Management Briefings

• Market Overview | Part 2 | Part 3
  New research tracks how many clients have created integrated supply chains. Pat Sweet reports.

• Expert Opinion
  Using internet technologies to create agile supply chains is now a CEO issue, says Chris Webster of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.

• Round Table | Part 2 | Part 3
  Five e-supply chain experts give their views on the market. We speak to Dr Rod Edwards of Logica, Liam Harrington of Oliver White, Simon Bragg of ARC Advisory, John Croucher of TRAXit and Kenneth Porter of Total Logistics.

• APS Development | Part 2
  APS technology may be required to cope with faster moving supply chains built on improved collaboration, says Mark Mason of Atos Origin.

• Retail Sector | Part 2
  Simon Tomlinson of The Logistics Business says delivery methods are crucial to profitability in the ‘e-tail’ market.

• Case Study: 1 | Part 2
  How engines distributor Cummins Diesel moved to an e-supply chain.

• Collaborative Commerce | Part 2
  Dominique Raviart of IDC looks at the technology implications as companies increasingly collaborate with their suppliers and customers.

• Manufacturing Sector | Part 2
  The creation of virtual supply chains by UK manufacturing companies will only happen when the issue gets board-level recognition, says Jeremy Hammant of PA Consulting.

• Case Study: 2
  Office distribution company ISA has e-enabled its existing ERP system.