Driver Crisis – unforeseeable chaos or predictable calamity?
20:20 hindsight is seldom helpful, but does a different narrative based upon the latest ONS data help put the current crisis in greater perspective?
By Jonathan Kittow on 29/09/2021, 10:00 in Supply Chain Collaboration
20:20 hindsight is seldom helpful, but does a different narrative based upon the latest ONS data help put the current crisis in greater perspective?
By Jonathan Kittow on 26/07/2021, 10:59 in Supply Chain Collaboration
As part of our membership programme, we have been sharing experiences around the current driver crisis and its impact on the grocery supply chain. This week over 20 suppliers met virtually to share updates and to review the potential for load...
By Jonathan Kittow on 09/07/2021, 17:25 in Supply Chain Collaboration
A recent survey of FMCG suppliers conducted by the Customer Supply Group showed that service levels have dropped by >5% in recent weeks, with failed deliveries rising from 30-100 loads per weeks for some suppliers.
By Jonathan Kittow on 05/07/2021, 16:08 in Supply Chain Innovation, Supply Chain Collaboration
We are thrilled to announce that the Drop & Drive Supply Group arefinalists in the Supply Chain Initiative category at this year's Grocer Gold Awards!
Despite the considerable challenges within the grocery supply chain over the last 18 months, the...
By Jonathan Kittow on 10/05/2021, 08:02 in Supply Chain Innovation
Grocery logistics costs are continuing to rise, impacted by a combination of Brexit, Covid and online channel challenges. With limited opportunities to pass these costs on, how can suppliers and retailers work to reduce their cost to serve and...
By Jonathan Kittow on 09/04/2021, 12:41 in Performance Improvement, Customer Supply Group
By Jonathan Kittow on 19/03/2021, 18:30 in Brexit
By Jonathan Kittow on 18/03/2021, 12:31 in Supply Chain Innovation, Supply Chain Collaboration
Thank you to the CILT Awards for Excellence for organising a brilliant virtual event last night. There were so many worthy winners and listening to their stories of resilience and determination to go above and beyond during what has been a tough...
By Jonathan Kittow on 20/02/2021, 07:30 in Drop and Drive Supply Group
It was fantastic to see such a great turnout for our first Drop & Drive Claims meeting of the year – thank you to Mark White, Groceries Code Adjudicator who shared the progress already made and his priorities.Our 2021 goals reaffirm our support for...
By Jonathan Kittow on 29/01/2021, 13:56 in Brexit
In our fourth key Brexit collaboration meeting we find things are relatively quiet still, though challenges remain around getting to grips with health and rule of origin documentation.