News / Articles

This page will be updated regularly with Apprise news items and topical papers and links to areas of interest within the supply chain and logistics arenas.

The information is free and is useful to those working in supply chain management or who are learning about the subject.

News

• Warehouse Management by Gwynne Richards was published by Kogan Page on the 3^rd June 2011. Find out more

• Steve Riemer-Harris strengthens Apprise Consulting team. Steve is an experienced logistician, having worked for Dixons Stores Group for over 12 years. He brings new skills to the team including his work with Driver CPCs and home delivery. More information.

• Gwynne Richards has recently completed five weekly courses of TTM at Warwick with excellent feedback from the students. Guest speakers included Joe Fogg from Norbert Dentressangle and Mark Rowlatt from Tate and Lyle

• Gwynne Richards recently chaired a seminar on logistics education at the Food and Drink Logistics show at the NEC

• Apprise Consulting Ltd become an Associate member of FSDF

• As a result of the success of the Transport Management (TTM) course in China, Gwynne Richards has been asked to run a similar course for Masters students at the University of Warwick

• Gwynne Richards recently completed a consultancy assignment on behalf of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

• Gwynne Richards has recently spent a week in Wuhan, China on behalf of Warwick Manufacturing Group, teaching Transport Techniques and Management to a group of Chinese managers including a number from China Post

• Gwynne Richards has recently been admitted as a Practising Associate of The Academy of Experts.

• Apprise Consulting Ltd become an Associate member of the UKWA

• Gwynne Richards appears in Warehouse and Logistics News in their Quote, unquote section.

• Gwynne Richards recently chaired a CILT conference on "How to manage 3PL relationships". Over 80 people attended to hear speakers from Cadbury, Boots and Norbert Dentressangle. A copy of the presentations can be found under articles below.

• Gwynne Richards joined the Women in Logistics team for a photograph at the recent CILT conference

• Apprise recently produced a successful Internal Customer Relationship Management course for Royal Mail senior engineers on behalf of Aston University

• Apprise Consulting become Associate Consultants for the University of the West of England

• Apprise Consulting along with Warwick Manufacturing Group has recently received the BAe Chairman’s bronze award for Best practice for their Supply Chain Management course.. read more

• The CILT warehouse management course produced and run by Apprise Consulting continues to receive excellent reviews from participants.. read more

• Gwynne Richards named Chairman of CILT Development of People Awards Committee

• Gwynne Richards named Chairman of CILT Outsourcing and Procurement Forum Committee

Articles

• BOOK LAUNCH
  Warehouse Management: A Complete Guide to Improving Efficiency and Minimizing Costs in the Modern Warehouse

• Top ten tips on how to reduce warehouse costs!

• The Ultimate Supply Chain Postponement System

• Bubble Trouble?

• Warehouse Key Performance Indicators – what's relevant?

• Core competence v Core business

• Yet another Outsourcing Survey

• Outsourcing isn't always the answer!

• How to manage a 3PL relationship

• Is logistics a core competence?

• Is in-sourcing a viable option?

• Outsourcing survey

• Barriers to Innovation and pro-activity in third party logistics

• Client satisfaction with third party logistics suppliers

• TUPE 2006 briefing

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