LOGISTICSTEAMtalk – Winter 2011
Thursday, December 1st, 2011
Welcome to the Winter 2011 edition of LOGISTICS TEAMtalk, the Newsletter and Digest of the Expense Reduction Analysts’ Logistics Team. As well as our usual selection of topical comment to help keep you informed of some...
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
In this holiday month the PCI Data Security Council has taken the opportunity to update guidelines for merchants using Wireless technology to collect payments and also to issue guidelines for the growing number of merchants employing Tokenization. The Payment Card...
Heating-oil prices set to rocket again !
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Remember last winter, and the impact on your fuel–oil prices ? Costs went through the roof, and suppliers prioritised deliveries to contract customers as the road system failed to cope with the adverse weather. If this affected you, the latest...
OCEAN & AIRFREIGHT UPDATE – AUGUST 2011
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Far East & Indian sub-cont westbound (import) rates/space/equipment - It is pleasing to report that carriers have in general extended July rates into August 2011 although carriers that still charge BAF separately have imposed an increase of between $10...
Government cut consultancy bill by £800m
Monday, June 6th, 2011
Management consultancy firms have lost more than £800 million in revenues during the past year as the government has slashed public contracts and renegotiated far lower fees. Industry insiders said that the sector, which has been charging government departments...
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) is the representative body for the community pharmacy trade in the UK and, in addition to supplying a range of ancillary pharmacy support products at competitive prices, it seeks to support its members by...
National Pharmacy Association
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) is the representative body for the community pharmacy trade in the UK and, in addition to supplying a range of ancillary pharmacy support products at competitive prices, it seeks to support its members by...
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
Total fraud losses on UK cards fell by 17% compared to 2009. Total 2010 losses of £365.4m are the lowest since 2000 and follow on from a fall of 28% in 2009, says the UK Cards Association. The downward trend is...
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
In part I of The Benefits of Effective Procurement, I have outlined some of the findings the Aberdeen Group, a US based research organisation, has recently published on what distinguishes best-in-class procurement teams from the average performers and laggards....
Thursday, January 13th, 2011
Winter struck the UK with a vengeance in late November and through December, with the inevitable increase in demand for commonly used heating oils (Kerosene and Gasoil). This had an almost immediate and rather shocking affect on prices, with...