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April 2009

Yorkshire Tea makers looks to improve supply chain

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Market Sector

April 2009

Tea and coffee merchant Taylors of Harrogate is attempting to improve its supply chain efficiency.

The company, which produces brands such a...

Outsourcing demand increases

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Design to Outsource Logistics

April 2009

There has been an increased demand for outsourcing to create cost savings, it has been suggested.

EquaTerra, a global business advisory firm...

UPM paper to renew supply chain

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Improving Process

April 2009

UPM Paper Business Group is to renew its paper business supply chain to better serve its current business needs, it has announced.

As such, ...

Halfords announces supply chain overhaul

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Warehouse Planning, Design and Build

April 2009

Vehicle maintenance store Halfords has announced that it is to re-evaluate its supply chain after sales slid in its fourth quarter.

The decis...

Darling spooks FTA

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Reducing Costs

April 2009

The Freight Transport Authority (FTA) has fiercely criticised the chancellor over his decision to increase fuel duty in his latest budget.

Wi...

ABI warns supply chain insurance claims rising

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Improving Service

April 2009

The number of claims on credit insurance rose by more than half in the 12 months leading up to the fourth quarter 2008, it has been found.

T...

SABMiller test-drives new supply chain

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Order Fulfilment

April 2009

International beer brewer SABMiller has invested $1.2 million (£8 million) into revamping its South African Breweries (SAB) supply chain.

FT: Chancellor will offer £5bn for supply chains

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Transport

April 2009

The chancellor will provide businesses with £5 billion in credit insurance, the Financial Times has reported.

Announcing the provision ...

Government called upon for £1bn support

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Specialist Advice

April 2009

Cashflow is the most acute issue concerning most businesses at present and the supply chain is the area where such problems become apparent.

...

O'Neill redesigns supply chain

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Manufacturing and Industrial

April 2009

O'Neill, one of the leading surf and snow gear manufacturers has recently announced a revamp of its supply chain management.

Citing automati...

Aerospace industry concerned about supply chain

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Order Fulfilment

April 2009

The aerospace industry is becoming concerned about the security of its supply chain, Reuters has reported.

The Aerospace and Defence Industri...

Protectionism seen as threat to supply chains

CATEGORY:

Reducing Costs

April 2009

More than four in five supply chain managers who deal with international supply chains said that they fear protectionism will sink the world in to a g...

FT: Supply chains will be supported in budget

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Order Fulfilment

April 2009

The chancellor will include a scheme to underwrite supply chain insurance in this month's budget, it has been claimed.

It has been suggested ...

Five key trends highlighted

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Mail Order, Internet and Multichannel Marketing

April 2009

A Supply Chain Digest report has highlighted five major trends it believes will be key to supply chain management this year.

The five trends ...

Green supply chains 'growing in importance'

CATEGORY:

Inventory Management

April 2009

The importance of highlighting a company's green credentials is rising and the difference is being felt in the supply chain, recent research has shown...

Sainsbury's adapts supply chain

CATEGORY:

Inventory Management

April 2009

Sainsbury's is to redesign its supply chain to create better availability of goods, the supermarket has revealed.

One of Britain's largest re...

JLR 'could still threaten supply chain'

CATEGORY:

Best Practice

April 2009

Automobile manufacturing supply chains are still under threat from problems faced by car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), it has been claimed.

Businesses 'poised for profit losses'

CATEGORY:

Reducing Costs

April 2009

Declining sales and profits are expected to be the nature of the rest of the year according to the latest Dunn & Bradstreet (D&B) National Bus...

Leaner supply chains an answer to falling demand

CATEGORY:

Reducing Costs

April 2009

Retailers in India are automating supply chains and working closer to vendors in reaction to the recent drop in demand for goods, an Economic Times (E...

Supply chain chiefs offered new regulations guide

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Transport

April 2009

Keeping on top of alterations made to the UK's customs and security regulations can be a time-consuming business, but the Freight Transport Associatio...

NY uni introduces online supply chain MBA

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Improving Process

April 2009

New York's Clarkson University has announced the introduction of a new online supply chain MBA course.

Introducing the new MBA, business dean...

Growing supply chains 'demand more management hours'

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Continuous Improvement

April 2009

Globalisation and expanding supply chains should come under the wing of chief information officers, a report in Information Week (IW) has argued.
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Oil prices rise on market confidence

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Warehouse Planning, Design and Build

April 2009

Rising stock markets pushed the price of oil up by eight per cent today (April 2nd) despite a rise in US unemployment.

Oil hit the $52 per ba...

Advice to manufacturers: 'Seek supply chain help'

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Order Fulfilment

April 2009

Manufacturers in Australia are being advised to ensure their supply chains are as tight as possible and that losses are kept to a minimum as product d...

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