News Category

News Archive

September 2008

Network Rail to assess supply chain efficiency

CATEGORY:

Manufacturing and Industrial

September 2008

Network Rail is looking to broaden its supply chain, it has been reported, as the company aims to work with second tier contractors.

Speaking...

Green supply chains report published

CATEGORY:

Transport

September 2008

Market research firm Markets and Research, together with MIT's Center for Transportation & Logistics, has produced a report entitled "Guide t...

Reducing paper a key to efficiency and cost-saving

CATEGORY:

Specialist Advice

September 2008

Reducing reliance on paper is one way most companies have thought about saving costs but paper use can nearly always be reduced further, one IT expert...

Guardian highlights supply chain security importance

CATEGORY:

Pharmaceuticals, Medical Products and Personal Care

September 2008

The security requirements of a supply chain have been highlighted in a Guardian report into the number of counterfeit prescription drugs on the market...

Supply chains represented at electronics show

CATEGORY:

Manufacturing and Industrial

September 2008

The Electronica 2008 conference in Munich is to once again play host to supply chain technology companies this year in a sign of the importance that t...

Horticulture supply chain receives boost in Australia

CATEGORY:

Design to Outsource Logistics

September 2008

The horticulture markets in Queensland received a strong boost to their supply chains recently after a AUD$30 million warehouse and business park were...

Supply chain alterations reduce CO2 emissions

CATEGORY:

Inventory Management

September 2008

Shipping goods in reusable wrapping as opposed to cardboard boxes can reduce the amount of CO2 emissions a company produces by up to 20 per cent, one ...

China's milk may provide lessons for supply chains

CATEGORY:

Pharmaceuticals, Medical Products and Personal Care

September 2008

The supply chain of milk in China is the source of some good lessons in how to achieve best results from the manufacture of a product, it has been cla...

IBM announce Dublin supply chain centre

CATEGORY:

Manufacturing and Industrial

September 2008

IBM has recently announced an investment of €30 million for a new supply chain management centre in Dublin, it has been reported.

Coupl...

Polish supply chains could offer insight

CATEGORY:

Specialist Advice

September 2008

Research and Markets has announced a recent addition to its report on supply chain management entitled "Supply Chain Management in Pharmaceutical...

Threshers reporting progress in supply chain revamp

CATEGORY:

Inventory Management

September 2008

National off license chain Threshers is celebrating the success of the revamp of its supply chain, it has been reported.

The company decided...

Supply chain website started

CATEGORY:

Reducing Costs

September 2008

Supply Chain Digest yesterday announced a new micro-site aimed at providing information, news and opinion to supply chain management executives.
...

Green supply chains 'can benefit many companies'

CATEGORY:

Best Practice

September 2008

Creating a greener supply chain has three main elements to it, one supply chain analyst has written in an Industry Week report.

Andrew Kinder...

Lockheed Martin received multibillion dollar SP contract

CATEGORY:

Strategic Logistics Planning

September 2008

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a massive contract with the US military, in a deal that will see the engineering company become responsible for the e...

Supply Chain conference details announced

CATEGORY:

Strategic Logistics Planning

September 2008

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' (CSCMP) Annual Global Conference 2008 has added another company to its roster of keynote speaker...

Environment top of the bill in supply chain conference

CATEGORY:

Improving Process

September 2008

Achieving a smaller carbon footprint is one of the top items on the agenda of this year's ILOG Supply Chain Excellence Symposium 2008, it has been ann...

Wet weather hits sales figures

CATEGORY:

Reducing Costs

September 2008

Retailers are operating in the worst conditions for three years, it has been claimed.

Research conducted by the British Retail Consortium sho...

Supply Chain Council announces conference

CATEGORY:

Reducing Costs

September 2008

The Supply Chain Council will host its annual Supply Chain World - Europe 2008 conference in Hungary this year, it has been announced.

The B...

Boeing runs into more 787 trouble

CATEGORY:

Improving Service

September 2008

Boeing's latest 787 Dreamliner, a plane on which the US company's future rests on, has come under further trouble recently as machinists at Boeing wil...

Woolworths chief hints at supply chain turnaround

CATEGORY:

Inventory Management

September 2008

Woolworths new chief executive Steve Johnson took up his position with the company just this week, on September 1, but has already discussed the poten...

Green supply chains 'start at home'

CATEGORY:

Manufacturing and Industrial

September 2008

A report on how to assess the green nature of your supply chain suggests that companies should start by assessing their own practices.

Looki...

Borders announces supply chain changeover

CATEGORY:

Mail Order, Internet and Multichannel Marketing

September 2008

The UK branch of Borders bookstore has announced alterations to its supply chain team as Geoff O'Neill, head of supply chain at the firm is said to be...

World-leading furniture firm tackles supply chain to cut costs

CATEGORY:

Continuous Improvement

September 2008

Michigan-based furniture manufacturer Haworth was, during the boom in the late 1990s, the second biggest furniture manufacturer in the world, before a...

Masters in supply chain management highlights need for great minds

CATEGORY:

Continuous Improvement

September 2008

Employees of United Arab Emirates-based (UAE) corporations are now able to take advantage of training at the University of Bolton, in Ras Al Khaimah, ...

News Archives

Tel: +44 1244 314567

Email: info@lucidea.co.uk

Web: www.lucidea.co.uk