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A freight service between Barking, East London, and Wroclaw in Poland is due to be opened next month using the High Speed One route, according to the Financial Times.

Tata company Infiniti Retail has terminated a five-year sourcing partnership with Australian retail company Woolworths, media reports have claimed.

The recent widespread flooding in Thailand is having a major impact on the supply chains of some of the world’s biggest companies including Toyota and Apple.

Software solutions specialist Ariba has acquired b-process, a privately-held provider of France’s largest electronic invoice network.

Campbell Soup Company reported that it intends to improve its manufacturing carbon footprint after sealing a deal with a solar energy specialist to construct a PV solar array at one of its facilities in California.

It’s a little over ten years since Martin Christopher-professor of supply chain management at Cranfield University-powerfully summed-up the importance of effective supply chain management in words which have resonated ever since: “It’s no longer compan…

The Procurement Services Division for Memphis City Schools in the US state of Tennessee has unveiled plans to deploy e-sourcing and spend analysis technologies.

Market watchers have reported that wide-scale inventory build ups in the global PC supply chain have largely been cleared.

Cherry Central, a cooperative of hundreds of growers of fruits and vegetables in the United States, is deploying analytics technology to improve supply chain management and visibility.

Emptoris announced major enhancements to its Strategic Supply Management software suite at yesterday’s Emptoris Empower show in Boston, that the company says will help users maximise operational and financial performance and mitigate risks.