Press Archive

LCP is an active contributor to news and debate about global supply chain issues. Here are our archived published press articles for 2008.

  1. Freight Efficient, The Manufacturer, December 2009
  2. Carbon footprint, Bulk Transporter, December 2009
  3. Risk to retail supply chain escalating, Logistics Manager, 5 November 2009
  4. A vision thing, Retail Systems supply chain supplement, August/September 2009
  5. Lessons in logistics, Retail Systems supply chain supplement, August/September 2009
  6. Brace yourselves by Alan Braithwaite for Supply Management Magazine, October 2009
  7. The pressures on food manufacturing supply chain by Jeremy Hammant for The Business of Food and Drink, October 2009
  8. How to manage the threat of the global supply chain and save money, Pharmaceutical Technology Europe, 1 October 2009
  9. Five maxims compass navigates supply chain efficiency, The Manufacturer, September 2009
  10. Supply chain claim 'exaggerated and incorrect', SupplyChainStandard.com 18 August 2009
  11. Irish food companies must take positive approach, Business & Finance , 2 July 2009
  12. Food and drink bounce back, Irish Independent, 30 June 2009
  13. An exercise in trust, Retail Week, 19 June 2009
  14. Retail surgery, Retail Week, 5 June 2009
  15. Recession brings increased focus on collaboration, Supply Chain Standard, June 2009
  16. Companies are starting to collaborate, Manufacturing & Logistics IT, 4 June 2009
  17. Rich and green, Supply Chain Standard, 1 May 2009
  18. UK logistics sector bucks global pessimism trend, 14 April 2009
  19. Recession will drive radical changes in supply chains, 1 April 2009
  20. Recession offers chance to drive 'radical change' in supply chains, 20 March 2009
  21. Going green worldwide, March 2009
  22. The Weakest Link, March 2009
  23. Chain of Momentum, European Oil & Gas Magazine, March 2009
  24. A stark choice, Foodchain Magazine.com, March 2009
  25. Sourcing Supplement, Daily Telegraph, 17 March 2009
  26. Consolidation  - is it yielding the expected benefits and what are the prospects for further changes?  International Freighting Weekly February 2009
  27. Supply Chain Management Supplement, The Times, 5 November 2008
  28. The long and the short of measuring carbon footprint, Financial Times, 8 October 2008
  29. A Greener Machine, Supplychain supplement, October 2008
  30. The CEOs Stamp, The Telegraph, 21 May 2008
  31. Fuelling change, Supply Chain Standard, April 2008
  32. Management Lessons - letter to The Financial Times, 2 April 2008
  33. The challenges of returns processing, Supply Chain Standard, April 2008
  34. Same old, same old, Conspectus IT Report, March 2008

 

The Manufacturer  -  Freight Effiicient article looks at the various options for moving goods, with quotes from Alan Braithwaite The Manufacturer

Carbon footprint article from Bulk Transporter, December 2009,  on the study carried out by LCP Consulting into the environmental performance of intermodal tank containers Carbon footprint.

Risk to retail supply chain escalating warns Alan Braithwaite in an article published in Logistics Manager  - uncertainty in forecasting, retail sales volumes and a financial crisis in the freight industry is pushing up the level of risk for retailers in the run up to Christmas.

A vision thing  - one of two articles from Retail Systems supply chain supplement quoting Alan Braithwaite  A vision thing

Lessons in logistics - second article from Retail Systems supply chain supplement quoting  Julian Mosquera   Lessons in logistics

Beware cautious forecasts of economic recovery - Alan Braithwaite says the upturn could be just as disruptive as the downturn for supply chains..see page 36 of Supply Management Magazine

Recent figures showing that the country has now entered a period of deflation are at odds with most consumers' experiences..... Article by Jeremy Hammant from The Business of Food and Drink

Julian Mosquera advises how pharmaceutical companies can make their companies leaner and how to guard against the security implications of the global supply chain - Pharmaceutical Technology Europe

In a tough economic climate, when demand is down, there is an imperative for companies to review their supply chains to reduce cost... Alan Braithwaite and Richard Renshaw explain the 'compass' to ensure supply chains remain efficient - The Manufacturer

Supply chain claim 'exaggerated and incorrect',  Alan Braithwaite's response to a claim in the FT that manufacuturers are abandoning global supply chains - article from SupplyChainStandard

 

