Exel, a FTSE 100-listed global logistics company, has signed a contract with Mercator Software to streamline its supply chains. The idea is that back office systems from the hundreds of companies Exel serves can be combined with its systems without...
The automation of supply chains in many major industries around the world has led to a dilemma - the move is seen by most organisations as unavoidable but it is commonly plagued by inefficiencies. One fear is that supply chain automation problems...
Though companies are making strides in modernising their supply chains, most have yet to reap the benefits of implementing new technologies, according to recent research. Part of the problem appears to be a lack of planning - over half of...
Supply chain evolution* One aspect of this is the ability to optimise the supply chain so greater speed and efficiency can be achieved. Work carried out by AMR Research indicates that the implementation of supply chain automation and optimisation...
Manufacturers can reap big rewards - hundreds of billions of dollars industry-wide - from streamlining supply chains and integrating them with the internet, says AMR. Overall, companies with supply chains that can react quickly to customer and...
Terrorists had identified attacking supply chains as a prime way of disrupting opposition forces. In order to improve visibility of supplies in the network, pallets and containers in Iraq would be RFID-tagged from February, Brigadier David McGahey...