Supply chains are becoming more extended and complex as retailers move to sourcing goods on a global basis. Motivated by lower manufacturing costs, retailers and distributors are now confronted by greater complexity in managing the flow of goods to market
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Retailers are shifting their focus away from out of town supercentres to more local stores in the middle of towns and shopping centres. And indications are that we may well be at the beginning of a ‘Convenience shopping’ revolution. But what are the imp
In November 2005, the International Telecommunications Union, published its futuristic report on ‘The Internet of Things’ declaring that ‘anytime, any place connectivity for anyone’ would be extended to connect ‘anything’. It’s a vision which new RFID tec
Mid-market companies are fast growing enterprises with all the complex issues – albeit on a smaller scale – of larger organisations. Systems integration needs to be a low risk operation. But don’t sell yourself short, you need processes, systems and proce
Standard Life Investment’s Select property und has entered a joint venture with Panattoni Development Company to speculatively develop a 50,000 sq m warehouse facility located in Lodz, Poland.
Truck manufacturer Volvo has joined The Global Round table on Climate Change, which brings together more than 100 high-level stakeholders from around the world —
Royal Mail has approached Postcomm, the mail service regulator, asking to increase the price of both first and second class stamps by 6p to stem its growing losses.
NYK Logistics is to provide the sub-assembly and sequencing operation for Grupo Antolin, which supplies headliners for Honda’s CR-V, Civic and Civic Type S in the UK.
Aramex, the Dubai-based logistics provider, has moved its three divisions, Aramex, Priority Express and Vanguard, into one 30,000 sq ft building at London Heathrow.
TNT Freight Management has completed the first phase of Cargo 2000’s air cargo quality management system, at its sites in London, Chicago, Gothenburg, Malmo, New York and Stockholm.
