gas supply chain
- 29 Sep 2016
The supply chain for the UK’s offshore oil and gas sector has experienced a fall in revenues of almost a third, according to a new report.
Freight technology company secures $65 million for international expansion
- 28 Sep 2016
San Francisco-based start-up Flexport Inc. has announced that it has raised $65 million (£50 million) in venture capital to fund development and international expansion.
Dassault Systèmes launches new Supply Chain software
- 26 Sep 2016
Multinational software company Dassault Systèmes has announced the launch of a new industry solution that aims to help mining companies improve supply chain efficiency and profitability.
Investigation into London’s Garden Bridge procurement
- 23 Sep 2016
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that former Public Accounts Committee chair Margaret Hodge will lead an investigation into the procurement process surrounding the Garden Bridge project.
Electric vehicles to simplify supply chain management
- 23 Sep 2016
The increasing popularity of electric cars is set to simplify the process of supply chain management, according to Infinity QS. Part of the reason for this is that electric cars typically require fewer parts being brought in from different areas and suppliers.
Apple to apply renewable strategy to global supply chain
- 21 Sep 2016
Technology giant Apple says that it is aiming to clean up its supply chain. The California-based company already powers the majority of its offices, retail stores and data centres using renewable energy sources, but manufacturers and other elements of its worldwide supply chain are not always as green.
Supply chain modernisation drives US industrial real estate market
- 21 Sep 2016
Supply chain modernisation is one of the driving factors behind a positive surge in the US industrial real estate market, according to a new report.
Birst technology raises the bar in supply chain advancement
- 29 Jul 2016
Birst’s Networked BI and Analytics platform has been unveiled and is ready for use by supply chains around the globe. The platform, whose collaboration and real-time capabilities are now active, allows users to create digital supply chains.
Triumph supply chain under pressure from Boeing and Airbus
- 27 Jul 2016
The Triumph supply chain is under pressure from Boeing and Airbus to deliver parts on schedule without fail. This is according to Dan Crowley, the seven-month Chief Executive of Triumph, an aerospace equipment group.
UK’s Lush Cosmetics struggling to rid its supply chain of slavery
- 25 Jul 2016
The UK’s Lush Cosmetics has acknowledged that it is hard to rid its expanding supply chain of slavery and other human rights abuses. This is according to the retailer’s Head of Ethical Buying, Simon Constantine.
Supply chains ready for incorporation of drones
- 21 Jul 2016
The time has come for supply chains to think seriously about the incorporation of drones, which have the potential to revolutionise both supply chains and logistics. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that Amazon and Walmart have been trying them out for both warehouse and home delivery for about a year now.
Large UK supermarket chain unveils one-hour-delivery app
- 20 Jul 2016
Sainsbury, the UK’s second-largest supermarket chain, has unveiled Chop Chop, a one-hour-delivery app, to up the game against competitors in the retail market. This was made possible due to development undertaken in it supply chain.
Tata supply chain part of Prime Minister Theresa May’s Wales visit
- 18 Jul 2016
Tata Steel’s Port Talbot plant will feature as one of the main agendas for Prime Minister Theresa May’s Wales visit.
