French hypermarket retailer, Leclerc Lecasud, has started using voice activation in its dry goods warehouse on a personal digital assistant using the Aldata GOLD vocal module.
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International air freight demand grew six per cent in August, its strongest rate of growth for 16 months, according to IATA.
Japanese motor company Isuzu is expanding its range of trucks to include 10/11, 12, 15 and 18 tonners.
Conveyor Systems was awarded the contract to supply a storage and handling system, which included a spiral conveyor belt to transfer products to/from a mezzanine floor for the new NHS national distribution centre in Scotland.
When it is not hauling freight around the rail network, EWS takes on the rather more glamorous role of running the Royal Train.
This issue of Logistics Manager includes an article on vocational training that throws up some shocking statistics, none more so than the fact that on average French workers are 20 per cent more productive than their British counterparts. Oh, the humil
Retail is changing fast. Multi-channel retailing is the name of the game for leading high street brands, but a strategic mix of online and physical stores is far from simple to manage, as the world”s second largest computer maker is finding out.
Wincanton has chosen Onsite Partnership to deliver and manage the permanent workforce recruitment phase of a new distribution centre start up.
Retailers are rightly concerned about that last mile in the home delivery process, and how their goods arrive on our doorsteps.
With the WEEE directive finally coming into force, the problem of managing returns has moved right up the agenda for many companies. Chris Rowat looks at the issues involved.
