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Software-as-a-service (SaaS) took off with a bang last year, becoming the way for cash-strapped businesses to roll out much-needed systems, on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Things have been fairly quiet in the RedPrairie corner, understandably, as it is going through the motions of being acquired by a fund affiliated with New Mountain Capital, a private equity firm.

Bob Hine of BITA reckons waste disposal also has a direct bearing on lift truck maintenance intervals as it affects the amount of engine and hydraulic oil that is changed over the lifetime of the equipment.

Employees at the Norwich and Ipswich depots of City Link have raised £1,450 for children with life-threatening illnesses after braving the skies in a 10,000ft skydive.

Just as we were all getting used to talking about supply chain rather than logistics, it appears that the term is running out of steam and no longer describes what (for want of a better expression) supply chains do.