We are excited to announce that an additional speaker will now be joining our panel for this year’s Supply Chain Debate. Along with Meinir Childs, David Walker, Lesley O’Brien OBE FCILT and Mike Bernon, we are delighted that Roy Bridgland from Blue Yonder will be joining us to provide his views on AI in the […]
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Eleven small and medium 3PLs joined us this week in Leicester for the latest meeting of the SCALA 3PL Best Practice Forum. Our delegates took full advantage of a fairly rare opportunity to chat with senior industry peers in an informal environment as well as benefitting from engaging discussion sessions with: ⚪ SCALA Associate and
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What do customers really want from their new 3PL during a post-tender transition? At our next 3PL Best Practice Forum on 17th April 2024, we will be discussing this question in detail. We will be joined by two SCALA clients who have recently been through the process and will be sharing their experiences of what
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BOOK NOW Annual Supply Chain Debate | Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry 6 June 2024 10:00 – 14:00 In association with And supported by SCALA are proud to announce that our 2024 Annual Supply Chain Debate will be held at the prestigious Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry. This year we will be discussing: AI
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Firstly – what is network design and optimisation? Fundamentally, it’s to do with the number and positioning of the different nodes in your network: manufacturing facilities, storage warehouses, customer premises. Network optimisation is then working out the ideal number of facilities, and their locations, to find the optimal balance of cost to an organisation, and
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The first Best Practice meetings for 2024 were held this week for our Grocery & FMCG and Home Appliance & Homeware groups. We had a great turnout and a packed agenda for both session with topics including:: 🔘 A review of how Christmas (and Black Friday) went for our members last year (and a look
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SCALA has appointed Dr. Jonathan Clark Whitehead as a senior consultant, further enhancing our supply chain and logistics modelling expertise. Jonathan brings with him over 16 years of expertise in the logistics industry, most recently leading warehouse solutions design at logistics company Wincanton. He holds a PhD in operational research focusing on scheduling theory, supporting
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There could be a number of reasons why you might consider a warehouse optimisation project – it could be due a need for increased storage or throughput, or it could just be to have an independent party review your existing arrangements, determining whether there is room for improvement on the existing set up. Whatever your
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SCALA has launched a complimentary good practice guide, which provides industry insights to help businesses navigate the complex supply chain implications of undertaking mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Despite the M&A market experiencing instability in 2023, driving growth and transformation remains a top priority for business. However, undertaking such deals is not without risks and the
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Executive Director Dave Howorth looks at how businesses can best support their staff. Labour shortages have been an ongoing issue in warehousing, with a 2022 CILT survey suggesting that over four-fifths (86%) of companies experienced operative shortages in the previous two years. This is only set to be exacerbated this golden quarter, with warehouse operative
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