Fighting plastic pollution with technology
Returnable and re-useable transit packaging and equipment is a key business and environmental asset; unfortunately, a huge amount is lost or stolen each year. Warren Harris, Insight and BD Manager at Bakers Basco tells us how they’re using to tech to cut down on attrition and catch thieves in the act… A major part of the issue […]
Establishing an ethical and sustainable supply chain
Insight from Mark Morley (pictured), Director, Strategic Product Marketing, OpenText What factors are driving businesses to reconsider their supply chain and whether it is set up for ethical sourcing? “Last year, supply chain research specialists APICS found that 83% of supply chain professionals thought ethics were extremely or very important for their organisation. When you consider the […]
Why you could risk your cyber security through the supply chain
Collin Robbins, Managing Security Consultant, Nexor SMEs to multinational corporate companies experience cyber attacks on an almost daily basis. The majority of the attacks and data breaches can be found coming from the same place – through the supply chain, where security can become weak and mismanaged, or directly through people that work as part […]
GUEST BLOG: Data holds the key to food sustainability
A raft of new sustainability and food wastage initiatives is undoubtedly focusing the attention of food service and hospitality providers. Otherwise wasted food from kitchens is increasingly being repurposed by a number of great charities, which is a great start but should not distract from the bigger issues within the end to end food production […]
GUEST BLOG: Four steps to achieving successful demand forecasting
By Guy Cuthbert, CEO, Atheon Analytics The Grocery Code Adjudicator states that suppliers to UK grocery retailers deserve to receive timely and accurate forecasts. Its GSCOP code of practice defines what is expected, and its latest annual report states that all regulated retailers achieved compliance. Despite this, forecasting remains one of the top three issues suppliers face. The […]
Can blockchain bring the supply chain into the 21st century?
By Richard Shakespeare, Opus Energy The supply chain has existed since the industrial revolution, and little has been done to streamline its processes, particularly in the last 50 years. It has also become more than simply moving products from A to B. In today’s industry, supply chains are now more fragmented, complicated and in some cases […]
Why crunching data is not the same as making decisions
By Ed Crawford, Product Manager at Atheon Analytics Many retail businesses feel that they are drowning in data, but also don’t have information in the right format to make it easy to use. For many individuals in sales or supply-chain roles within the retail sector, much of their job involves downloading, manipulating and formatting data. But is this […]
Are retailers waking up to the supply chain visibility imperative?
By Amir Harel, General Manager of Visibility Solutions, Zetes Customer demands are a significant contributor to the added complexity, cost and waste, that retailers are seeing in their supply chains. As companies cite more flexible returns, faster delivery and real time delivery updates as the key causes, new research from retail decision makers reinforces the undisputed need […]
Brexit: Assessing the UK’s imports and exports
How will Brexit impact the UK’s trade? It’s the question burning in every businessperson’s mind, and it doesn’t seem to be getting an answer any time soon. According to the Independent, many companies are struggling to decide on importing and exporting in light of confusion over the direction Brexit will take businesses. But what is the […]
GUEST BLOG: Business after Brexit – Is our future with China?
By Amy Hodgetts, Oasys Software With 29th March 2019 drawing closer, and without a clear understanding of what state the market will be in between Britain and the European Union after Brexit, the pressure is certainly rising. Despite this worry, or perhaps because of it, less than one third of UK firms say they have […]
