Supply Chains in China
"Enter the Dragon" - Is your supply chain ready for the growth in China? A recent global economic study identified, that according to two of the key indicators for the size of the economy: energy consumption and resources demand, China is now a larger economy than the...
Third Party Logistics Contracts
Third party warehousing contracts - Heading North or rapidly South? As I sit at the Airport awaiting my flight, I ponder over the meeting I have just had with yet another company, who is dissatisfied with their Third Party Logistics (3PL) service provider. Sometimes I...
LAA and Logistics Bureau Scholarship Awards
LAA and Logistics Bureau University Scholarships & Research Awards Logistics Bureau is pleased to announce that sponsorship has just been renewed for another year. Logistics Bureau, in conjunction with the Logistics Association of Australia, has developed a...
Logistics Terrorism
Tame the risk of terror now Australian businesses should adapt their existing emergency systems as soon as possible to include protection against the worst consequences of a terrorist attack on themselves or a critical supplier, according to a supply chain expert. But...
Logistics Scholarships and Awards – Logistics Bureau and LAA
Six new awards to boost Five new scholarships and a national research award have been set up to encourage tertiary students to pursue careers in logistics. The awards, worth a total $26,000 a year, will be funded by Logistics Bureau, a leading logistics and supply...
John Turner Joins Logistics Bureau
Prominent logistics and supply chain consultant John Turner has joined Logistics Bureau as its Melbourne partner and to head up its Victorian operations. Before becoming a consultant he served in the RAAF for 20 years where he added a master's degree in logistics...
Christmas Logistics
GIVE ME TWO HOURS AND I'LL SAVE YOU Retailers and their suppliers still have time to save millions of dollars this Christmas by some easy do-it-yourself improvements to their sales and operations planning. According to Rob O'Byrne, a specialist in supply chain...
Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Distribution Centre
A new distribution centre will lead world Australian Pharmaceutical Industries has given the first preview of its new $30 million warehouse and distribution centre at Camellia which it says will provide world-leading logistics. Mr Joel Williams, API's general manager...
Thailand Retail Logistics
Backers of small stores aiming at wrong target, say experts Bangkok: Convenience chains are the main threat. by Boonsong Kositchotethana Politicians, authorities and many small Thai retailers are missing the point by claiming that hypermarket chains are driving...
Thailand Logistics and the China WTO boom
Make money in Thailand while you train for China's WTO boom BANGKOK: Australian companies contemplating investing in China should seriously consider minimising their risk by first establishing a beachhead in Thailand, according to an Australian supply-chain expert,...