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October 1st, 2008 — Issue 11 October 2008, Management
Spinneys is a name synonymous with highly priced but high quality groceries. So how do their supply chain and logistics stay on top?
Spinneys, Jumeirah Beach Road
In Dubai’s heat, even a few minutes in traffic can shrivel all the fresh produce you have stacked in your boot after a grocery shopping spree. But supermarket giant Spinneys obviously has its business down pat. Not only can you find the freshest fruits, vegetables, cheeses and ready meals, they’re also available
at a premium.
October 1st, 2008 — Editorial, Issue 11 October 2008
I seem to be having a lot of money problems lately. It all started when my debit card got stuck in an ATM. I can’t tell you how badly I wanted to break open that machine and grab the cash that was rightfully mine, plus more.
October 1st, 2008 — Innovation, Issue 11 October 2008
Forget handbags and shoes. The industry is abloom with stylish material handling equipment. LOC8, Span and FAMCO share their hottest products with us
MINI ME The Mini Rack is a lower cost alternative to pallet racking for heavy and bulky items which are non-palletised and can be hand loaded.
Available at LOC8, 800-LOC8 (5628), +9714 368 1565
October 1st, 2008 — Analysis, Issue 11 October 2008
Why is Singapore held as the benchmark for the logistics industry?
Walking around Singapore, one is unable to escape the observations
most visitors and investors have of the island nation. Singapore is clean. Orderly. Diverse. Startlingly efficient. Modern and highly organised. In the early days of this Asian metropolis, its leaders sought to model the country into the “Switzerland of the East”. Most things, including the governance of the country, run like clockwork. Vehicles that enter city limits at specific times automatically pay for road tolls through a small wireless unit onboard. Singapore’s air-conditioned, clinically clean food courts offer regional and inter- Practically national cuisine in gleaming malls. The population of 4.5 million people never demonstrates. When things are said to happen — they do. ‘Almost perfect’ for business at least.
