Bryan Jones explains the role of automated warehousing within supply chain management and how organisations can gain competitive advantage via improved service and lower costs
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Services group Rentokil Initial has come under fire for its controversial stance on late payment of suppliers. A survey by the Forum of Private Business launched last week showed that nearly 80 per cent of small firms want to see Sir Clive Thompson, chief executive of Rentokil Initial, resign as head of the Confederation of British Industry.
Larger organisations may find it easy to embrace e-commerce, but many SMEs have to be more cautious when looking ahead, says Penny Wiseman
Local government buying group the Consortium for Purchasing and Distribution (CPD) has signed a distribution and warehousing deal with online education portal Schoolsnet.com. The Schoolsnet site offers library information, news, sport, homework and revision and help for teachers. The CPD was founded in 1971 and underwent a management buyout in 1995.
Defence and aerospace group BAe Systems has signed a two-year £1.5 billion extension to its 10-year outsourcing contract with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). The original contract was signed in 1984 and will now run to 2006, covering BAe’s UK and US operations. CSC will manage the group’s IT systems including procurement, servers and desktops and Internet services.