Logistics

DHL Express Devises New "Carbon-Neutral" Envelope

March 13, 2013

DHL Express

DHL Express has introduced a "carbon-neutral" envelope for U.S. customers.

Sales & Operations Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg

March 13, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: For the past 30 years, sales and operations planning (S&OP) has been espoused by the Oliver Wight organization based on its founder's concepts. It has manifested itself to include inventory (SIOP) and has morphed into integrated business planning (IBP). However, only within the last five years, has it been heralded and crossed the chasm to mainstream business practice. We think it may only be the tip of the iceberg though, not the core solution to step-change improved performance. - Rich Sherman, Supply Chain Discipline Expert at Trissential

Closing the Supply Chain Door After the Horse Has Bolted

March 13, 2013

Lorcan Sheehan, Senior Vice President of Marketing, ModusLink Global Solutions

Recent issues in the European food supply have resulted in supply chains making the news for all the wrong reasons. Consumers have been shocked at revelations that products labeled as beef also contained significant quantities of horsemeat, up to 100 percent in some cases. More than a month after the Food Safety Authority in Ireland published its findings of traces of horse DNA in burgers, we are still seeing daily announcements of new product withdrawals by retailers across Europe.

Small, Mid-sized Manufacturers Project Strong Revenues for 2013

March 13, 2013

Prime Advantage

Small and mid-sized manufacturers are optimistic about revenues as spring approaches, and plan to retain or even grow their labor forces, according to buying consortium Prime Advantage's 11th semi-annual Group Outlook Survey.

Walmart Fights Logistical Problem of Keeping Shelves Stocked

March 12, 2013

Arizona Daily Star

Walmart, already struggling to woo shoppers constrained by higher taxes, is "getting worse" at keeping shelves stocked, the retailer's U.S. chief told executives, according to minutes of an officers' meeting obtained by Bloomberg News.

Kuehne & Nagel Restructures in Effort to Increase Efficiency in Europe

March 12, 2013

Supply Chain Digital

Global logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel have announced the restructuring of their European operations in the first step of a "comprehensive programme for increases in efficiency". In an online statement released on their website, KN explained it will optimize its regional structure beginning July 2013, beginning by merging the current organisational units of central Europe, northwest Europe and southwest Europe into one central region.

Port of Rotterdam Offers Incentives for Sustainable Shipping

March 12, 2013

Handy Shipping Guide

In the EU, the recent commitment to opening up both the shipping and road haulage industries to cleaner power sources, has been reinforced by one of the world's premier container and general shipping ports with the announcement that the Port of Rotterdam is stepping up its sustainable shipping policy by rewarding the operators of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers with a discount on port charges.

Consumer Demand to Boost Electronics Supply Chain

March 12, 2013

Engineering Capacity

According to the latest report from global business consulting firm Frost + Sullivan, a robust demand for connected devices is boosting the future of the electronics supply chain.

South Africa Latest Nation to Show Concern over Meat Supply Chain Findings

March 12, 2013

IOL News

Three of South Africa's biggest supermarket chains have moved to reassure the public that their meats are safe after news that top local researchers had found "fraudulent meat products" across the country.

Manufacturing Supply Chain Funding 'Will Create Thousands of Jobs' in UK

March 12, 2013

Fresh Business Thinking

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced Â£213m of joint Government and industry investment to strengthen UK advanced manufacturing supply chains "” creating over 11,000 new jobs and safeguarding another 5,000.