Latest Supply Chain News
Co-op teams up with zero-emissions delivery startup Pinga
Posted: 15 September 2020
Co-op is joining forces with startup Pinga to trial zero emissions online grocery deliveries in East London.
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Walmart launches a new supplier excellence program next year
Posted: 15 September 2020
According to a recent report from Talk Business & Politics, Walmart told its more than 100,000 suppliers about its new Supplier Quality Excellence Program (SQEP), which is set to measure suppliers on four areas as part of an effort to improve supply chain efficiency.
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Amazon strengthens its UK research and development hub
Posted: 15 September 2020
Amazon has beefed up its UK research and development hub with a new team dedicated to developing the technology around ‘Scout’, its six-wheel delivery robot.
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DHL Supply Chain partenaire logistique de Panasonic en France
Posted: 08 September 2020
Déjà prestataire du groupe au Royaume-Uni et en Italie, DHL Supply Chain a signé un contrat de trois ans avec Panasonic en France.
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Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks diversifie l’offre énergétique de l’EDiA EX
Posted: 08 September 2020
Le constructeur Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks propose désormais son chariot électrique frontal quatre roues EDiA EX 80V en version batteries lithium-ion.
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Alibaba injecte plus de 800 M€ dans YTO Express
Posted: 08 September 2020
Le géant chinois du e-commerce Alibaba investit 6,6 Mds de yuan (environ 814 M€) dans le transporteur YTO Express, doublant ainsi sa participation qui passe de 10,5 à 22,5%.
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M&S and Ocado’s delivery partnership goes live
Posted: 08 September 2020
Ocado’s delivery partnership with M&S has gone live on 1st September, whereby customers can order online from M&S-branded food, clothing and home items range, as well as Ocado’s range of own-label products and other well-known brands.
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Amazon strengthens its European delivery fleet with 1,800 electric vehicles
Posted: 08 September 2020
German car manufacturer Mercedes-benz has joined Amazon’s climate pledge and provided it with 1,800 electric vans.
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Carrefour’s first robotic pedestrian drive enters service in Paris
Posted: 08 September 2020
Carrefour has recently introduced its first robotic pedestrian drive in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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M&S strengthens its food supply chain with new national DC
Posted: 24 August 2020
M&S is set to open a new national distribution centre in Milton Keynes, which will expand its food capacity and accelerate the modernisation of its end to end supply chain.
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Morrisons trials reusable paper bags
Posted: 24 August 2020
Morrisons is set to run a trial of reusable paper bags, in a bid to ditch its plastic “bags for life”.
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6 Steps to reduce your Supply Chain Cost
Posted: 24 August 2020
Did you know that 20% of all supply chain costs are non-value adding, according to some studies? You can identify these, and cut them out, with the help of value chain mapping. Mapping the chain will show you where activities add value and where they don’t. It highlights obstacles to satisfying your customers and how best to improve your business performance. Below, Chris outlines the six steps involved in this achievable process.
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