Technological advances in communications and computing have revolutionised much of the service industry with the advent of Internet-based commerce enhancing this further. Why are logistics operations being so cautious to adopt technology?
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The UK’s largest cement manufacturer, Lafarge Cement, has adopted an innovative ‘truck, track and trace’ system to enable its drivers to focus on driving and at the same time improve ‘real-time’ communications with its 9,000 customers.
Sourcing goods from China and the Far East may offer the potential for huge savings, however, there are risks to consider.
Third-party logistics company TDG handles the warehousing and distribution for the Early Learning Centre. In order to cope with ELC’s peak periods, TDG has swapped its manual paper-based system for a wireless data capture solution.
Chess Logistics’ latest Empirica Warehouse Management system offers advanced new features and functional improvements to enhance support for processes including real-time tasking, despatch load management and processing. Key additions to the product’s T
TRW Automotive, based in Livonia, Michigan and which achieved sales of US$11.3Bn (£6Bn) in 2003, is among the world’s ten largest automotive suppliers, and one of the top financial performers in the industry.
manufacturers, producers and, to some extent the consumer, reverse logistics will not be successful. To ensure unbroken links in the both the outbound and inbound supply chain, constant communication and shared processes and strategies are vital.
A versatile electronic tracking system that can monitor the real-time location of valuable stock items has been developed by pH Europe. Called Finder, the new technology provides real-time continuous stock management and makes manual stock checking
Imaje’s latest outer case coder, the 4040, combines high-resolution piezo inkjet technology with very dark oil-based inks to create high definition coding for porous surfaces. With the ability to print high quality text, complex graphics and barcod
TraceCheck, a new, web-based service, offers food businesses all kinds of ways to improve their traceability performance and ensure compliance with stringent EU legislation, which came into force on January 1, 2005.
