Supply Chains 2023 – A dramatic focus shift in business requirement
By Elanders As global economies start to extract themselves out from the grip of COVID restrictions, with the need for businesses to continuously pivot and adapt to short term blockages and lockdowns, the role of the supply chain has rapidly moved up the Board level agendas. The short-term impacts like rising container shipping costs on […]
Post Brexit Supply Chain execution – managing disruption, testing resilience
By Elanders The supply chain operational challenges caused by Brexit, compounded with the COVID-19 pandemic, have really tested the effectiveness and resilience of some current supply chain solutions. Managing the extra customs documentation; working out now what UK operational supply chain solutions are best for an organisation, the cost of getting things wrong – these […]
Early preparation ‘remains key’ to avoid Brexit & COVID supply chain disruption
43% of businesses have been impacted negatively by Brexit in 2021 – but 19% of businesses are thriving in a post-Brexit world. That’s one of the conclusions of Descartes Systems Group’s latest Brexit research report: Beyond Brexit: The Realities of Brexit for UK-EU Cross Border Trade. Following its 2020 research on Brexit preparedness of UK companies, this […]
WEBINAR REWIND: How Haribo is ensuring high performance in a world disrupted by Covid-19
Don’t worry if you missed last week’s excellent webinar from FuturMaster and Haribo – You can now watch the entire session again online! In order to meet ambitious growth challenges, Haribo France is leading a major supply chain transformation which focuses on forecasting and planning management processes, using FuturMaster’s solutions. In the context of the […]
How to build resilience into Supply Chain 4.0 strategies
By Ian Terblanche (pictured), Strategic Sales & Channel Director at Sigfox With the rise in supply chain disruptions during COVID-19, companies may already have an eye on streamlining and improving supply chains but they are also under immense pressure to manage supply chain disruption. When examining the challenges faced by supply chains today, companies need […]
Consumer brands and retail preparing to overhaul supply chains to counter future disruption
66% of organizations say their supply chain strategy will change significantly in the next three years, as they adapt to the pandemic and embed resiliency into their operations. According to a report from the Capgemini Research Institute examining the impact of the past year’s disruption on consumer products and retail (CP&R) supply chains, just 23% […]
Hospitality supply chain ‘on verge of collapse’
The UK’s hospitality sector supply chain is facing devastation with 324,000 jobs at risk unless businesses receive immediate financial support from the Government, according to new research. UKHospitality’s Supplier Alliance has released data highlighting the impact of the COVID crisis on the hospitality supply chain and the lack of financial support that has been received […]
How are the UK’s supply chains managing and adapting to COVID-19?
More than 72% of organizations have reported their supply chains being negatively impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, with a vast majority struggling across all aspects of their operations. That’s according to new research from the Capgemini Research Institute, which says the pandemic has forced organisations to prioritise supply chain resilience, with just under two-thirds (60%) stating that their supply chain strategy will need to […]
5 Minutes With… Hazel 4D’s LEE ARMSTRONG
In the latest instalment of our supply chain industry executive interview series, we spoke to Hazel 4D Marketing Director Lee Armstrong about the company, it’s products & services, the ongoing challenges of COVID-19 and Brexit, and upcoming opportunities… Tell us about your company, products and services. At Hazel 4D, we provide a wide range of […]
Retailers to on-shore £4bn of products to the UK as COVID-19 ‘resets’ supply chain strategies
More than £4.2 billion of products will be on-shored to the UK by retailers in the next 12 months in a move that would represent a significant fillip to manufacturing, being equivalent to the country’s entire current clothing manufacturing output. That’s according to a new report by global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal, in partnership […]
