Freight’s clean future: 94% of UK companies to ‘go green’ within five years
A new survey has found that 94% of transport & logistics (T&L) companies are committed to actively reducing carbon emissions by 2027. The 2022 Green Technology in Freight survey carried out by Neos one year on from the announcement of the UK government’s Decarbonising Transport plan, shows a significant portion of the industry are set to […]
Total Supply Chain Summit: Last chance to register your place!
Join us on either Monday 7th and/or Tuesday 8th, to meet suppliers for scheduled 1-2-1 meetings – we have just three delegate places remaining at the Total Supply Chain Summit. All we need to know is your timings and how you’d like to attend, – the event is built around you. Attendance options: LIVE in-person; […]
Do you specialise in Order Fulfilment? We want to hear from you!
Each month on Supply Chain Briefing we’ll be shining the spotlight on a different part of the logistics market – and in November we’ll be focussing on Order Fulfilment. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help supply chain industry buyers find the best products and services available today. So, if you specialise in […]
Supply chain commerce and the green imperative
By Ann Sung Ruckstuhl, CMO and SVP at Manhattan Associates We are in the midst of a real-time, seismic shift as consumers transform expectations of global supply and demand models. The pandemic exposed the fragility of many supply chain networks. An inability to sense and dynamically adjust to shifting demand signals, consumer preferences, labour requirements, […]
Supply Chain Procurement: 2023 buying trends revealed
Forecasting tools, 3PL and Delivery Management top the list of services the UK’s leading supply chain professionals are sourcing for 2023. The findings have been revealed ahead of next month’s Total Supply Chain Summit and are based on delegate requirements at the second of two events in 2022. Delegates registering to attend were asked which areas they […]
Consortiums key to organisations hitting net-zero goals
Due to a dearth of low-cost innovative solutions and scalability issues, companies are failing to achieve their ambitious net-zero goals. However, consortiums, with a collective goal of reducing carbon emissions, can address these challenges and attract investment from big companies to accelerate and support the implementation of decarbonization strategies, says GlobalData, a leading data and […]
Do you specialise in 3PL & 4PL? We want to hear from you!
Each month on Supply Chain Briefing we’ll be shining the spotlight on a different part of the logistics market – and in October we’ll be focussing on 3PL & 4PL. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help supply chain industry buyers find the best products and services available today. So, if you specialise […]
How health and safety is raising standards in supply chains
Every year, more than 2 million workers die from work-related accidents, and more than 300 million are victims of non-fatal accidents. These are a result of unsafe and unhealthy working conditions. Although Occupational Safety and Health hazards are inherent to all workplaces, supply chains offer opportunities to promote good health and safety practices, particularly in […]
CFOs ‘focusing on automation investments’ to drive down costs
CFOs plan to protect their digital investments as they cut costs elsewhere in the business, and have particularly prioritised back-office automation as a key to driving down costs in the face of ongoing inflation. A July 2022 survey of 226 CFOs undertaken by Gartner found that digital acceleration was the top spending priority for CFOs […]
CDS is here – And this time, it’s for real
By Martin Meacock, Vice-President of Product Management, Descartes With a global pandemic, chaos at the borders, an HGV driver shortage and ensuing supply chain chaos, compounded by political uncertainty, inflation and a fuel and energy crisis – it’s fair to say UK business has had a challenging few years. And that’s not to mention Brexit. Since […]
