31 posts categorised "Transport and logistics"

02 December 2019 Creating value beyond the deal in the Transport & Logistics sector By Max Livingstone-Learmonth Throughout my career, either working in the Transport & Logistics sector or as an advisor, I have seen firsthand the transformative potential...

22 November 2019 Venture capital investment in maritime technology By David Smith, UK Shipping Co-Leader Venture capital interest in maritime technology has grown significantly in recent years. As barriers to adoption fall, there is...

08 October 2019 Better diversity in Transport - How women can unlock the Non Executive Director opportunity By Charles Johnson-Ferguson and Adeline Ginn One of the best ways for women to get board experience in the transport industry, as well as open...

30 May 2018 The logistics of drones - a vision for the future of transport by Charlie Johnson-Ferguson, UK transport and logistics leader According to new research from PwC, delivery drones could become business as usual in the UK by...

05 April 2017 Keeping off the rocks? Navigating restructuring in shipping & offshore By Steve Moll, Matthew Little and Nasos Tsarouchis The message is clear, the shipping sector outlook appears challenging. Many have withstood the difficult environment so...

14 February 2017 How to keep control of an R&D megaproject By Andrew Kidd I have been following the progress of the Hyperloop project with interest and, to be honest, a little excitement. It is a...

22 December 2016 Is your supply chain Brexit-ready? By Tom Woodham New research has shown that the volume of UK retail sales will drop 1.8% year-on-year in 2017, according to the Economist Intelligence...

21 December 2016 Our Lives in Data vlog: analysing transport data By Ben Whittingham and David Doyle Transport generates multiple sources of data, and it’s often being used real time. In the third vlog in our...

04 May 2016 Full steam ahead - the UK leads the way in maritime business services by David Smith Our latest study - The UK's Global Maritime Professional Services: Contribution and Trends - reveals that the UK is the leading global...

28 April 2016 Why airlines should consider unlocking the value locked up in their frequent flyer programmes By Funminiyi Oduko Our valuations team at PwC recently sat down and examined a very specific aspect of the airline industry. Taking the past decade...

26 February 2016 Beyond carbon: airlines’ diverse sustainability issues sound a call to action for greater resilience and agility By Will Day At the end last December’s COP 21 summit in Paris, the 195 participating countries signed up to an agreement that locked in...

27 January 2016 Sub-brands for no-frills: why full-service airlines are creating separate subsidiaries to compete with the low-cost entrants By Anna Sargeant In my first blog in this two-part series on airline business models, I looked at the shifting collaboration models between carriers on...

22 January 2016 Evolving airline business models: long-haul providers migrate towards joint ventures and equity alliances to boost reach and access By Anna Sargeant In our overview blog on the top ten issues for the global airline industry, we gave top ranking to the ongoing rapid...

13 January 2016 How airlines are reshaping their distribution and premium offers to capture today’s demanding corporate traveller By David Trunkfield and Pier Messineo In the first blog in this three-part series on airline distribution, I looked at the drivers and impacts of...

18 December 2015 Ten key co-ordinates for airlines to map out their future route to sustainable profitability and growth By David Trunkfield and Pier Messineo As eCommerce gathers pace and momentum in virtually every industry across the world, it’s a little-appreciated fact that airlines...

01 December 2015 Seizing the opportunity to build customer loyalty and value through a personalised post-flight experience By Bryan Huang To date in this four-part series of blogs on the airline customer experience, we’ve examined the benefits of looking at the customer’s...

26 November 2015 Taking off from an airport near you: the new personalised and seamless in-flight customer experience By Raminder Poonian In this four-part series on the airline customer experience, we discussed in the first blog why airlines should focus on optimising the...

18 November 2015 Reshaping the back office for today’s challenges: why airlines must take a strategic view of procurement and supply chain By Atif Mughal In a current series of blogs, my colleagues are examining how airlines can and should build loyalty and repeat business by optimising...

18 November 2015 Creating a seamless pre-flight experience – from searching for and booking a flight to going through the departure gate By Michael Ng In the first blog in this series, we examined why airlines and airports should treat their customers’ experience as an integrated end-to-end...

13 November 2015 Why airlines must optimise the customer’s journey experience end-to-end – by joining the digital dots By Gianpiero Di Gianvittorio Follow @gpiero PwC recently surveyed over 1,000 consumers who’ve travelled by plane in the past 12 months. We asked them what...

10 September 2015 From silos to top down: why change itself needs changing By Helen Campbell Over the past 30-40 years, the airline sector has consistently recorded one of the lowest average returns on invested capital among all...

10 September 2015 Airline ticket distribution: How airlines might reduce Global Distribution System (GDS) fees by encouraging customers to use direct distribution channels By Michael Ng Last week I was booking a ticket on an airline website. When it came to paying for that ticket I ran into...

10 September 2015 Better web access for customers with disabilities is more than a regulatory requirement: it’s an ethical and business imperative By Gianpiero Di Gianvittorio Follow @gpiero In his bestselling book ‘Don't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability’, author Steve Krug says...

16 July 2015 Straight and level flight: Using Strategic Business Impact Analysis to navigate industry turbulence By Toby Marriner and Tom Urquhart Airlines are highly complex businesses dependent on many time-critical business processes. These processes are in turn supported by a...

28 May 2015 How airlines can transform their bottom line through smart investments in people performance By Ben Paul Picture the scene. You’re with 549 other angry and frustrated fellow passengers on an A380 from London to Singapore that’s been delayed...

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