Having started out designing, building and running factories, logistics was not top of the career agenda for Argos’ supply chain director. So what changed?

The UK’s largest cement manufacturer, Lafarge Cement, has adopted an innovative ‘truck, track and trace’ system to enable its drivers to focus on driving and at the same time improve ‘real-time’ communications with its 9,000 customers.

ProLogis European Properties Fund (PEPF), part of distribution facilities and services provider ProLogis, has bought the 101,987sq m Harbor Park in Budapest.

Eden Park Developments, part of the Fiducia Group, has bought an 11.45 acre site near the A38 in Burton-on-Trent on which to build a speculative £15M 19,500sq m warehouse in a joint venture scheme with Northridge Capital.

Technological advances in communications and computing have revolutionised much of the service industry with the advent of Internet-based commerce enhancing this further. Why are logistics operations being so cautious to adopt technology?

Previously, slower-moving lines were picked from static shelving, with the very slow-moving lines being located further away than other slightly faster lines, which meant staff had to walk further to collect slower lines, making them expensive to pick.

World famous toy brand Corgi (UK) prepares to celebrate its golden anniversary next year. In order to cope with the expected increase in demand, it has reviewed its distribution and warehousing operations.

There is no doubt that there are synergies between the acquisitive Deutsche Post and the UK’s Exel. But, if the deal does go through and Deutsche Post takes over Exel, what will the consequences be for the logistics industry?

Lister Petter, international manufacturer and distributor of industrial engines and generator sets, has ordered a £300,000-plus enterprise resource planning (ERP) system from business software specialist CPiO.

Material handling specialist Industrial Automation has launched an updated version of its ‘Staktec’ pallet stacker / dispenser. The new ‘Staktec’ design improves on the performance of its predecessor by offering a significantly quicker cycle time.