Supply Chain

Tesco: shelf- ready or else?

04-Apr-2005

Tesco has started the roll-out of shelf-ready packaging by making a special offer to suppliers. It runs roughly like this: "Commit to shelf-ready...

RFID skills shortage delays progress

04-Apr-2005

Progress on RFID could be severely hampered by skills shortages, according to a survey conducted by the Computing Technology Industry...

Foodservice supply chain chases £450m opportunity

04-Apr-2005 By Elaine Watson

Collaboration between food manufacturers and caterers to drag the foodservice supply chain into the 21st century is starting to bear fruit after a...

Call to arms on shelf-ready packaging

07-Mar-2005

It was only a few weeks ago that Tesco started its initiative on shelf-ready packaging (SRP). Already the big manufacturers that do not have largely...

Fears subside over road transport directive

07-Mar-2005 By Rick Pendrous

Fears of soaring driver costs as the road transport directive comes into force this month have been allayed, according to a new survey.The survey of...

Routing and scheduling updated

07-Mar-2005

Paragon Software Systems will be demonstrating the latest version of its routing and scheduling software at the Software Supply Chain exhibition,...

Good planning meets demand

10-Feb-2005

I recently saw a very successful example of sales and operations planning (S&OP), whereby manufacturing, distribution and sales have been welded...

Refrigerated side-loaders aid moves

10-Feb-2005

Haulier Aardvark International is using Ekeri side-loading refrigerated trailers for handling a variety of ambient, chilled and frozen products...

Smaller logistics companies unprepared for RFID roll-out

10-Feb-2005 By Rick Pendrous

Tesco’s announcement that it has signed a multi-year contract to purchase thousands of radio frequency identification (RFID) readers and antennae...

Plan ahead for peaks in demand

07-Jan-2005

For some manufacturers Christmas doubles the average sales for the rest of the year. Most work their production lines hard all year round to maximise...

Alpro signs up with Culina Logistics

07-Jan-2005

Soya milk products manufacturer Alpro, part of the Vandemoortele Group, has appointed Culina Logistics to provide it with a complete primary...

Greencore cuts errors with real-time data collection

07-Jan-2005

Greencore Cakes & Desserts, formerly known as Hazlewood, has moved to a system of real-time data collection and communications at its Hull plant...

Are you 'shelf-ready' for Tesco?

13-Dec-2004

Tesco is about to cause yet another shake-up in the UK supply chain with an initiative that will send shivers down the spines of many suppliers.The...

Demand for product recall insurance is set to spiral in the new year

13-Dec-2004

A leading insurer is predicting an increase in demand for product recall insurance following the introduction of new European rules.According to AIG...

Partnership for reliable identification tag traceability

13-Dec-2004

Product traceability is at the core of a new partnership which brings together Domino Printing Sciences and Omron Electronics.The two companies have...