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Christian Salvesen and Turkish freight forwarder Ulustrans are forming a strategic alliance transporting goods between Turkey and the rest of Europe.

Agility is set to buy LEP International Pty Ltd, an Australian freight forwarder and LEP International (NZ) Ltd in New Zealand.

As Tesco commits to carbon labelling, Carrefour sets up an ‘Environment club’ and M&S pledges to spend €300m on being carbon neutral by 2012, the stakes are riding high to secure the moral high ground in the battle for green consumers. But in these unchar

Having the right service parts available when customers need them is now critical in maintaining brand image, loyalty and service level agreements. Jasper van der Wulp argues that global operations and just-in-time manufacturing trends are putting an em

Once goods leave the warehouse they can enter an information void, where suppliers and customers are left guessing on the status of their deliveries. How do you maintain real-time visibility of goods on the move and how do you use that information to make

How do you get the most from your distribution centre? Automated processes can reap rewards for those prepared to invest both the cash and, perhaps more importantly, the time required to fully understand the dynamics of the business. Latest research indic

AILOG and the Cattaneo LIUC University of Castellanza in Italy surveyed 35 leading companies in the beverage, pharmaceutical and home & personal care sectors, in order to gain a greater understanding of the interplay between Sales Forecasting and Demand