Questions from Logistics Management

Q: Travis Perkins plc (TP) is the largest UK merchant supplier

Travis Perkins plc (TP) is the largest UK merchant supplier of building material to selfbuilders and the construction industry. It has doubled in size in recent years, in part through acquisitions, an...

Q: CPFR pilots have been a popular diversion in the UK grocery sector

CPFR pilots have been a popular diversion in the UK grocery sector. Often, they show – as in this case – that considerable opportunities for improvement exist, but...

Q: O2 is Telefonica’s UK commercial brand and provides the communication network and

O2 is Telefonica’s UK commercial brand and provides the communication network and supply mobile phone devices through its network of retail stores. The supply chain team have established a high degree...

Q: The Bose Corporation, a USA-based manufacturer of hi-

The Bose Corporation, a USA-based manufacturer of hi-fi equipment (as shown in Figure 8.9) developed the JIT2 concept in the early 1990s. Bose recognized that, if the traditional buyerâ€
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Q: In January 2007 Marks & Spencer (M&S) launched

In January 2007 Marks & Spencer (M&S) launched ‘Plan A’, its five-year strategy to improve the retailer’s social and environmental impact. Plan A set out 100 commitments – goals to be achieved by 2012...

Q: Global ‘vertical’ supply strategies in the apparel industry aim to emulate

Global ‘vertical’ supply strategies in the apparel industry aim to emulate retailers such as Zara, which sources everything from set manufacturing plants that are situated within the same geographic r...

Q: In 2003 Walmart began a programme implementing RFID, which turned out

In 2003 Walmart began a programme implementing RFID, which turned out to be far more challenging than expected and reveals the many issue in the retail sector. Problems began shortly after the announc...

Q: Marine Transport International (MTI), together with Agility Science (AS

Marine Transport International (MTI), together with Agility Science (AS), developed the aptly named Container Streams distributed ledger technology, based on open source with an MIT permission license...

Q: Automotive assemblers and their inbound supply chains have developed many solutions to

Automotive assemblers and their inbound supply chains have developed many solutions to orchestrate the manufacturing and delivery of the thousands of parts that go to make up a vehicle. The many poten...

Q: Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is a $65

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is a $65+ billion health care company that employs more than 129,000 employees and 10,000+ suppliers around the world. The company’s procurement leadership has defined an ambit...