Blog by author Andrea Krug Hannah

How do you define 'behaviour'?

My colleagues and I recently sat down to discuss the true meaning of “behaviour” when applied to fleet drivers.

Why Has Amazon Become A Diaper Company?

Diapers are the key to Amazon’s future, and they show all manufacturers and distributors a target for growing their operations.

The top three challenges to overcome in your warehouse

This blog focuses on the importance of efficiently managing a busy warehouse and the options that are available to warehouse operators to do so effectively.

Procurement success in 2015? Less focus on numbers and more on effectiveness

Too many Procurement functions give overriding focus to the numbers, an understandable trait given that we operate in a numbers-driven commercial world. However, when we start focusing on Procurement effectiveness, things start to fall into place.

Manufacturing Wages Must Continue Their Rise

Today’s business focus is like shifting sands under our feet and there’s only a limited amount of time to understand where we are losing ground and then meet the demands of the next generation or workers to regain a solid footing.

Will Quality over Cost be your New Year's Resolution?

As we look back on 2014, it seems that retailers across the country are still struggling to maintain their IT provision and this is continuing to impact sales.

In with the new.....

As one year comes to pass, I thought it would be timely to consider what could lie just around the corner as 2015 beckons.

Fuelling the in-cab camera debate

In an effort to reduce fuel bills, many companies are installing video cameras in trucks. However, many fleet managers underestimate the operational burden that can follow the purchase of basic fleet tracking devices and in-vehicle ‘dash cams’.

Improvements in procurement capability are beset by ‘soft’ issues

The global economic downturn has compelled organizations to focus on costs and seek ways to optimize their procurement capability, yet a lack of understanding of the softer issues of business are holding many back.

A vision for the factory of the future

One of the perks of my role as Industry Director is that I get to spend a lot of time with customers and prospects, helping to better understand their challenges and objectives.

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