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Thinking stuff: Thinking about systems

Problems faced by logisticians and supply chain professionals are more complex than ever due to increases in information flow, inter?dependencies and the dramatic rate of change.

72 learners provide a surge of skills to the supply chain.

Whenever one person successfully completes an IoSCM qualification we pat ourselves on the back for a job well done. After all, this person will go on to put their learning into practice and become an example of excellence within the supply chain industry. Allowing somebody the chance to bring their skills to the supply chain arena (and improve their career in the progress) is the reason we get up in the morning and always aim to provide a leading learning experience. But when we are given the opportunity to help 72 people bring their skills, ideas and innovations to the supply chain, it’s a cause for celebration.

Haulage firms face a crisis. What is to be done?

850lb Polar Bear Transported to Saint Louis in USA

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The Institute of Supply Chain Management is offering a free iPad Mini or 20% off online

Can Drones Deliver to your Door?

Amazon boasts that it’s ready as soon as regulations are finalised, but technological intricacies still need to be ironed out.

Will the whish of tiny propellers populate our skies? If Amazon is to be believed then the answer is yes, and soon. This isn’t ripped out of dystopian fiction but is on the verge of tomorrow. But others aren’t so sure, the possible and the acceptable being cited as concepts which aren’t always aligned: public safety being top of the priority list.

Distance Learning College’s Success Rally

IoSCM are delighted to sponsor the DLC Success Rally which is taking place in Canary Wharf on the 2nd of July. IoSCM and DLC have worked closely together as partners for many years and sponsored The DLC Learning Conference which took place in Durham in 2014. The DLC Rally is set to be bigger and better with guest speakers, workshops and an awards dinner, supported by IoSCM.