Supply Chain Analysis news

Unilever has announced that more than 50% of its factories have achieved its goal to send zero waste to landfill, saving €70m a year. 2015 target As part of Unilever’s sustainable living plan the manufacturer outlined an ambition for waste levels to be lower than 2008 while doubling sales volume. Unilever originally aimed to reach the target in 2020 however, with over 130 factories now ...

Sainsbury’s has renewed its contract with specialist multichannel logistics company, iForce, until April 2014. Continued partnership Sainsbury’s partnership with iForce began in 2009 with the logistics company managing the online fulfilment and returns process for general merchandise products. This partnership grew, and with iForce’s help, Sainsbury’s click and collect service was rolle...

Stobart Group announced in its interim management statement that its operating performance is to be below market expectations, leading the company to discontinue its chilled business as a standalone unit. Moving out of chilled In the announcement Stobart cites a tough economic environment, particularly within transport and distribution, as the reason for its decision. Following a restructu...

Tesco has opened its latest dotcom only warehouse in Crawley, as it continues to build home delivery capacity through this format. A growing network delivering improved service The new dark store opened on 21 January, adding to those already operational in Aylesford (near Maidstone), Croydon, Edmonton and Greenford. Tesco continues to build its network of dark store warehouses around the...

In an attempt to reverse its reducing market share in India, Kellogg’s appoints four new executives including a new head of supply chain. Plan to increase distribution Kellogg’s has seen its share of the breakfast food market decline in India against strong competition from local firms and global manufacturers. In order to alter this trend the manufacturer plans to significantly increase ...

Fourth quarter results round off a positive year for Unilever with operating margin at 13.8% on a turnover of EUR 51.3bn. A number of supply chain projects implemented last year, have helped boost the manufacturer’s performance. Full year performance Unilever delivered growth in all of its categories which led to turnover increasing by 10.5% to EUR51.3bn. The company’s performance in e...

The French yoghurt manufacturer, Yoplait, has agreed to extend its contract with logistics company, NFT, according to press reports. Current operation General Mills owned Yoplait currently uses NFT's storage and distribution solution to serve UK retailers. Operated from a site in Daventry, NFT packs and boxes products to meet UK requirements before delivering to customers within 24 hours o...

Asda is close to completing its regional transport project that has significantly improved supply chain visibility according to press reports. New transport solution Asda has implemented Paragon TTS, an off the shelf solution that has been tailored to the retailers needs. The retailer will combine the routing, scheduling and resource optimisation that comes with Paragon TTS with Isotrak’...

RFID (Radio-frequency identification) is to be extended to all M&S' retail departments including clothing and home products according to press reports. RFID extension M&S has strengthened its relationship with packaging supplier, Avery Dennison, with its decision to extend its RFID tagging programme. The extension is expected to be complete by spring 2014 and will be in use across all re...

ICA Norway has formed a collaborative partnership with fellow retailer Norgesgruppen to share sourcing and distribution operations within the country. Operational efficiency The agreement between ICA Norway and Norgesgruppen’s wholesale arm, Asko, will lead to the sharing of distribution and logistics activities, helping to drive operational efficiency. The agreement comes into effect o...