Supply chain news

Fundamentally, supply chain strategy is required, not only to support overall corporate strategy, but in many cases to also shape strategy by enabling new opportunities for growth and differentiation. By bridging customer needs and supplier capabilities, the supply chain strategy will define a company’s core competencies, core processes, and will choose its suppliers and its […]

January 2024 brings a new year and, with it, some compliance changes for those placing pre-packaged food products on the GB market. January 1 – All pre-packaged foods on the UK market require a UK address on the label As of January 1, new regulations require all pre-packaged foods in Great Britain to include a […]

In the previous installments of this short series, we discussed how robotic systems are ideally suited to repetitive duties in the warehouse environment. Without a doubt, recent advances in automation technologies have enabled robots to improve work productivity and quality, which consequently provides opportunities for warehouse staff to focus on more strategic duties. In this […]

In the wake of Brexit, the UK is poised to introduce new mandatory modifications to food product labelling. Initially postponed from October 2022, the enforcement of these revised labelling standards is now scheduled to go live from 1 Jan 2024. In this article, we explore the updated UK food label requirements for prepacked foods and […]

Plans to migrate to target a ‘living wage’ in Ireland could see a series of increases in the national minimum wage close to €15 per hour by 2026.   Sectors such as retail are expected to face increased cost and margin pressures, and the focus is now on understanding how to schedule resources more effectively to […]

It’s that time of year, again.  Those of us working in supply chain have gone through the holiday season planning process many, many times, but it never hurts to stop and think about how we prepare for what is often the biggest seasonal impact to our business’ bottom line.  The big question for the whole […]

Warehouses are of enormous importance to supply chains, providing service and economic benefits to businesses and customers. In Part 1 of this series, we discussed how the drive towards higher supply chain efficiency has motivated companies to adopt robotic technologies to perform fulfilment tasks in their warehouses. We have also seen how the emergence of […]

For many companies, particularly at early stages of growth, deciding how to manage ecommerce fulfilment can be a major strategic decision. Is it better to maintain in house – keeping control over that vital customer experience – or to outsource to a provider with established infrastructure and expertise, that can manage ecommerce fulfilment professionally and […]

The UK published a draft of its future Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) in April and since then has engaged in a series of consultations with industry.   The final document is expected in the coming weeks, but importers into the UK, particularly of products of animal or plant origin, need to start preparations for these […]

Businesses today are challenged to maintain pace with economic and market conditions and ever-changing customer behaviour. In response, warehouse technologies have become more complex, while warehouse managers continue to promote robotic adoption and innovation to improve labour productivity, delivery times, employee safety, and supply chain resiliency. Fundamentally, the purpose of warehouse robots is to automate […]