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Tomorrow’s business winners will be those companies that do not try to second guess market trends. Instead, they will be resilient enough to survive bad patches by sharing risks with suppliers, including logistics partners, according to Stéphane Garelli, professor at the Institute for Management Development in Lausanne.
Moving goods by rail will only increase if freight operators have more access to privately owned terminals. Antony Whiteing, senior lecturer at Huddersfield university, said that the government must provide more funding for access to reach targets set out in last year’s transport white paper. “Guaranteeing access is currently seen as a private-sector initiative,” he said.
This is an American book and it shows. Each chapter starts with that over-used style of referring to a vaguely relevant quotation.
Railfreight organisations have criticised the Freight Transport Association’s claim that the government’s “fuel duty escalator” policy is stifling the growth of international railfreight, writes Vanessa Pawsey.
A major survey has found that less than half of local authorities are using performance indicators.
Nearly 95 per cent of chief executives, political leaders and purchasing professionals in local authorities believe setting a procurement strategy is a matter for corporate leadership. Yet only 40 per cent have a written procurement strategy.
Nearly 95 per cent of chief executives, political leaders and purchasing professionals in local authorities believe setting a procurement strategy is a matter for corporate leadership. Yet only 40 per cent have a written procurement strategy.
Covisint, the trade exchange backed by several major car manufacturers including Ford, DaimlerChrysler and General Motors, is on the verge of signing deals with other commodity-based exchanges.