NOVUS, the logistics and supply chain management degree scheme that guarantees successful graduates with a job, is partnering with Business on the Move, the innovative supply chain board game. In addition to sponsoring the ‘Rules’ card for Business on the Move, NOVUS has become an integral part of …
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Following the NOVUS path to the right logistics and supply chain job
James Fairhurst is among the first NOVUS Logistics and Supply Chain graduates from the University of Huddersfield. In August 2016, he started his promised guaranteed job, having accepted the offer of a key role at one of the UK’s biggest third party logistics companies, Wincanton, working on the …
NOVUS in the heart of logistics
Aston University is to build on its reputation for providing some of the world’s best supply chain talent with the introduction of a full NOVUS degree course in logistics and supply chain management. The full NOVUS Business and Supply Chain Management BSc (Hons) course starts in September 2017 …
Dematic Appoints Jan Vercammen as Managing Director – Central Europe
Dematic, a leading global supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimize the supply chain, today announced the appointment of Jan Vercammen as Dematic Managing Director for Central Europe effective immediately, replacing Barbara Wladarz. “I am honored to join …
Dematic Northern Europe opens state-of-the-art headquarters in Adderbury
Dematic has opened a new state-of-the-art head office building for Northern Europe in Adderbury, Oxfordshire. The building, previously occupied by Vodafone, was originally constructed in the mid-1990s as two separate units. Following Dematic’s extensive refurbishment programme the new office now …
Supply chain leaders backing Britain to stay in EU
In an informal poll of over 100 of the UK’s leading logistics professionals, more than 60% indicated that, in their opinion, the nation’s best interests would be served by Britain remaining part of the EU. The survey was undertaken at a networking luncheon for the logistics industry held at the …
Benchmarking tools for supply chain HR
Analytiqa in partnership with FireDog Research, have devised and created a new suite of benchmarking tools and services developed specifically to provide key insight and intelligence to supply chain HR teams. Benchmarking is the ongoing process of measuring your performance against that of …
Five top considerations on adopting PEPPOL
David Eyes, head of business development at B2B integration solutions provider Data Interchange, identifies the five top considerations on adopting PEPPOL The UK government has stated its aim to realise £1.5bn of procurement efficiencies across the NHS by the end of 2016. To help achieve these …
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 …
