Transport is the key element in the logistics industry but in Europe it is at a crossroads, and no longer sustainable. Integral to the concept of a European Union (EU) is the removal of internal barriers and the creation of a single market.
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High street retailer BhS has selected Empirica warehouse management software from Chess Logistics Technology to manage deliveries to overseas franchisees from its Atherstone distribution centre. The Empirica warehouse management software will be in
A faster, more efficient order picking routines are now being realised by Hi-Tec Sports UK following a major reorganisation of existing material flow procedures at its Southend warehousing and distribution complex.
Much of the demand has been generated by retailers eager to improve their supply chain networks both to meet their customers’ demands in the store, and to drive down costs. There are a number of reasons why companies need to improve their supply chains.
Road Freight Transport: In 1988, before the Masstricht Treaty, one of the first things the EU did was to harmonise transit documents for trucks and freight crossing internal EU frontiers, reducing the previous sheaf of paper to a single form, before aboli
Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has invested billions of pounds in the past two or three years to create a state-of-the-art automated distribution network. The only problem is that the network cannot cope with Sainsbury’s supply chain. Why? Barcodes.
The new British dangerous goods transport regulations have prompted a major review of inventories and supply chain practices, says the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
Miller UK, which makes buckets and attachments for the construction industry, has expanded its operation into one self-contained facility near Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Go to a restaurant where there are 50 covers and 50 cooks but only one waiter and you won’t have a very good evening. That waiter could be Maurice Greene but you won’t be eating until midnight. In the same way, there are some major issues that need to be
In the first significant expansion since it successfully floated on the AIM market at the end of 2003, specialist container supplier Straight has formed a new materials handling division.
