Retail Logistics Events

When: 16 October 2024, 12:00 - 13:00
Where: Zoom Webinar
Speakers: 

• Professor Michael Bourlakis Director of Research, School of Management, Cranfield University
• Professor Carol Wagstaff, Research Dean for Agriculture, Food and Health, University of Reading
• Dr Emmanuel Sawyerr, Research Fellow, Centre for Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Cranfield University
• Chris Sturman, Chair, Retail Forum, CILT, Craymere Consulting Ltd

About 22% of the UK’s population live in food poverty. Such persons often rely on alternative supply chains for their total or supplementary food supply. Planning and diet choices are therefore limited for such persons, making improvement in their long-term food security near impossible. Over the last three years, researchers in Cranfield University, along with colleagues in the Universities of Reading, Plymouth, Sussex and Kent have sought to provide citizens of culturally-diverse disadvantaged communities with choice and agency over the food they consume, by co-developing new products, new supply chains and new policy frameworks that deliver an affordable, attractive, healthy and sustainable diets.

During this time, insights from farmers, large retailers, third-party logistics companies in the food sector, food processors and manufacturers, wholesalers and food redistributors reveal that a logistics intervention in current food redistribution operations can lead to improved sustainability outcomes both for businesses and society. This event is a first step towards engaging industry partners to present the integrated and synthesised insights regarding current challenges and opportunities in addressing food waste and food insecurity in a way that is mutually beneficial and attractive for all relevant stakeholders. 






Booking for Members & Non-Members-FREE

To book scroll to the bottom of this page, tick the T & C's box and click Book on event, if you have any difficulties email us at forums@ciltuk.org.uk quoting event code: RLF0339 with your Full name, title and company and we will book your place for you.


** Please note this webinar will be on an external Zoom licence at Cranfield University**

Note: If you are not a current Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, please be aware our membership team may be in touch with you using your email address provided regards membership opportunities. If you do not wish to be contacted please email and let us know at forums@ciltuk.org.uk

Competency sets:

• SC1.1 Supply Chain Networks, Design and Optimisation
• LE1.1 Leadership, Organisational Culture and Change Management

When: 19 November 2024, 11:30 - 12:20
Where: Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Kirsten Tisdale FCILT, Director – logistics consulting, Aricia Limited 



As the retail and logistics sectors gear up for Black Friday and peak, Kirsten will take her usual fact-oriented approach to sharing insights about the retail logistics market from various official and industry sources. The presentation will include graphs & statistics about warehousing & transport, the economy in general, retail & ecommerce.



Kirsten is a Fellow of CILT(UK) and an active member, participating in the steering groups for both Women in Logistics and the Retail Logistics Forum. Kirsten’s career in logistics has included operations, business development, HO roles and consulting, establishing Aricia Limited in 2001 - Kirsten now works with corporate clients who are planning change in their logistics infrastructure and operations, helping them to develop concepts and put facts and figures around options.


Booking for Members-FREE

To book scroll to the bottom of this page, tick the T & C's box and click Book on event, if you have any difficulties email us at forums@ciltuk.org.uk quoting event code: ***** with your Full name, title and company and we will book your place for you.

Booking for Non Members - £5.00 inc. VAT
To book scroll to the bottom of this page, tick the T & C's box and click Book on event, if you have any difficulties email us at forums@ciltuk.org.uk quoting event code: ****** with your Full name, title and company and we will book your place for you.


Note: If you are not a current Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, please be aware our membership team may be in touch with you using your email address provided regards membership opportunities. If you do not wish to be contacted please email and let us know at forums@ciltuk.org.uk