Growth Strategies & Trends in the UK Retail Supply Chain

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Introduction
• Logistics Expenditure and Outsourcing
• Current Threats and Future Requirements

CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION

• 2.1 The Aim of This Report
• 2.2 Report Structure
• 2.3 Growth Strategies and Trends in European Logistics
• 2.4 Research Methodology and Sector Definitions
  • Table 2.1: Sector Definitions
  • Table 2.2: Sector Definitions (continued)

CHAPTER 3 LOGISTICS EXPENDITURE AND OUTSOURCING

• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Logistics Expenditure
  • Table 3.3: Sector Logistics Expenditure, 2004
  • Chart 3.2: Sector Annual Logistics Expenditure, 2004
  • Table 3.4: Sector Annual Logistics Expenditure, 2004
  • Chart 3.3: Industrial Sector Logistics Expenditure by Geography, 2004
  • Table 3.5: Industrial Sector Logistics Expenditure by Geography, 2004
• 3.3 Outsourcing Logistics Operations
  • 3.3.1 Outsourcing Responsibility
  • Table 3.6: Budget Responsibility within Manufacturers, 2005
  • 3.3.2 Outsourcing Rates
  • Chart 3.4: Sector Logistics Outsourcing Rates, 2005
  • Table 3.8: Sector Logistics Outsourcing Rates, 2004
• 3.4 Outsourced Serviced vs. In-house Operations
  • Chart 3.5: Manufacturers Maintaining Operations In-house, 2005
  • Table 3.9: Manufacturers Maintaining Operations In-house, 2005
  • 3.4.1 Reasons for Outsourcing
  • Table 3.10: Major Reason for Outsourcing Logistics Operations, 2005
  • 3.4.2 Reasons for Maintaining In-house Operations
  • Chart 3.6: Major Reason for Maintaining In-house Logistics Operations, 2005
  • Table 3.11: Major Reason for Maintaining In-house Logistics Operations, 2005
• 3.5 Number of Logistics Providers Employed
  • Chart 3.7: Sector Logistics: Number of 3PLs Employed, 2005
  • Table 3.12: Sector Logistics: Number of 3PLs Employed, 2005
• 3.6 Selection Criteria for Logistics Providers
  • Table 3.13: Selection Criteria When Employing a Logistics Provider, 2005
  • Chart 3.8: Selection Criteria When Employing a Logistics Provider, 2005
  • Table 3.14: Selection Criteria When Employing a Logistics Provider, 2005

CHAPTER 4 CURRENT THREATS AND FUTURE REQUIREMENTS

• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Supply Chain Operations
• 4.2.1 Warehouse and Distribution Centres
  • Chart 4.9: Warehouse and Distribution Centres in the Sector, 2005
  • Table 4.15: Warehouse and Distribution Centres in the Sector, 2005
• 4.3 Current Threats in the Supply Chain
  • Chart 4.10: Current Threats in the Sector, 2005
  • Table 4.16: Current Threats in the Sector, 2005
• 4.4 RFID Implementation
  • Chart 4.11: RFID Implementation in the Sector, 2005
  • Table 4.17: RFID Implementation in the Sector, 2005
• 4.5 The Next Five Years
  • Chart 4.12: Future Logistics Requirements in the Sector, 2005
  • Table 4.18: Future Logistics Requirements in the Sector, 2005

CHAPTER 5 APPENDIX