Slough, Berkshire ~ Business Services
Working with you to transform your supply chain
About us:
Transforming the supply chain has become a priority in the boardroom – being able to deliver what your customer wants, when and where they need it, is an absolute necessity in today’s competitive marketplace.
The increasing complexity of supply chain management means many companies are choosing to outsource to specialists.
When it comes to choosing a supply chain partner, Gist is one of the few providers that really stands out. This is reflected in our vision to be the customers’ first choice for logistics innovation, excellence and partnership.
Gist’s 5,000 employees operate out of 40 locations, providing a full range of supply chain solutions in the UK, and globally including continental Europe, Asia Pacific, and America. Gist’s customers (which include Marks & Spencer, British Airways, Carlsberg, Bakkavör, Uniq, Dairy Crest and Linde) operate in a wide range of commercial and industrial sectors including grocery, retail, electronics and gas.
Our vision is to be our customers’ first choice for logistics innovation, excellence and partnership. Through the skills, knowledge and drive of our people we can consistently add value and deliver the best results to our customers.
As a part of The Linde Group, Gist provides end to end supply chain solutions for customers across the globe. Our business operates in a variety of markets and trades both locally and internationally through its comprehensive range of capabilities and services.
Gist can offer you the complete range of supply chain solutions from end to end management to customer fulfilment. Our logistics experts identify and analyse your problems and provide a tailored solution for your business.
You and your business face supply chain challenges on a daily basis – changes in suppliers, distributors, retail outlets, transport and products must be accommodated quickly and effectively in order to keep your customers coming back.
Depending on your unique challenges and needs, Gist will develop flexible solutions that deliver the most value and impact.
We believe it is vital to support customers from concept through to delivery, ensuring real benefits have been achieved. This means providing best in class, tailored solutions and implementing and managing them on an ongoing basis.
If you’re serious about your supply chain, contact us to discuss how Gist can help.
Gist combines leading-edge experience and expertise to offer a range of solutions to transform your supply chain. We offer all or a combination of design, set up, implementation and operational management through to supply chain consulting services depending on your current operations and future plans.
Day-to-day, this means we have the capability to provide third party logistics management services for warehousing and distribution for an excess of £10 billion worth of merchandise each year, and total supply chain management on national and global levels.
At some point in your life, you will have experienced first hand the importance of logistics and supply chain management. Waiting for spare parts for your TV or car, or having to place an order for a new CD or the right sized shirt are all examples of logistics in action. The item you want must travel from the manufacturer to you but there are quite a few steps involved in between.
Logistics, put simply, is the act of getting the right things to the right place at the right time.
This can be locally or globally, involve procurement, manufacture, storage and selection from warehouses, different modes of transport, waste disposal and IT systems to know where everything is and where it is going.
A supply chain is the sequence of events that is involved in getting the goods from one place to their final destination.
Contact Details:
Gist Ltd
Units 2 - 3 Lakeside Industrial Estate
Colnbrook
Slough
Berkshire
SL3 OED
Telephone: 01753 686808