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Trucks are worth money to your business. Transport can represent the single largest component of materials movement costs within your supply chains. Many businesses have outsourced all their transport operations, with the danger of a ‘set and forget’ attitude, where all they need to do is negotiate lower priced contracts. But if transport is a high cost element in your … Read More

The culture of your business and accepting responsibility. In your organisation, do managers make (and continue to own) decisions, or do tough challenges go through committees? This week the culture of General Motors has been discussed at the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee in Washington. This hearing is in reference to safety problems with a component used in vehicles; a … Read More

Retailers feel a chill in warm weather. It is only one week away from the start of the ski season in south east Australia and there is not a sign of snow on the mountains. Retailers selling fashion garments and sporting goods are feeling very chilly – there is warm weather at the start of winter! Winter fashions are in … Read More

The employment report. The Supply Chain and Logistics 2013-14 Employment Market Report has recently been published by the specialist recruitment firm Logistics Executive at www.logisticsexecutive.com This is the 7th year of the report and with more than 5,000 respondents in the Middle East and Asia Pacific regions, it carries a good level of confidence in its findings. Of the respondents, … Read More

Wine in time. Marketing and Logistics are two sides of the same coin and so both must be strong elements of your business. Marketing supports the demand or value chain, identifying and maintaining the channels and their associated products. Logistics supports the supply chains by ensuring availability of products in the channels. The new CEO of Treasury Wine Estates (TWE), … Read More