Temporary storage is a cost-effective support to the fluctuations of consumer demand, but do people fully appreciate the role it can play? James Falkner looks at what is shaping the temporary storage market.
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WH Smith has reduced its shrinkage from £7m a year to £700,000 a year, by making changes to its IT infrastructure.
Vanderlande’s operating profit increased from £7.2m in 2004/5 to £16.7m in 2005/6.
Bito Storage Systems has developed a new parts kitting design to save space and increase efficiency for manufacturers. BMW has already deployed the system at its Hams Hall engine plant.
Map&Guide has launched a new scheduling program that visualises orders, routes and vehicles on a map. The Map&Guide planner uses a geographic scheduler to plan realistic schedules that minimise time and distance while also allowing for driving breaks and
Bob Russett, chairman of the Palletline network from 1993 to 2005, has bought Palletline Distribution outright from his fellow shareholders.
BA World Cargo has unveiled a new £15m premium handling facility at London Heathrow. The new transit shed, called Premia, is expected to begin full operations this month.
Robert Bosch has picked SSI Schaefer to construct bays of Regal 3000 shelving under existing bays of pallet racking.
RedPrairie has bought BlueCube Software. RedPrairie says the acquisition will provide a cornerstone for RedPrairie’s revolutionary E2e consumer-driven strategy.
Homebase has bought six 13.6m step frame tri-axle box van lifting deck trailers and six 13.7m ratchet deck curtainsiders from Don-Bur.
