NAI Fuller Peiser and the Freight Transport Association’s latest research into the Road Transport Directive – the part of the Working Time Directive aimed specifically at the logistics sector – has revealed that its predictions last year are coming true.
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It’s arguable that global sourcing is changing traditional distribution patterns. But now, with the road transport system being affected by the rising price of fuel, are we now entering a new era where intermodality rules?
Christian Salvesen has won a new contract with Vandemoortele (UK), the Belgium-based manufacturer of frozen bakery products.
Several speculative developments in the Midlands are due for completion shortly giving occupiers even more choice.
Bulk and container haulier, Bulmers Logistics, has taken delivery of 10 new 6×2 Renault Premiums as the company continues to expand its business.
UPS has appointed Jim Barber to managing director, UPS UK & Ireland. Barber replaces Bill Caplan, who has taken on a post with UPS in the United States.
Thinking on a global scale is becoming more and more important for companies, with an increasing amount of manufacturing coming out of China.
“We are a polluter” said Ken Hall, vice president of Prologis, and “we recognise that we have a responsibility.”
Some companies outsource as a matter of course, while others have been taking supply chain operations back in-house.
Managing change in a retail supply chain is a problem that many retail supply chain directors have to face at some point, but few will experience the challenge of combining two supply chains into one.
