Olympics suppliers losing out
Posted on 12 Jun 2012 by The Manufacturer
Limitations on marketing rights for suppliers to the Olympics are stifling the economic benefit the Games should be bringing to the UK, says Jane Gray.
Supply Chain
The Big Debate: how to enhance the supply chain for growth
Posted on 31 May 2012 by
Do British SMEs get a big enough share of tier one contracts? Developing UK supply chains to enable growth was debated by 250 delegates and a panel of experts at the third National Manufacturing Debate at Cranfield University on Wednesday.
Deadline for supply chain funding approaches
Posted on 30 May 2012 by
Manufacturers that wish to apply for funding under the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative have two weeks before the Round One deadline on June 13.
Lower section of aircraft carrier’s bow travels to Rosyth Dockyard
Posted on 28 May 2012 by
A 6,000 tonne section of aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth passed under the iconic Forth Bridges, in Scotland, on Friday en-route to Babcock’s Rosyth Dockyard.
Over a million counterfeit parts used on US military aircraft
Posted on 24 May 2012 by Tim Brown
Huge numbers of counterfeit Chinese electronics have entered the global aerospace supply chain with over one million believed to have be in use on US military aircraft.
Supply chains: achieving and sustaining profitability
Posted on 3 Apr 2012 by
How can collaborative approaches to the elimination of waste and the challenges of increasing complexity help manufacturers? Richard Jones, business manager for supply chain at improvement specialist, Newton, leads discussion on the extent to which lean expertise in manufacturing firms is being used to pull up the overall performance of supply chains.
Krafty competition at Fresh Connection
Posted on 21 Mar 2012 by The Manufacturer
A team of supply chain professionals from food manufacturing giant Kraft Foods have taken the lead in online heats for the supply chain skills competition run by logistics consultancy Scala.
A transport of delight: Reducing costs in the manufacturing supply chain
Posted on 16 Mar 2012 by The Manufacturer
Transport costs have escalated for manufacturing companies over the past few years. Tim Fawkes of transport management company 3t Logistics explains how businesses can make their supply chain more cost effective.
Seeking supply chain efficiency with 3PLs
Posted on 8 Mar 2012 by
Third party logistics service providers, or 3PLs, can provide big efficiencies over in-house supply chain and logistics management. And Roger Williams, chief executive of the United Kingdom Warehousing Association, says their value is not just about stripping out costs.
The approach to suppl…
The Manufacturer’s guide to Logistics
Posted on 8 Mar 2012 by
Manufacturers need modern, slick, reliable logistics. Technology, such as automated warehouse systems and RFID, can provide part of the solution. But the UK logistics sector is blessed with several stakeholders dedicated to improve the efficiency of your logistics.