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Third-Party Logistics Providers Play Key Role in Integration, Sustainability and Security of the Supply Chain

Posted by | Oct 6, 2008 | |

Capgemini, Georgia Institute of Technology, Oracle and DHL release the thirteenth annual Third Party Logistics Study
The survey shows that the ‘greening’ of the supply chain will have an increasing impact on the companies.
The study is based on a survey of 1,644 logistics executives from North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America and identifies a number of key findings:
• Green supply chain initiatives are essential for future business success according to 98 pct of logistics executives, yet the majority are unwilling to invest any additional funds in the greening of the supply chain.
• The theft of material goods continues to be the top security concern. But the changing business environment means that companies must focus more attention on other causes of supply chain disruption from the theft of intellectual capital and natural disasters, to the closure of ports and product tampering.
• Underpinning sustainability and security are strong relationships across the different parties in the supply chain achieved through integrated systems and services. Through deliberate efforts to form solid relationships with logistics providers using detailed contracts and metrics, companies can achieve significant cost savings, shorter order cycles, better customer service and improved business efficiency.

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CitySprint takes over PBS Deliveries

Posted by | Oct 6, 2008 | |

CitySprint has today (6th October 2008) acquired Birmingham based courier company PBS Deliveries for an undisclosed sum. This deal expands its unique wholly owned national network whilst further strengthening its established Midlands operations.
CitySprint, with 31 locations, a fleet of over 1500 couriers and is the only national courier that provides its customers with live, real time online tracking of their shipments in progress.
Despite the current economic turmoil CitySprint is continuing with its successful strategy for growth by focussing on organic expansion and strategic add-on acquisitions. CitySprint is determined to use this strategy to maintain its strong foothold in the industry and to continue to grow its market share.
CitySprint believes that by further strengthening its capacity in the UK, and therefore its ability to support its customers, it will be able weather the economic storm as clients look towards a stable and reliable provider.
PBS customers will now benefit from access to considerably enhanced OnLine services. CitySprint operates the largest GPS enabled fleet in Europe which means that its customers benefit from real-time information at the touch of a button. CitySprint has taken the bold step of offering complete transparency to its customers about the courier services they use. From the point of booking CitySprint’s customers can view, through CitySprint’s CourierLocator facility on their website, a real time map location of the courier doing their SameDay Courier delivery and a step by step job progress audit and electronic proof of delivery through QuikTrak.

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3,000 more post offices could close if Royal Mail loses pensions contract (UK)

Posted by | Oct 4, 2008 | |

Three thousand more post offices could close if the Government does not award a major benefits contract to the Royal Mail in the next few weeks.

The latest uncertainty to the post office network hinges on whether the Department for Work and Pensions extends the Post Office Card Account (POCA) after 2010.

The card account is a lifeline for many branches as it pays out benefits and pensions to four million people and cannot be used in other banks or shops.

Pressure is already building on ministers with over 170 MPs signing a Commons motion urging the Government to keep the contract with the Post Office.

Ministers are insisting that any decision is taken on commercial grounds. PayPoint, the UK’s biggest payment network, with 20,000 outlets in shops across the country, is believed to be the favourite to replace the Post Office in supplying the pension and benefit service.

But they are very worried about the fall-out from taking away the contract from the Post Office.

The Department for Work and Pensions said the contract would be awarded in “early Autumn” but declined to comment further.

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Royal Mail gets itself a CoPilot

Posted by | Oct 3, 2008 | |

Microsoft’s Windows Mobile platform has received a boost with the announcement the Royal Mail is rolling out a customised version of ALK’s CoPilot Live Professional satnav onto 25,000 of its GPS-enabled Intermec CN3 handsets.
The software will enable Royal Mail drivers to take the most efficient route to their destination and also enable customers to see the position of their tracked products in near real-time. This feature will be available to Special Delivery and Recorded Signed For items.
The 25,000 Windows Mobile devices are GPS enabled Intermec CN3 handsets and CoPilot Live Professional will be fully integrated with its on-board job despatch, management and proof of delivery application, Delivery Connect, from Blackbay.
The Delivery Connect system has a button which launches CoPilot, which is then automatically populated with the address details of the destination. On arrival at the destination, the navigation system reverts back to the Delivery Connect for signature capture and proof of delivery.

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DHL reviews Same Day operations (UK)

Posted by | Oct 2, 2008 | |

DHL is “reviewing its Same Day operations with a view to repositioning the business in accordance with market requirements”.

A DHL spokeswoman says: “Changes pertain to the strategic direction and deployment of the Same Day sales force, in an effort to establish closer links with customers.”

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