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Archive for février, 2007

« new attractive logistic area » according to Savills

Posted by Céline on 26th février 2007

Logistics real estate advisors expect rents to increase in 2007 in France. Rents are considerably low compared with those in UK or northern Europe, and they are even lower in the western part of France. In Western France, they range from 40 to 49€/sq.m./year… not bad ! Read the rest of this entry »

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investment of the month: ProLogis to Develop 344,000-Square-Foot Distribution Facility for Michelin in South Western France

Posted by Céline on 22nd février 2007

February 2007: ProLogis has signed an agreement to acquire a 79-acre (32-hectare) property from Michelin in the French city of Poitiers. The parcel is the site of a recently closed Michelin manufacturing plant. ProLogis will build a 344,000-square-foot (32,000-squaremeter) distribution center on the property, which Michelin will use to serve markets in France and other countries in Europe under a multi-year lease.
Full press release click here 

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mission for the SITL, phase 1-2

Posted by Céline on 21st février 2007

I will attend the SITL (international logistics solutions show) in Paris at the end of March. My job as an FDI advisor is to detect, contact and meet future investors. I just ended phase 1 and am starting phase 2.

website of the SITL event

fdi international logistics solutions paris sitl

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What is logistics and Supply Chain management ?

Posted by Céline on 20th février 2007

Professor Richard Wilding, an expert on the concepts of logistics & SC management, gives out on the streets interviews and interviews Professor Christopher (another leading figure in Logistics & Supply Chain Management) on how he defines the concepts and what companies are considering in the future. This is great listening…

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Tesco’s business model strength

Posted by Céline on 18th février 2007

Supply chain has a lot to do with supermarket : Tesco (the UK’s largest supermarket chain) is often mentionned as the company that has the strongest business model as far as supply chain is concerned. Why is this business model so unique ? Why not using it locally on the French territory ? If people know about it, please leave a comment….

business model supply chain tesco

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Everything that’s not moving costs a lot

Posted by Céline on 16th février 2007

why not moving to western france then ! j/k

Have you ever heard about the next motorway of the sea that will join the western France port of Saint Nazaire and the Spanish port of Bilbao ?

bilbao motorway of the sea saint nazaire western france

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links from Brazil to Europe…

Posted by Céline on 12th février 2007

Operating in Brazil (Featuring interviews with Alexandra Oliveira – Cebralog, Carolina Zappa Santoro – del Valle, Edinir Nunes – DHL, Andrew Morgan – Supply Chain Europe & Philip Hammer – Britcham.) The Supply Chain Podcast by Professor Richard Wilding

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