Irish food companies must take positive approach, says Alan Braithwaite.  Article from Business & FinanceAlan Braithwaite answers question in Retail Surgery section of Retail Week.  Retail surgery

Food and drink can bounce back - letter from LCP following report on the food and drink industry in Ireland Irish Independent

An exercise in trust - Now more than ever, retailers and suppliers need  to work together and be transparent, but a lack of trust is costing them.  Article by Charlotte Hardie with contributions from LCP Retail Week

UK forwarders rethink - Forwarders in the UK have begun to adjust working practices in response to the liability loophole..article  from International Freighting Weekling with comment from Alan Braithwaite International Freighting Weekly 

Retail Surgery - There is pressure from finance to reduce stock and this has put us behind on our normal ordering.  How risky is this and what should I be doing?  Alan Braithwaite provides his answer in Retail Week.  Retail Surgery

Recession brings increased focus on collaboration - Supply Chain Standard reports on research carried out by LCP  Focus on Collaboration

Collaboration is key to survival as economic downturn forces companies to make significant changes in supply chain...  article from Manufacturing & Logistics IT following research by LCP.  Collaboration is key

Rich and green - Sustainable sourcing and supply chains offer true competitive advantage, argue Alan Braithwaite and Jeremy Hammant in an article from this month's Supply Chain Standard.   Supply Chain Standard

UK logistics sector bucks global pessimism trend - Despite rising unemployment and continuing economic decline, the UK logistics industry is more optimistic about the future than it was a month according to research from Transport Intelligence, which includes input from Alan Braithwaite.  Road Transport

Reccession will drive radical changes in supply chains - Once again LCP's five maxims in an article from Logistics Manager. Logistics Manager

Recession offers chance to drive 'radical change' - In an article in CPO Agenda, Alan Braithwaite offers the five maxims for how firms could make their supply chains fitter, leaner and more agile...CPO Agenda

Going green worldwide - Being green has gone through many stages over the last ten years.  For some time simply paying lip service to the environment was enough to get by... Jeremy Hammant from LCP contributes to this debate   Going green worldwide

The Weakest Link - LCP contributed to an MCA report which highlighted how the rise in globalisation has produced ever more complex supply chains.  The report is featured in articles from .... Logistics Handling  Logistics Manager

Chain of Momentum (from exploration to end user) - In Issue 3 2009 Alan Braithwaite addresses the extreme supply chain challenges of the oil and gas industry...Chain of momentum

A stark choice - Greensourcing is the answer being put forward by the outsourcing industry to help companies lower their outside impacts, but what is it and how is it going to help? In this article from Food Chain Magazine, Alan Braithwaite analyses the rise of 3pl logistics in the food and drinks industry.  A stark choice

Sourcing - A Sourcing supplement by Mediaplanet  published in The Daily Teleegraph, 17 March, 2009 quotes Alan Braithwaite in the article "Is offshoring really bad ethics?"   Sourcing Supplement

International Freighting Weekly - Alan Braithwaite contributes to article in International Freighting Weekly.  Consolidation - is consolidation  yielding the expected benefits and what are the prospects for further changes?  Martin Dixon reports..    International Freight Weekly

Supply Chain Management - Chairman, Alan Braithwaite, was asked to contribute in an interview on supply chain finance which appeared in the Supply Chain Supplement in The Times.  This is a critically important commercial area for companies which has not yet received sufficient attention. The supplement is available for download with Alan's contribution on page 13:   Supply Chain Management

The long and the short of measuring carbon footprint - Calculating the supply chain's carbon footprint and monitoring the effect of actions to reduce it is still evolving. There are a numer of......The long and the short

A Greener Machine - Publishers and booksellers are striving to cut waste in the ways they bring books to readers. In a recent article in Thebookseller on the environmentally friendly supply chain, Tom Holman gathers advice from various sources, including Jeremy Hammant, Partner at LCP.   Greener machine 

The CEOs Stamp - How far have CEOs grasped the changing nature of supply chain management, asks Andrew Cave.......The CEOs Stamp

Fuelling Change - Freight is back in focus and facing some high pressure challenges...... Supply Chain Standard

Letter to the Financial Times - T5 shows a troubling lack of corporate memory and learning..... Letter to Financial Times

The challenges of returns processing - LCP contributed to an industry round table discussion on the status of reverse logistics and returns management.  Managing Reverse Logistics

Same old, same old - Expert opinion piece by Alan Braithwaite for Conspectus, The IT report for Directors and Decision Makers.... Same old, same old

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