Writing in the October issue of Logistics Europe, regular columnist Peter Bartram quoted a leading international economist as saying that the days of $25 a barrel oil were probably gone forever. Perhaps that’s right. So, what does this mean for commercial
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Recruiting, retaining and motivating staff is a long-standing problem for logistics operations, made more acute, in the UK at least, by the current relatively high levels of employment. What makes a company good to work for?
Previously, slower-moving lines were picked from static shelving, with the very slow-moving lines being located further away than other slightly faster lines, which meant staff had to walk further to collect slower lines, making them expensive to pick.
‘It is possible for the seller to sell, the retailer to retail, and the supply chain specialist to do everything in between.’ Although this statement is undoubtedly true, the issues are whether the outsourced supply chain management sector is really capab
To provide the most cost-effective storage solution for the customer, Linpac designed three-pallet wide bays for both the automated and wide aisle racking. The bays accommodate product on Euro pallets which are 200mm narrower than conventional pallets.
The introduction of a new Aisle-Master electric articulated forklift has enabled gourmet chocolate manufacturer Lily O’Brien’s to increase storage capacity at its Irish plant by 30%.
Construction is one of the UK’s largest industries. Contributing 10% to the UK’s GDP its output is three times that of agriculture and larger than any single manufacturing industry. It also has the largest workforce – employing more than two million peopl
Hyster Hydrostatic lift trucks and Terburg tugmasters are enabling forest product port terminal operator Stanton Grove to capitalise on space through the tightening of aisles. Barloworld Handling has supplied trucks which offer grea
The robustness of Daewoo gas trucks are helping to keep Allied Bakeries at peak efficiency in one of its busiest sites in the UK. Eight Daewoo G18S clamp trucks are at the heart of the despatch operation in Walthamstow.
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the name behind Ribena, has invested in 6,000 of Arca System’s Big Box Pallet Containers, for shipping blackcurrants used in the popular fruity drink.
