Supply Chain

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Rationalising your supply chain

End to end supply chain management is a dream for many and the recession has seen significant consolidation in manufacturing supply chains as companies seek efficiency. But how to you ensure that supply chain partners are maintaining a competitive offering...
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A risky business: Supply chain issues must be addressed

Responding to TM’s recent article Top of the food chain, Tim Astley, regional practice leader for European risk engineering at insurance firm, Zurich, investigates how the points this article raised tally with recent research from his organisation. ...
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Look beyond the obvious

The supply chain can have a surprising impact on productivity, finds Malcolm Wheatley. ...
Redhead International consolidate logisitcs operations for upwards of 15,000 european customers

Small batch supply

Confidence in the ability of third party logistics partners to provide flexible solutions is at a high says Tony Suggitt, joint managing director of Redhead International. ...
Total cost of ownership and demand for greater visibility are driving logistics technology developments

Visibility in supply chains

Germany is often held up as an exemplar when it comes to European manufacturing and attendees at TM’s recent Supply Chain Excellence Dinner agreed that its approach to having joined up supply chains is key to its unusually strong industrial...
The Birmingham Malmaison restaurant where TM's Supply Chain Excellence Dinner has held. Image courtesy of Pedro Kwezi

Top of the food chain

What supply chain management strategies and tactics are needed to support competitive manufacturing in the UK? Jane Gray rounds up discussion among manufacturing supply chain professionals at a recent TM dinner and debate. ...
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Globalising the supply chain

Economic, geopolitical and environmental factors mean regular supply chain audits are essential to protect global procurement platforms, says Peter Russell, head of manufacturing sector coverage at Royal Bank of Scotland. ...

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