Cost is a key driver for any warehouse operation, but seismic shifts in manufacturing and retail practice as well as the challenges of the economy are changing the role of counterbalance trucks, and the factors that influence investments.
Browsing: By Johanna Parsons
The Logistics Manager Top 50 is our annual survey of the leading third party logistics service providers, and the entry deadline has been extended
Relex, a Helsinki based supply chain software company has launched in the UK
Half of the athletes’ apartments for the London 2012 Olympics have already been fully furnished, with 117 days to go, and the entire village due to be completed by May, according to UPS which is responsible for the event logistics
Intermec has launched two forklift truck mounted computer terminals, reports Johanna Parsons from Athens
Johanna Parsons writes: Recruiting staff into logistics roles is not always the easiest of tasks, but now there is an innovative scheme from the Prince’s Trust, Get into Logistics, which offers targeted schemes to help disadvantaged youngsters develop car
Comedian Alun Cochrane presided over a dramatic evening at the Park Lane Hilton in London as 70 of Europe’s leading companies battled it out for the prestigious European Supply Chain Excellence Awards. Lucy Tesseras, Johanna Parsons and Nick Allen report
Companies are increasingly concerned about their carbon footprints. And despite the fact that logistics operations are being squeezed to record levels, many businesses are harnessing carbon efficiencies as a way to unlock new potential. Johanna Parsons
She’s being called the best dragon yet, but celebrity status has not dimmed Hilary Devey’s enthusiasm for logistics. She tells Johanna Parsons what it’s like to compete against Peter and Theo.
There’s a strong case to be made for investing in a new picking system – the business benefits are almost certainly greater that any interest the money might earn in the bank, reports Johanna Parsons.
