Over the past few years insurance costs for commercial buildings have risen beyond inflation. High profile incidents such as the Buncefield fuel depot explosion in Hertfordshire in 2005, have continued to drive premiums higher.
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Demand for logisticians is as strong as ever. Industry challenges such as increasingly complex supply chains, shorter lead times, and global sourcing means customers are demanding more, and companies such as DHL Exel Supply Chain, need
Ireland’s largest independent electrical wholesaler, Meteor Electrical, has reported significant productivity improvements following its recent implementation of Manhattan ILS: Integrated Logistics Solutions, built on Microsoft.NET. Since implementing the
Dr Mick Jackson, operations director at Skills for Logistics, has been presented with a Fellowship by the Institute of Couriers for his work on Continuous
Independent food service wholesaler Creed Catering Supplies is making a major investment in new warehousing technology from Business Computer Projects designed to enable it to offer an improved service to its catering customers.
Sterling Commerce has launched Sterling Supply Chain Visibility On Demand, a software-as-a-service that provides partner connectivity, process integration and real-time visibility throughout a company’s extended supply chain.
GS1 UK, the supply chain standards and solutions organisation, has opened the EPCglobal RFID Test Centre, which is designed to help organisations understand and gain the business benefits that can be achieved from RFID which include cost savings, improved
After all the promises and false dawns, RFID is here for real. But deciding on the right strategy for your business is not straightforward. Malory Davies looks at how industry leaders are approaching the issue.
Land Rover launched a pilot programme in January to deploy an active RFID system that synchronises the delivery of auto parts from suppliers to its assembly plant in Solihull more effectively. The pilot has been made possible through a government grant ad
German RFID fuel management manufacturer Hectronic has developed a system to provide accurate fuel management data. The key components do away with a manual ‘key driven’ fuel terminal using RF interaction to authorise, dispense and conclude all refuelling
