A WARM WELCOME TO readers for this December issue ; we are all naturally looking forward to the festive season in the office and the magazine . We are happy to bring you a big-hitting front cover story in the form of Coca-Cola Enterprises , where Wendy Manning , Vice President of Customer Services at CCE tells us how the fast moving consumer goods group manages its supply chain with the increased demand Christmas brings .

Next we have John Boulter , Managing Director of Retail at DHL Supply Chain sharing his top tips on how retailers should prepare for 25th December and the issues it brings in the aftermath . Our third front of book feature comes from Alan Dorling who talks about temperature control logistics in the modern pharmaceutical industry . We also detail the Top 10 Airports this month too .

Merry Christmas !

Sam Jermy sam . jermy @ wdmgroup . com

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