Government step in on food supply chain security
February 12, 2013
The food supply chain industry has been under great scrutiny and increasing pressure in recent weeks, since horsemeat was detected in various own label frozen beef burgers by major retailers. As a result, the UK government is planning to meet industry officials to discuss whether the food supply chain needs to be places under even more scrutiny in order to ensure food security in the UK. (more…)
Slash in supply chain waste thanks to supermarkets’ efforts
October 12, 2012
A recent report by The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) shows that some supermarket giants such as Asda and Marks & Spencer have maximized their efforts to cut waste in their supply chains in a bid to try and reduce waster by up to five per cent over three years. Last year’s figures showed that this target may not be achievable although the supermarkets’ new redoubled efforts to reduce waste may prove 2011’s figures wrong. (more…)
Survey says cutting supply chain costs is priority
September 11, 2012
Supply Chain Futures, a specialist in supply chain recruitment, has noted that supply chain managers are prioritising the reduction of supply chain costs and pressuring the “speed of change in consumer markets” over the next five years. The research comes according to a recent European logistics occupier survey by Jones Lang LaSalle, which also suggests that the “re-alignment of distribution networks to manage cost pressures” will also be essential in order to stay competitive. (more…)
Supply chains eliminate conflict minerals
August 21, 2012
Research by the Enough Project revealed that sizeable companies are “beginning to rid their supply chains of conflict minerals such as tin, tungsten and gold,” in a bid to put an end to the violence and human rights crises surrounding who controls and sells these minerals. (more…)
Logistics News: DHL’s Master Logistics Plan for China
July 26, 2012
DHL’s Customer Solutions and Innovation Department, is to start a city Logistics Master Research Plan for China’s city of Chengdu. The project will focus on the analysis of the supply chain of “fast-moving consumer goods from various sectors such as super markets, wholesale markets and franchised stores.” (more…)
