In our ever-chaotic world, supply chains are under increasing pressure from a relentless number of factors. Brexit rolled into Covid-19 which rolled into the Ukraine War, each with its own unique challenges that have a direct and indirect impact on supply chains. For...
All businesses want to serve their customers well. Visibility and coordination of an end-to-end supply chain are essential to fulfilling the customers’ demands. A strong and resilient supply chain strategy must be in place to evolve and adapt to changing trends and...
In the wake of Shell and BP announcing record-breaking profits for 2022 driven by the increase in wholesale gas prices following the war in Ukraine, their sustainability targets have been placed firmly in the back seat. BP announced that its profits had doubled to...
When I worked in Retail Buying between 2001 and 2013, we worked hard to secure, and harder to keep customers. Retailers knew that loyalty was something that you needed to keep investing in, you needed to convince customers that you were there for them, that you were...
After the recent events of the past two years, Supply Chain resilience has now become the focus of companies and markets around the world. But what does it mean to have a resilient Supply Chain in today’s world? And how can the completion of Mergers / Acquisitions...
No one would dispute that the COVID-19 pandemic created significant disruption to global supply chains. Nothing like this had happened in decades, and many operators relied on strategies that only partly addressed their challenges. Then came the Russian invasion of...
