Consumer
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How the Unipart Way is Enabling Enterprises to Rethink Returns Management

Our returns management solutions work in partnership with our customers to reshape their reverse supply chains, continuously focusing on reducing returns and repairs by providing rapid feedback and actions upstream. Harnessing years of experience in the repair and recycling of assets, we are experts in the dynamic disposition of returned assets to maximise the value

Automotive
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The Future is Now—You Just Haven’t Realised It Yet

No, this isn’t the start of a revolutionary speech. But if it was, it could only be the digital revolution, which has been the talking point of supply chain literature and papers for decades. And therein lies the issue: we are numb to it. Earlier this month, we asked you to imagine a city lit

Automotive
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Overcoming the Barriers to Adopting Key Future Supply Chain Technology

From big data to AI, the future of supply chain technology is already here. What barriers to emerging technology are preventing companies from adopting it and how can they be overcome? The use of IT systems has become all pervasive within the supply chain arena. As new technologies become available, there is pressure in organisations

Consumer
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How to Create a Cost-Effective Supply Chain that Delights Your Customers

Our supply chain systems provide end-to-end visibility, helping businesses to assess the cost-effectiveness of their operations and optimise supply chain performance in line with customer expectations. A competitive advantage is everything in today’s business, and a world-class supply chain can deliver this. Information leads to intelligence. In particular, the accuracy, relevance and timeliness of information

Technology
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The Ghost of Network Providers’ Future

With mobile network brands almost invisible, what can the present state of utilities tell us about the future of the mobile network sector? The mobile network sector is consolidating. Most people will identify the logo of the major network, but one imagines they would not be able to spell out a unique characteristic or brand

Automotive
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Autonomous Vehicles in The Intelligent Supply Chain

In this article we discuss the impending role of autonomous vehicles in the intelligent supply chain—and how they could benefit enterprises. Self driving trucks and ‘platooning’ have featured a lot in the news lately, drawing a heavy amount of skepticism, criticism and concern from the public. While few doubt that the future will bring autonomous

Automotive
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Four-Wheel Data Drive

Big data is on the agenda of most corporations and represents an opportunity to learn more and do more—to get better, you might say. Consider this scenario from the customer of a recently purchased four-wheel drive vehicle: “As a family, we have been experiencing difficulties with an 18-month-old car we had from new—a dashboard notice

Automotive
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The Secret to Balancing Process and Agility in Manufacturing

We caught up with Unipart Expert Practices MD Alan Kelly earlier this month to discuss the relevance of process and agility in promoting success up the supply chains of today—and tomorrow. Whether you are reassessing the efficiency of your existing operations or planning to future-proof your supply chain, process and agility are two words that

Automotive
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How Could Smart City Technologies Save Supply Chains Millions?

Smart cities could significantly reduce supply chain costs for enterprises. How can they achieve this, and what are the barriers standing in the way? Navigating our most congested cities, the average commercial vehicle driver wastes 129 hours a year sitting in traffic. In supply chain speak, that’s 16 work days of inactivity—for every driver. This