UPM Raflatac, an RFID tag and inlay manufacturer, has been selected by retail giant Metro Group to supply its Rafsec G2 ShortDipole RFID inlays for a pilot scheme that will see products tracked along the supply chain from China to Germany.
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The warehouse management system is at the core of the logistics operation and the basic functionality is well defined but there are still areas of development.
Unilever is running a trial of Electronic Product Code Information Service to collect and access information from within its logistics environment and from trading partners in the supply chain.
Despite Britain’s 24 million online shoppers spending record amounts on goods in the run-up to Christmas, it seems a significant number of retailers endured a difficult festive season.
Chocolate retailer Thorntons has implemented the Aldata Gold retail management software. Thorntons has some 350 shops and 200 franchises.
A new European standard on warehouse flooring is due to come out for public comment in the spring. But already it is re-igniting the debate on just how flat a warehouse floor needs to be.
TNT Logistics [now renamed Ceva] has re-ground its floors at its Hams Hall distribution centre bringing it into line with the TR34 DM2 flatness standard.
The market for mezzanine floors has been fuelled by a recent boom in property prices.
Included in the Appendix C TR34 2003 specification is a truck simulator which has been developed to help gauge the correct flatness of floors. The simulator method has been used in the US for nearly thirty years and was also used in the UK in the early 19
John Lewis Partnership’s new automated warehouse at Magna Park Milton Keynes will be based in Gazeley’s EcoTemplate.
