Many ambitious, medium-sized companies – especially in distribution, manufacturing and retail – with designs on stepping up a weight are challenged on how best to go about it. Managers must ensure that processes and systems are aligned to deliver efficien
Browsing: Logistics
Significant challenges face the future of supply chains – as the sourcing of goods from low-cost economies increase logistics costs as a proportion of the cost of goods sold and as ‘green’ retailers move to develop wholly sustainable supply chains. Solu
The Benelux region’s popularity as a central location for European Distribution operations is off-set by an increasing problem with road congestion. Many hopes are being pinned on the yet-to-open Betuwe Line, a railway for goods transport from Rotterdam
Iain Speak is to take over as chief executive of Bibby Distribution when Theo de Pencier moves to the Freight Transport Association in July.
Amazon.co.uk is building a 800,000 sq ft distribution centre in Wales with the Macquarie Goodman Group.
Pall-Ex’s Northamptonshire-based network member,
Mainland Group, a member of the Pall-ex network has moved to a 40,000 sq ft in Northampton.
The Tanfield group, owner of Smith Electric Vehicles, almost doubled its annual turnover in 2006 to £40.9m up from £22.4m in 2005.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers has given a cautious welcome to the government’s plan to revive Reduced Pollution Certificates for Euro 5 trucks from October this year.
The driver that delivered your goods this morning might, just possibly, have left you with another little present – namely his income tax bill.
John West Foods has chosen Ceva Newsfast to handle its UK contract worth an estimated £6 million each year.
