It’s not often you get fundamental disagreements over the technological direction an industry should take. In the commercial vehicle market, there was a disagreement about eighty years ago over whether steam or diesel was the way forward
Browsing: Logistics
At almost every ”Supply Chain Standard” Roundtable over the past year or so, the conversation has come around to reverse logistics – the business of pulling goods back from some point in the supply chain, be it a distribution centre, a store, or a
It’s such a blindingly simple idea that you wonder why no-one thought of it before – chamfering the leading edge of a trailer to make it more aerodynamic. If you can’t use the space, then the fuel saving makes it worthwhile – and lots of people are now go
Guy Meisl is head of logistics at zavvi entertainment group, zavvi being the new name for Virgin Megastores following the 2007 management buyout. The supply chain challenge is to supply zavvi”s shops across the country not only with ”chart-topping” CDs
Wincanton, has been awarded a five-year contract to manage all national transport operations for Wavin, the supplier of pipes to the construction industry.
Hans-Christer Holgersson has been appointed managing director of Scania UK.
Culina Logistics has won a second Investor in Excellence award.
PD Ports has invested more than a million pounds in three reachstackers along with the refurbishment of its ferry terminal amenity facilities at Teesport.
EcoCooling were called in to provide an energy efficient and effective solution to cool the top floor of Stylo Barratts three floor distribution centre in Bradford.
New regulations for delivery vehicles in central London are to be trialled by Westminster City Council in a bid to cut the amount of parking tickets issued by up to 25 per cent for this type of offence.
