Ford has chosen Penske Logistics to provide material planning and handling services at its Transit van plant in Southampton.
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Road Angel is supplying Masternaut with its Nav 9000 Professional in-cab unit in a deal worth around £5m.
Toshiba Europe has increased the throughput at its Regensburg plant in Germany by 5,500 units per day using an RFID system which has helped remove warehouse congestion.
A new European standard on warehouse flooring is due to come out for public comment in the spring. But already it is re-igniting the debate on just how flat a warehouse floor needs to be.
TNT Logistics [now renamed Ceva] has re-ground its floors at its Hams Hall distribution centre bringing it into line with the TR34 DM2 flatness standard.
The warehouse management system is at the core of the logistics operation and the basic functionality is well defined but there are still areas of development.
The market for mezzanine floors has been fuelled by a recent boom in property prices.
Unilever is running a trial of Electronic Product Code Information Service to collect and access information from within its logistics environment and from trading partners in the supply chain.
Despite Britain’s 24 million online shoppers spending record amounts on goods in the run-up to Christmas, it seems a significant number of retailers endured a difficult festive season.
Chocolate retailer Thorntons has implemented the Aldata Gold retail management software. Thorntons has some 350 shops and 200 franchises.
