If there is one thing logistics providers can be pretty sure of, it’s that customers will be looking for lower costs. After all, buying a logistics service is not like buying designer clothes – there is no kudos attached simply to spending a lot of money.
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DHL Freight has launched Eurapid – a day-definite service for less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments
Online fashion retailer ASOS has awarded Norbert Dentressangle a three-year £100m contract to manage its worldwide distribution centre, in Barnsley. The contract was previously held by Unipart Logistics
Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics is still in talks with Unite over changes to working conditions
DSV has acquired SBS Worldwide, the air and sea specialist, for an undisclosed sum
The UK Downstream Oil Distribution Forum has appointed the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) as scheme manager for the newly-created Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP)
We know what the UK government is doing, it’s spending billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money on climate change measures. But will it make enough of a difference quickly enough?
Trade union Unite is recommending a deal to end its dispute over agency workers at Jaguar Land Rover which involved DHL as well as staffing agencies NAC, Staffline and Milestones
Efficient supply chain execution is dependent upon systems that are highly connected, responsive and, perhaps above all else, capable of delivering agility. As near-shoring gathers pace and supply chains become shorter, the emphasis will be on agility. By
As retail channels proliferate and customers expect instant and accurate information about orders and availability, supply chain systems have moved into pole position enabling many of tomorrow’s ‘must-have’ attributes
