Yesterday’s supply chain networks are costing businesses today, warns Fraser Ironside, business development director for network design at Barloworld Optimus.

Apprise Consulting and Redditch-based software house TWS, have developed a software package to improve the accuracy of stock counting.

Intellident has completed its 400th live installation of RFID.

The Works, which sells books, crafts and gifts, has bought Workforce Management from RedPrairie to optimise labour productivity at its Sutton Coldfield distribution centre.

Toshiba has launched RFID@Toshiba, a system designed to offer a complete end-to-end RFID infrastructure system for customers thinking of adopting the technology.

IT developer HaulTech and vehicle tracking specialist Navman Wireless have joined forces to integrate vehicle tracking with fleet management.

Open Projects has developed software to help retailers manage the distribution of magazines and newspapers better.

The iForce team at the Bromford Gate site in Birmingham has won Team of the Year Award at this year’s UK Warehouse Association Awards.

The TGW Logistics Group has acquired Ecolog, the supplier of automated logistics systems based at Wels in Austria.

Hyster has launched raised-operator versions of both the H2.0-3.5FT & H4.0-5.5FT Fortens Series IC-engine trucks.