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Chocolate maker Cadbury, has upgraded its Australian national distribution centre in Melbourne, resulting in a 20 per cent productivity improvement to the automatic storage and retrieval crane system in its warehouse.

Evolution Time Critical, the emergency logistics specialist, is reporting an upsurge in demand for its services as a result of the heavy snow across northern Europe, and reckons it has saved customers some 30 million euros by preventing line stoppages.

Every night at 11 o’clock UPS’ European air hub at Cologne/Bonn airport prepares to receive the tens of thousands of parcels flown in from across Europe.

Gist makes hundreds of millions of deliveries across Europe each year. To manage its operations and ensure that goods can be delivered within tight timescales, it relies heavily on its IT support systems.

Dutch logistics provider Van Maanen has streamlined operations at its new hub at Barneveld, in the Netherlands, with a Kewill warehouse management system and RF-scanning technology.

DIY retailer Wickes has improved its service delivery levels and reduced operating costs by £250,000 a year after implementing VSc Solution’s electronic proof of delivery, vehicle tracking and performance management systems.