Do you specialise in finding supply chain Cost Reductions? 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 June we’ll be focussing on Cost Reductions. 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’re a Cost […]
Revealed: The solutions supply chain and logistics professionals need in 2023
3PL, Distribution and Logistics Management top the list of services the UK’s leading supply chain and logistics professionals are sourcing in 2023. The findings have been revealed ahead of next week’s Total Supply Chain Summit and are based on delegate requirements at the first of two events in this year. Delegates registering to attend were […]
70% of businesses ramping up investment in supplier risk detection
Moody’s Analytics research into third party risk management shows that the threat to reputations is a key driver of investment in supplier risk detection. Key findings include 69% of businesses say they do not have the necessary visibility over their supply chains to uncover risk in their organisational networks to avoid reputational harm. Meanwhile, 70% of […]
Managing the perennial problem of returns
The challenge of managing returns is not new. Traditionally this service and option has been free for many online shoppers to take advantage of. However, many retailers are planning to charge for returns as they strive to curtail the impact of this problem on their revenue. 25% of the UK’s leading brands are now charging […]
American online consumers have a craving for UK products
The US e-commerce market is the second largest in the world. Surpassed only by the Chinese, which underwent an almost improbable development in the last ten years. The Americans are keen and experienced online shoppers. According to the IPC* Cross-border E-commerce Shopper survey 2022, more than 50 percent of the US online audience shopped online […]
Cybersecurity risk a primary buying consideration for Chief Supply Chain Officers
By 2025, 60% of supply chain organisations will use cybersecurity risk as a significant determinant in conducting third-party transactions and business engagements. As the surface area of digital supply chains expand, enhanced cybersecurity is a key theme that Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) will look to scale this year. “Our survey data has shown an […]
Retail logistics: The year that was, and preparing for the retail year ahead…
2022 continued to present an array of challenges for retail, logistics and supply chain professionals. Although Covid19-related restrictions were lifted, its challenges were replaced by the war in Ukraine and the subsequent knock-on-effects relating to it; including energy cost increases, a rise in inflation and cost-of-living, and sustainability concerns. Meaning, for many retailers agility has […]
Excellence in supply chain initiatives recognised
Gartner has announced the winners of its Power of the Profession Supply Chain Awards, which showcase powerful supply chain initiatives that enhance communities and the environment while delivering results that benefit businesses, communities, stakeholders and customers. The awards were presented in four categories: customer or patient innovation, process or technology innovation, social impact and people […]
Customer enablement only emphasised by 23% of supply chain organisations
Supply chain organisations that enable customers to get their own jobs done are twice as likely to receive repurchase orders compared with peers that focus merely on customer satisfaction or ease. A Gartner survey also found that customer enablement is only being emphasised by 23% of supply chain organisations today, but the strategy will become […]
Planning a Nordic Market entry or already have established Nordic e-commerce customers?
Buying products online is a long-established habit of most of the population in the Nordic countries. All of them, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway were out early when it came to building an internet infrastructure, also in thinly populated areas. So, Nordic consumers have been relatively mature in their behavior when it comes to e-commerce […]
