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Any discussion of fleet management systems has tended to focus on telematics and hardware, but Scania has decided to refocus its fleet management proposition with Scania OnBoard which is designed to give fleet managers with the information

The two new truck ranges MAN TGX and MAN TGS were awarded the “Truck of the Year 2008” title at the European Road Transport Show 2007 in Amsterdam.

Morrisons has bought a prototype Oracle footprint that includes a complete retail suite of merchandising, planning, and stores applications; the Oracle E-Business Suite for financials, HR/payroll and manufacturing;

This year is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rudolph Diesel, inventor of the diesel engine. Diesel was born on 18 March 1858 the son of German parents, in Paris. He studied at the Munich Polytechnic under Professor Carl von Linde.

Lawson teamed up with Skretting, supplier of feed for farmed fish, to deliver Trace Engine, a system which provides the company with instant electronic access to accurate upstream and downstream records of all raw materials

The adoption of a sound strategy at the port-to-destination leg of the supply chain can have a direct impact on the amount and position of inventory, accuracy of forecasting, availability of product at DC, store or manufacturing line, and ultimately the

Manhattan Associates has introduced enhancements to Manhattan ILS: Integrated Logistics Solutions, built on Microsoft.NET, developed for companies that need supply chain systems that leverage the advantages of Microsoft’s.NET technology.

At almost every ”Supply Chain Standard” Roundtable over the past year or so, the conversation has come around to reverse logistics – the business of pulling goods back from some point in the supply chain, be it a distribution centre, a store, or a

CG Flooring Systems (CGFS) has completed upgrading the 6000 sq m floor of an iron foundry to narrow-aisle warehouse standard suitable for racking up to 12 metres high, in less than six weeks.

Barloworld Handling supplied a fleet of trucks and a battery management system to global safety company Aearo’s manufacturing site in Stockport. The company, which makes safety glasses, hearing protection and communication equipment for use with hard hats