Evidence obtained by the Competitions Commission suggests that hidden but potentially severe financial pressures are being imposed on UK supermarket suppliers. We identify four such major routes, including reverse cash flows resulting in subsidised acquisition costs. A consequence is that a...

Organisations around the world are facing unprecedented challenges to the maintenance of profitability as they confront recessionary markets and increasingly fierce global competition. It is against this backdrop that logistics has emerged as a vital element in the process of corporate renewal....