Supply Chain Management

VMI seals it for Salvesen

07-Aug-2006

The ability to support vendor managed inventory (VMI) was key to temperature-controlled logistics specialist Christian Salvesen winning a five-year...

First dedicated public procurement manager at South West of England RDA

06-Apr-2006

The South West of England Regional Development Agency (RDA) is leading the way in unlocking the huge market for food and drink products in the public...

Foodservice giants bury hatchets on frozen logistics

01-Feb-2006 By Elaine Watson

The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) is driving forward its initiative to tackle inefficiencies in the frozen foodservice supply chain by...

New Staffordshire depot for Culina Logistics

23-Jan-2006 By Elaine Watson

Culina Logistics has opened its third temperature-controlled distribution centre at Prime Point in Staffordshire. The 15,956 metre squared site,...

IT failures continue to pose the biggest risk for firms

12-Jan-2006 By Rick Pendrous

Customer and service related issues - such as a temporary loss of sales and a reduction of service levels - are the biggest concerns facing those...

Get in sync, Tesco tells suppliers

08-Dec-2005 By Elaine Watson

Larger manufacturers grasp the data nettle, but smaller firms rail against 'retail tax'

Go with the flow, says Asda

05-Dec-2005

We thought until earlier this month that retail-ready packaging was the main current, retailer-led change initiative.However, in October Asda...

Sunjuice in wastage drive

07-Nov-2005 By Elaine Watson

Smoothies, juice and soups maker The Serious Food Company is aiming to boost service levels, reduce wastage and improve communications between...

Pressure rises to cut food miles

04-Nov-2005

The government taskforce on sustainable procurement has changed its rules of engagement with suppliers to rebalance the often conflicting issues of...

Shared user sites the way forward for UK, says Nestlé

04-Nov-2005 By Elaine Watson

While UK food retailers are world leaders in the field of supply chain management, the logistics infrastructure of much of the manufacturing base is...

Nestlé switches to vendor managed inventory with Tesco

10-Aug-2005 By Elaine Watson

Nestlé is switching to a vendor managed inventory (VMI) relationship with Tesco this year in a bid to improve availability.By shifting...

Faccenda and Grampian boost demand forecasting with new IT solution

18-Jul-2005 By Elaine Watson

New demand planning software has helped poultry giant Faccenda and Grampian Country Pork improve the quality of their forecasts and boost service...

Food goes radio ga ga

13-Jun-2005 By Elaine Watson

There is a business case for RFID tags on returnable assets, but the jury is still out when it comes to mass tagging of cases, says Elaine Watson

Drinks firms pool resources to booze cruise the airwaves

13-Jun-2005 By Elaine Watson

Drinks companies that want to get to grips with radio barcoding (RFID) without making a major financial commitment are being urged to join a new...

It's good to talk

11-May-2005 By Elaine Watson

Effective demand planning for promotions continues to be scuppered by poor communications both within and between companies, according to a new study...

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...

FDF takes on frozen products association

07-Mar-2005

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has taken over the UK Association of Frozen Food Producers (UKAFFP) and turned it into a new FDF group.The new...

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...

Local producers set to benefit from the c-store revolution

07-Jan-2005 By Rick Pendrous

Demand for wide range of stock will put pressure on availability

Dairy

13-Dec-2004

In the high-stakes business of fresh milk, Robert Wiseman Diaries has been battling it out with Dairy Crest and Arla -- not without success.In this...

Tesco rolls out secure supply

13-Dec-2004

With agreement reached on European RFID standards, Tesco has started to roll-out the technology. Kathy Watson reports that where Wal-Mart and Tesco lead, others are sure to follow

Survey to identify the pain points in the supply chain

09-Sep-2004 By Rick Pendrous

The food and drink industry's main 'pain points' in supply chain planning are likely to emerge when the results of a new industry survey are...

Efficient consumer response at its best?

09-Sep-2004

It costs around 50p to get an average, ambient case of grocery products from the back door of a Tesco or Sainsbury regional distribution centre...

Warehouses need attention

15-Jul-2004

Why do companies not devote the same professional skills to managing their warehouses as they do to their factories?A supply chain manager for a food...