Internet shopping and make-to-order manufacturing continue to grow rapidly, forcing distribution service providers to make a marked shift towards tailored, flexible service provision and, most importantly, establishing added-value partnerships.

When Computer 2000 moved to a new custom-built warehouse, the introduction of an upgraded warehouse management system (WMS) posed a massive measuring problem for the computer equipment distributor. In order for the new system to work, it needed t

IMS of Smithfield, a wholesale meat supplier of beef, pork, lamb, poultry, game and speciality products to the catering trade, has implemented stringent measures to ensure that health and hygiene are an integral part of its production and food ma

Wesupply, a provider of on demand, fully configurable supply chain execution solutions, has incorporated a new container tracking solution into its product offering. The new solution allows organisations to track the status of a container at any time. W

RedPrairie, a global leader in supply chain technology solutions, has developed the DLx MRM, a web-based solution for tracking and managing mobile assets. The solution enables companies to more effectively track assets, increasing asset use, reducing lo

Storage and retrieval are becoming ever more revolutionary in order for logistics departments to squeeze greater levels of operational efficiency and flexibility from their warehouses and distribution centres.

The best testimony any company can have for its products and services is when a customer comes back for more. That is exactly what specialist magazine distributor Woodgate Fulfilment did when it installed an ATMS warehouse management system (WMS). Within

Blyth, which designs and markets home decorative and fragranced products, has chosen SAS and Procuri to provide a new spend management system that will deliver critical visibility into trends within the company’s Global Sourcing Group. The system will b

n Moulded plastics manufacturer Bolton Plastic Components (BPCL) has teamed up with materials handling specialist Allibert Buckhorn to design and implement a new automotive distribution system for the supply of parts to Land Rover in Solihul

The supply chain approach is well documented and, at any level of development, will require changes to “the way we do things around here”. It will require a business to change and this, in turn, will mean changing the thinking from a current and known pos