Supply Chain Management

In 1992 Allport were the first UK forwarder to understand the need for supply chain management services. Now, the largest dedicated team in the country - 45 colleagues - focuses only on client management and support. Working in conjunction with our operational divisions, supply chain management offers the additional layers of visibility, support and pro-active management needed by today's complex international supply chain networks. Our solutions are built to be client specific and we work hard to understand our customers' businesses and the environments they operate in.

LIMA, Allport's freight management system, offers much more than track-and-trace. Internally developed, it's a web-based solution providing real-time visibility, with product flow controlled from PO placement through vendor management to UK delivery.

SMART, developed in conjunction with leading retailers specifically addresses supply chain issues in the retail environment. Breaking the 'silo' mentality and cost-centre approach, SMART concentrates attention on margins; and, examining the entire supply chain, gives a business centric motivation to global sourcing.

"LIMA provides a single portal for Matalan to harmonise information from all areas within our supply chain, making it easier to make decisions that will directly affect our bottom line." Terry Broadhead, Imports Controller, Matalan