Rapid economic growth in Asia means that demand for warehouses is rising rapidly. Charlie Jacoby looks the development hot spots.
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The West Midlands remains a nagging little sister to the East Midlands, constantly reminding it that, despite the East’s beauty in the eyes of logistics occupiers, the West can pull in the fancymen too, says Charlie Jacoby.
Along with companies in other sectors, many third party logistics suppliers are struggling to fill the holes in their pension funds. Malory Davies looks at the implications.
It’s arguable that global sourcing is changing traditional distribution patterns. But now, with the road transport system being affected by the rising price of fuel, are we now entering a new era where intermodality rules?
James Falkner takes a look at some of the latest projects in the warehouse storage and racking industry.
Logistics Manager’s survey of Top Logistics Service Providers is designed to provide the key information customers need when selecting a logistics partner-size, geographical coverage, market specialisation and so on.
Consolidation among the software providers, coupled with new competitors coming into the market, means that competition is hotting up in the supply chain execution sector. Malory Davies looks at the impact of the changes.
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With hauliers feeling the squeeze of rising taxes, increasing fuel costs and extra competition from foreign operators, IT companies are seeing more UK companies turning to technology, to help give them an edge. James Falkner looks at how the mobile IT mar
Is the European Commission’s latest plan for the logistics industry anything more than a thinly veiled attempt to push lorries off the road? Malory Davies reads the runes.
