If the difficulties afflicting the transport sector are easily identifiable, so are the solutions. There are several that can be applied separately, although most need to be used in combination.
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The Metro Group will be one of the first retailers in the world to use RFID throughout the entire logistics chain when the first phase of its roll-out is launched in November. Metro’s ambitious plans are based on research by Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA),
European logistics property developer Gazeley has received
Telford-based Schneider Electrics has reached maximum storage density at its 6,000sq m warehouse extension now that it is using two side-loading Bendi forklifts from Translift Engineering.
The Argos Retail Group (ARG), comprising Homebase and Argos, is using global logistics provider Kuehne & Nagel (K&N) to handle its supply chain management. The deal is claimed to be one of the largest ever concerning supply chain management.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) chief executive Graham Ewer has been elected president of the European Logistics Association (ELA), a federation of 30 national organisations covering nearly every country in central
Ask a dozen logisticians to name their most admired supply chains and you will get a dozen different answers – more if you give them time to think about it! Ask non-logisticians the same question, and whereas a few years ago you would have been met
Vehicle manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroën is benefiting from improved availability and cost savings having been supplied with a new fleet of Linde trucks by Linde Creighton in West Bromwich, as part of a £4M contract. The development follow
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.
The Yorkshire & Humberside Freight Council of the Freight Transport Association wants planners to consider the opportunities air freight facilities at Robin Hood Airport, Doncaster, could create for the region.
