Supply chain and logistics

Creating benefits behind the scenes

Especially for large organisations with complex distribution networks, supply chain management has become a major subject of management scrutiny. It’s always important to cut costs by more strategic planning, and this is now even more critical in today’s unforgiving economic climate. More advanced and inclusive supply chains can give companies a vital edge over their competitors.

In the same way, new and path-breaking methods and sources of procurement can help companies satisfy their customers’ needs more completely.

The logistics sector is big business: worth around £55 billion to the UK as a whole and comprising around 5 per cent of the UK’s GDP. Around 63,000 companies employ 1.7 million people. Changes in the wider economy such as rising or falling guel prices, climate change legislation, and so on, have a continual knock-on effect on logistics. As a result, companies need to readdress their strategic plans to ensure that their logistics are optimised and their costs minimised. All this calls for highly skilled, experienced and talented people, which we regularly provide to our corporate customers.

We advise and assist many manufacturers, retailers and logistics companies. We call on the support of our other practice groups, working closely with technology, ICT, manufacturing and engineering, consumer products and services, to secure the best logistics managers, supply chain directors, procurement officers, sourcing experts and other key professionals.