Aydya, a multi-award winning company that offers a range of innovatively-designed products for the home under various brand names, has appointed supply chain specialist, Walker Logistics, to bolster its growing retail sales operation. Berkshire-based Walker will manage the storage and …
Supply Chain
Government must act to meet logistics’ future needs
The UK supply chain community needs the support of a Government that not only understands the problems that it faces but, more importantly, is prepared to take appropriate steps to help solve them. That will be the message Peter Ward, CEO of the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA), …
Data Interchange pilots with NHS Trust to demonstrate PEPPOL benefits
Data Interchange plc, a leading provider of B2B integration solutions, has signed a contract with an NHS Trust to roll out PEPPOL (Pan-European Public Procurement Online) to 100 suppliers in the Trust’s supply chain as a pilot programme to prove the process. In May 2015, Data Interchange received …
Added ingredient
Any logistics company providing ‘value added’ services must have the necessary depth of experience in managing sophisticated logistics tasks and organising human resources says William Walker, head of sales and marketing at Berkshire-based, Walker Logistics For many companies a lack of …
Interior design
The efficient operation of the warehouse or distribution centre remains fundamental to the successful implementation of any company’s supply chain strategy, writes John Maguire, FCILT. It is perhaps surprising then that within some businesses - from SMEs to global corporations - the importance of …
Black Friday Expert Comment
Just one week to BLACK FRIDAY! Several AMA clients offer solutions or advice geared to help companies deal with this retail and logistics phenomenon and other spikes in demand throughout the year. Should you be seeking comment on these issues and potential logistics, supply chain, distribution …
NOVUS wins European Supply Chain Excellence award
NOVUS, the degree scheme designed to encourage tomorrow’s supply chain professionals, is a proud recipient of a European Supply Chain Excellence Award – winning in the Training & Professional Development category. Nick Hewer – Countdown presenter and Lord Sugar’s right-hand man on The …
Three key steps to closing the productivity gap
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics highlight a yawning gap in productivity between the UK and other G7 economies. Left unchecked British companies could soon suffer. Bernard Molloy, ‘Logistician of the Year’ and global industrial director at Unipart Logistics outlines the three …
Let technology tame your Black Friday beast
Seasonal or event-related retail ‘spikes’ such as Black Friday are becoming ever more extreme, and can seriously affect even supply chains that are not directly involved. To help companies deal with fearsome spikes in demand that may also occur throughout the year, Access Group has published a new …
