In a rapidly changing world, professional bodies face considerable challenges. The need to remain relevant to the needs of individuals and companies – how to address developments in logistics practice, how to keep abreast of technical change, and, not lea
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Ken Abram has closed its doors after 44 years owing to increasingly difficult trading conditions and the loss of key contracts.
Malaysia Airlines System’s cargo operation, MASkargo, last month took delivery of its first B747-400 freighter.
A significant investment into a sophisticated automated national distribution centre for Unilever UK Foods has upped the productivity stakes for the company’s customer service offering. Now both customers and margins can be well served. By Nick Allen
Automotive supplier Hella has picked Kuehne & Nagel to manage its Chinese Aftermarket Division’s national warehousing activities.
The UK truck driver shortage has more than halved in the past year, according to Skills for Logistics although, it says, experts are warning it is too early to be complacent.
Three prominent firms have recently overhauled their planning systems and are reaping the benefits. IKEA has improved forecast accuracy by between 25 and 80 per cent by using a single database and plan. By John Lamb
British Airways World Cargo has suspended its weekly service to Johannesburg via Cologne.
Qantas will convert four 737-300 passenger planes to freighters using a conversion kit from Israel Aircraft Industries’ Bedek Aviation Group.
‘I want the best answer quickly,’ says the strategy manager, global supply chain at tobacco giant BAT
