Supply ManagementMore from Supply ManagementAll LogisticsNumber of Shipping Losses Drops by Half Over Past DecadeShipping losses worldwide have declined by 50 percent over the past decade, but 75 ships were lost in 2014, according to a recent study.April 8, 2015All TechnologyFirms Lose $30bn Yearly by Failing to Share Supplier Information, Research SaysGlobal companies are wasting more than $30bn (£20bn) a year because they do not share information about suppliers, according to business information provider Achilles.March 3, 2015All TechnologyShould Centralized Procurement Give Way to 'Specialist' Purchasing in Some Units?Organisation-wide purchasing is often the responsibility of the procurement team with the business reliant on them to source the right goods and services at the best price. But different departments within an organisation will often have very specific and specialist requirements and there are significant merits in empowering selected personnel to source exactly what they need, when they need it.January 26, 2015All TechnologySupply Chain Concerns Slow Construction in United Kingdom, Report ClaimsThe UK construction sector expanded at its slowest pace for 17 months in December against a background of concerns around supply chain pressures and skills shortages, according to a survey of buyers.January 7, 2015Global Supply Chain ManagementUK Supply Chains Reportedly Vulnerable to Criminals 'Infiltrating' WorkforceThe UK's Gangmasters Licensing Authority has warned it is seeing an increasing number of criminals "infiltrating" supply chains.December 9, 2014Global Supply Chain ManagementDespite Increased Production, Cocoa Prices Rise, Largely Due to Ebola FearsThe Ebola crisis in West Africa has helped push cocoa prices up by 10 percent since August to more than £1,000 ($1,617) per tonne, and this despite rising production.October 23, 2014Business Strategy AlignmentPrepare to Be Exposed if You Only Pretend to Have Good Sustainability Credentials"Don't 'greenwash' because you will be caught out," is the message from IKEA UK's environment and sustainable development manager Charlie Browne.October 6, 2014Global Supply Chain ManagementEuropean Retailers Could Face Another Food Scandal, Report SaysSo-called "adversarial procurement" practices among large retailers are a threat to the "integrity of the food industry", according to a major report into the horse meat scandal in Europe.September 9, 2014Industrial ManufacturingDespite Ups and Downs, UK Manufacturing Has Grown for More Than a YearUK manufacturing expansion slowed in May, but the sector is still in "one of the brightest spells of output and new order growth" of the past 22 years, according to a survey of buyers.June 5, 2014All TechnologyAustralian Court to Determine if Supermarket Company Mistreated Suppliers Over PricingAustralian supermarket Coles is facing legal action over the way it reportedly treated suppliers in attempting to force down prices.May 21, 2014Previous PagePage 21 of 23Next Page
