February 13th, 2007: Centaur has re-launched its November 2005 acquisition, Logistics Europe, as Supply Chain Standard. The relaunch takes effect from the February issue and the design of the magazine has been modernised and content has been re-aligned to better reflect the information needs of senior European supply chain executives.
Commenting on the re-launch, publisher, Dan King says, "Business faces an increased focus on the social and environmental management of global supply chains whilst still needing to deliver profits for shareholders. Our readers grapple with this challenge every day and the new Supply Chain Standard aims to give them information and support to help them. The importance of supply chain management has become increasingly apparent over recent years with companies like Dell featured in February's issue using it to gain clear competitive advantage. With the increased use of outsourced manufacturing and the potential of new markets like China, managing the supply chain has moved from a cinderella' function to a key management issue."
The new-look magazine complements Centaur's European Supply Chain Excellence Awards, which were held in London last November with the International Red Cross winning the top prize.
Published monthly, Supply Chain Standard reaches a pan European audience of senior supply chain managers and directors.
Contact:
Dan King Publisher 020 7970 4854 dan.king@centaur.co.uk
About Centaur Media plc Centaur's product portfolio currently includes 10 weekly or fortnightly magazines, 21 other magazines, over 20 online products or services, 25 awards or other sponsored events, 20 exhibitions and 80 conferences.
Centaur reports its results within 5 distinct business sector segments, namely Marketing and Creative, Legal and Financial, Engineering and Construction, Perfect Information and Other. The first 3 segments comprise principally the following vertical business communities in which Centaur publishes market-leading magazine titles: Marketing Services, Creative Services, New Media, Retail Financial Products, Legal Services, Engineering, Private Homebuilding. Centaur also enjoys strong positions in a number of other specialist communities, namely HR, Construction, Antique Rugs and Textiles, Supply Chain & Logistics, Recruitment and Public/Private Finance. In addition, it serves the Business Travel community with 3 leading trade shows in the UK and overseas and an associated web service.
