The push towards real-time data gathering, facilitated by radio frequency communication, coupled with plunging prices for many devices have combined to give fresh impetus to the technology merry-go-round. Hold on tight.
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The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) is to consult with government planning and transport officials in order to improve the planning process for developing major rail freight interchanges. There are proposals to create at least 40 rail freight interchanges
A new distribution centre is helping shoe retailer Brantano achieve consistently impressive growth. An investment in automated processes is paving the way to the opening of 20 retailing outlets a year.
Two new Mitsubishi counterbalance forklift trucks – a 2.5 tonne LP gas FG25K and an FBK RT 1.5 tonne three-wheel electric model – are contributing to the materials handling needs of the Morgan Motor Company. The vehicles, which replace two outdated forkli
Logistics is about doing simple things well, says the IT and logistics director of Nisa-Today’s
Logistics provider Tibbett & Britten (T&B) has extended its long-term relationship with Tesco by winning a long-term, multimillion contract to provide central warehousing and distribution services for all of the supermarket chain’s boxed clothing in the U
In Rome, as the temperatures soared to 42°C outside (but with good air-conditioning inside), the European Certification Board for Logistics held its first Assessors Workshop.
Pilkington Automotive, Ricoh, Bacardi-Martini Group and Nestlé Waters have awarded major contracts to P&O Ferrymasters.
Greg Black investigates how value can be created for customers by taking an holistic approach to the supply chain. He highlights the benefits that can be derived from perceiving the supply chain as a strategic tool rather than each element as disparate op
Students of Darmstadt University of Technology take second place in the Logistics Case Competition in the US
