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Businesses are set to invest over their annual warehousing costs into automation to boost productivity

Two fifths (42%) of businesses across manufacturing, retail and 3PLs are planning to invest equal to or more than their annual warehousing costs on automation over the next five years, according to new research. In SCALA’s new report looking at the rise of robotics and automation in the supply chain, significantly, 6% of respondents said

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People, digitalisation, automation and decarbonisation among factors critical to supply chain survival, according to experts

Industry experts have warned that the future of supply chains will be bleak, unless businesses act now. Speaking at SCALA’s 20th Annual Supply Chain Debate, senior industry figures highlighted the need for great change over the coming decade, as the industry faces new challenges and the pressure to reach net zero targets mounts. Almost 100

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SCALA’s Phil Reuben Delivers Seminal Lecture on Negotiation Training in Suzhou

Last weekend, SCALA’s own Phil Reuben delivered a seminal presentation on Negotiation Practices in Suzhou to a large audience. Bringing his own unique style of presenting to China, he spoke the congregation in Suzhou on the subject “Negotiation – Strategy, Tactics, and Everything Else.” Phil’s detailed teachings (having had a large amount of experience in the appliance industry) and

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SCALA Annual Supply Chain Debate 2017 – Is Today’s Supply Chain a Competitive Advantage?

This year’s debate was opened by SCALA Executive Director Dave Howorth with Keith Newton also of the CILT International chairing the debate discussion. Edward Osborne, from Waitrose, discussed the increasing demands being placed on internal supply chains and distribution networks. Black Friday produced a 5 units per second demand on the process! Connecting with customers

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Logistics networks are evolving rapidly in the UK – discover why the UK is at the forefront of global developments

The UK is one of the world’s most globalised economies and has been the fastest growing member of the G7 for the past three years and, partly as a result, we are at the forefront of technological and market changes in addition to shifts within logistics networks. Our world-class scientific base means the UK will be at the forefront of

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