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Peter Surtees joins Giventis


Peter Surtees, formerly European supply chain director of Kimberly-Clark, has joined logistics collaboration firm Giventis International. NigelWakeling managing


director of Pure Logik is also joining theGiventis team. Giventis targets logistics service


providers, inbound retail, and shippers. It uses business intelligence and its cloud-based platform, ELG-Web, to identify and facilitate collaboration opportunities. "Most companies have only limited understanding of the collaboration potential of their own networks, but this has to change if theywant to take out costs and emissions," said Surtees. "Having usedGiventis to identify and deliver collaborative transport saving while I waswith Kimberly-Clark I amreally looking forward toworking with the company to continue to drive the collaboration agenda" Giventis is a partner in the CO³


(Collaborative Concepts for Co- modality) Project that is designed to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of European logistics through transport collaboration. Chief executive officerMike


Bogen said: "We are delighted that Peter andNigel have agreed to join our team.Their cross industry expertise in collaboration, supply chain and logistics operationswill be invaluable."


Complexity rising


North American supply chains have become more complex since 2012, as the economy has continued to recover, according toTerraTechnology’s recently published Forecasting Benchmark Study. The company’s latest research


showed that rapid innovation, higher seasonal sales, and increased reliance on promotions have helped make forecasting more challenging. It analysed demand planning


performance for theNorth American businesses of eleven multinational consumer products companies. “The constant growth of items


revealed by the study shows that manufacturers continue to add complexity instead of removing it,” said chief executive officer of TerraTechnology, Robert F. Byrne.


Supply chain problems still affect Hornby


Hornby’s model rail brands have continued to bear the brunt of supply chain difficulties, the company said in its results for the sixmonths to 30th September. Last year, the group's historically largest supplier closed the factory that produced its goods and Hornby sought to reallocate production from that supplier wherever possible. “While this has inevitably caused further supply


chain disruption inthe first half of this year that will continue into the second half, it is anecessary step to recovering control over our supply chain for the future, it said. The company,which also owns the Scalextric


and Airfix brands, reported an underlying loss for the first half of £700,000 compared to a loss of £200,000 in the first half of last year.Saleswere downfrom £23.5m to £22.5m.The closure of retailerModelzone also affected the results. It said:“European model rail brands are now forecast to achieve around 80 per cent of budgeted


Rail SC forum


A new supply chain forumfor the rail industry has been unveiled by business secretaryVince Cable and transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin. The aim of the Rail Supply


Chain Forumis to ensure that the government isworking in partnershipwith industry so British businesses are better able to winwork both in the UKand abroad, according to Cable. The forumwas announced


during a visit toHitachi’s new £82million manufacturing facility atNewton Aycliffe, in CountyDurham, home of the new Intercity ExpressTrains. Cable said: “Hitachi’s decision to base its European factory inNewton Aycliffe shows theUKis an attractive place for international businesses to invest and grow. It also underlines the industrial benefits of the rail revolutions nowtaking place in theUK. Aswell as


attracting inward investment, we also need to develop a strong, co-ordinated and competitive supply chain here which complements and supports other industry initiatives.” The establishment of the


forumwillbring togetherDfT, BIS and industry stakeholders to develop an industrial strategy to maximise the economic potential of theUK rail sector. The forumwill be chaired


byTerenceWatson,UK president of Alstom.He said: “With programmes like Crossrail, HS2 and regional schemes opening up, it’s clear that there are incredible opportunities to be grasped by theUK supply chain. I’m determined to help industry and government develop its strategic capability and also to develop ourmany rail SMEs to ensure that they can winmoreworkbothhereand abroad.”


production for the year and for theUK88 per cent. This compares to 70 per cent last year and despite the continuing difficulties does represent progress. The biggest impact internationally has been felt in Italy and the results reflect this.” Executive chairmanRogerCanhamsaid the immediate outlook continued to be dominated by supply constraints as itworks through the strategic restructuring of the supplier base. “We are developing breadth and depth to our


new strategic partners to deliver the continuity and consistency of product supplyneeded to support the recruitment, re-invigoration and retention of our enthusiasts. “We expect the second half of the current financial year to bemuchstronger than the first, partially because of the seasonal impact but also becausewe will start to put behind us the difficulties of the first half.The supply chain should bemore reliable and the concession retail channel is being rebuilt successfully.”


NHS Supply Chain sustainability


NHSSupply Chain has launched its SustainableDevelopment Strategy 2013-2016, with the promise of reducing CO2 emissions fromdelivery vehicles by 2.5 per cent year on year, and reducing waste generation by increasing recyclingwith both suppliers andNHS customers. Focusing on the five key themes of carbon, community, ethics and responsibility, natural resources and waste, the company said its strategy will be supported through a new programme, whichwill both change and improve howsustainability is incorporated into the business. “We’ve worked closelywith theNHS


Business Services Authority and the Department ofHealth to build a solid sustainability agenda,” said sustainable operationsmanager, Colin Stuart. “By creating a more sustainable supply chain, not only arewe securing the future;we’re alsomanaging risk. Sustainable activities, such as reducing packaging and carbon, can deliver significant financial benefits to trusts as well in terms of reduced supplier costs and fuel usage.


December 2013 Supply Chain Standard


www.supplychainstandard.com


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