Comments on: Insights from the Logistics Hub of Europe (or why flowers from Kenya are more sustainable than those from Holland)

By: Manual Babbling

Manual Babbling — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:24:54 +0000

Enno then pointed out an example of why this “distance is bad for the environment” assumption doesn’t always work. He shared results of a study by Cranfield University, in comparing roses or tulips grown in Kenya, Aftrica i thiansf

By: niamh

niamh — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:28:57 +0000

Logistics is increasingly about supply chain information management not only about the physical flow of goods.

By: Richard MBA2013

Richard MBA2013 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:08:16 +0000

By “There is a move on the part of many companies to move from one main DC, to a single one supported by regional DC’s,” do you mean a smaller scale DC supported by even smaller regional DC’s, sort of like a hub and spoke model? If so, this is going away from attempts to save money by consolidating operations and removing duplications in the system.

thanks