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Apple - Supply Chain Darling; e-commerce growth stretching logistics in China; Lora Cecere; LTL Increase - how to combat; Retail Tribes

There are 5 working days in each week….so we are reliably informed; although I would hazard a guess that most readers often end up working for 6 or 7 days ;(

You will find listed below 5 fantastic articles/insights/opinions that relate to our industry for you to enjoy – one for each working day of a standard week. If you really need more to digest, or if you are working 6 days this week then if you haven’t already, make sure you download eft’s short (13 page) study on how M2M is changing supply chain and transportation. We surveyed the industry and got some interesting findings back to share.

Tonight I've been invited to join both the UK and European CEO’s of DHL Express for dinner and a tour of East Midlands Airport which is their second busiest air operation in Europe. I will report back next week with any pertinent information.

Kind Regards,

Chris Saynor  

CEO, eft  

New This Week: 

Supply Chains Darlings – 6 Supply Chains the Industry Has Obsessed Over - #4, Apple

‘Darling Supply Chains’ – the companies that tend to dominate the headlines of the supply chain world every-so-often for their innovative thinking, and re-imagination of the industry. Here’s part 3 in our series.

China Logistics stretched by exponential growth in e-Commerce

Asia Supply Chain Insights by Mark Millar -Hot on the heels of the Alibaba multi-billion dollar IPO frenzy in New York, let’s explore how the exponential growth of e-commerce is stretching the capabilities of China’s logistics sector.

Getting Down To Brass Tacks: Can We Really Collaborate?

Supply Chain Insights' founder Lora Cecere on the subtle topic of collaborative data sharing and processes.

Transforming Tribes

Many retail organisations are essentially tribal. They are all too often made up of separate and often competing groups. These tribes worship different gods. The functional areas of Buying and Merchandising, Logistics and Operations, Finance and Treasury, Retail Operations and IT each have their own behaviours, languages and jargons, performance targets and objectives.

10 Ways to Minimize the Impact of LTL Rate Increases 

Joe Lynch, Business Development Executive at E. L. Hollingsworth and creator of the website 'The Logistics of Logistics', gives his insight on how to minimize the impact of LTL rate increases, offering 10 ways to approach it.