Gist renews Far East contract with M&S
Gist’s reputation as a global supply chain management company has been further strengthened with the news that Marks & Spencer has renewed its Hong Kong freight contract with the company.
Gist has applied its Managed Solutions expertise to manage Marks & Spencer’s inter-country supply chain both efficiently and reliably, dispatching around one thousand aircraft containers of general merchandise to Hong Kong per year. From the consolidation of the merchandise at its international depot at Hemel Hempstead, to freight forwarding the product to Hong Kong, Gist has used its bespoke exception management techniques to highlight and quickly solve potential problems. This has ensured the smooth flow of several million single items across the supply chain – one of Marks & Spencer’s key requirements.
Liz Perry, Marks & Spencer’s head of international franchise logistics, comments: “Over the last twelve months, Gist has provided us with an excellent level of service, meeting all agreed key performance indicators and service level agreements.
“Gist’s team also has a really thorough knowledge and understanding of our business and has tailored its service to suit the demands of our supply chain. This is why we have decided to renew our contract with Gist for a further twelve months.”
Dick Lacey, Gist’s account manager for M&S freight, adds: “By renewing its contract with us, Marks & Spencer has demonstrated the value that it places on good supply chain management. By offering the company a total solution, we have been able to provide them with a reliable and efficient supply chain which has, in turn, given Marks & Spencer the value for money that it requires.”
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Notes to editors
Gist combines leading edge experience and expertise to transform supply chains through intelligent application of innovative leading edge technology, unique solutions tailored to customers’ strategies, managing change and embracing and enhancing the supply chain proposition. With industry specific experience, expertise and excellence, Gist’s solutions bring end-to-end visibility and implementation, from concept to delivery.
Gist, based in the United Kingdom, has its head office at Basingstoke in Hampshire. However, Gist’s 4,500 employees operate out of 28 locations, providing a full range of intellectual and asset-based business offering in the UK, continental Europe, Asia, Australasia and North America.
Gist’s customers (including Ocado, Marks & Spencer, British Airways, Carlsberg UK and Budgens) operate in a wide range of commercial and industrial sectors, including grocery, electronics, apparel and gas.
As part of the BOC Group, which serves two million customers in more than 50 countries, Gist also benefits from BOC’s global capability, synergy and scale.
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