Browsing: Logistics

Some 800,000 professional drivers will be affected by the European Union-wide Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) directive, which comes into force for lorry drivers from 10th September. Although aimed at raising the skills of professional driver

David Higginbottom of the RTITB reckons there is widespread confusion among drivers over what the CPC entails, saying “what drivers do know tends to be inaccurate”.

High flying Gist chief Martin Gwynn talks to Lucy Tesseras about the company’s ethos, the £2bn M&S deal and why he chose logistics over being a pilot

It’s a no-brainer – practically everyone needs a warehouse management system. But, has the time come to go down the pay as you go route?
Jessica Davies is on the case

Retailers believe stability is returning to the market despite high street sales falling for a fourth consecutive month in August, according to the latest survey by CBI.

There has been a huge increase in appreciation of the contribution a company’s supply chain brings to achieving sustainable competitive advantage, according to a new survey of supply chain directors by Analytiqa.

The British International Freight Association is calling for last minute entries to the 2009 BIFA Awards, and is promoting the message: if your business is winning, then make sure you tell people.