Firms ‘must share data’ with logistics partners
3 April 2012
Successful partnering with a logistics provider requires careful analysis of its capabilities and acceptance of the need to share data, an academic has warned.
"Having an agile supply chain means working closely in partnership with companies that can provide essential services,” Martin Christopher, professor of marketing and logistics systems at Cranfield School of Management, told Management Centre Europe’s international logistics and supply chain conference in Brussels this month.
“The attitude should be, ‘we are...