Supply chain news

As COP27 drew to a close in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, this blog post intends to reflect on what happened over the past few weeks, take stock of recent progress and setbacks, and extrapolate the potential implications of international climate change discussions for global supply chains. What is COP27? COP is the UN […]

The eCommerce brand experience that starts online continues through order confirmation, payment experience, order tracking, delivery and subsequent support.  The package that is delivered to your customer’s door is the first physical introduction to your brand, so it is worth paying attention to the message it delivers. Fit the packaging to your product Choose packaging that […]

As we enter the peak retail season for many companies, it is useful to reflect on the impact of supply chain on in-store activities. Receiving supplier deliveries, managing purchase orders, repricing items, adding security tags, replenishing shelves, merchandising items, picking eCommerce orders and picking products for returns are just some of the supply chain activities […]

For many companies, particularly those with high eCommerce volumes, we are in the final countdown to peak season.   With a disproportionate level of revenue dependent on the coming weeks, it is important to ensure that operations can scale to the task.  To give fulfilment operations the best chance to succeed, there are a few tips that […]

The world of corporate sustainability and, more specifically, climate action is currently buzzing with catchy goals and commitments such as Net Zero, Carbon Neutral, Carbon Free or even Carbon Negative. While their definitions, scope, and deadlines, as well as their authenticity and practicality, may differ and be debatable, they all share one thing: the stated […]

Ireland Supply Chain Skills Week – March 27th to April 1st 2023 One of the common challenges across all sectors of the economy is recruiting and developing supply chain resources to meet current and future needs.   For the last three years, I have been privileged to participate in a cross-industry Logistics and Supply Chain […]

Whether your business is ready or not, the UKCA deadline of 31st December 2022 is looming. In this post we discuss what actions your business needs to take to ensure compliance. What is UKCA marking? Most of us are familiar with the CE mark – the European Union conformity mark. After Brexit, for most products, […]

HMRC is in the process of changing the systems that it uses for managing customs declarations – phasing out its Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system by 31st March 2023, with Customs Declaration Service (CDS) being the replacement. The CHIEF closure is planned in two stages. For most companies using customs brokers […]

Lorcan Sheehan, CEO​ of PerformanSC, was a panellist on a webinar hosted by Bord Bia last month. The webinar provided an introductory guide for Irish food and drink companies in relation to managing logistics, working with third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and sharing best practices in a challenging cost environment. Also on the panel was Michael […]

Higher fuel and energy costs, higher insurance costs, a continuing shortage of HGV drivers, increased customs and trade compliance requirements and increased delays at ports all feed into a very challenging logistics costs environment.   In a sector that already operates on slim margins and has no room to compromise on safety and standards, there […]