The shocking revelation that hundreds of thousands of people working in the logistics sector have no qualifications highlights the fact that vocational training is needed more than ever before. Jessica Davies reports.
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Barloworld has six accredited training centres across the UK, employs 32 mobile instructors and trains around 6,000 operators each year.
EMPATHY Net-Works is a project part-funded by the European Social Fund and Hull University Business School, to help encourage women into the logistics and supply chain industries.
Voice picking is flavour of the month at the moment with new and innovative applications coming along thick and fast. But there are plenty of other ways a company can boost its picking performance, says Malory Davies.
Savoye Logistics recently implemented a software driven system to manage logistic flows for pharmaceutical group Novartis.
French car maintenance and equipment company Norauto decided at the beginning of 2004 to embark on a business re-engineering project to improve operational productivity, especially in the area of logistics.
Foodservice distributor, Freshfayre has signed up for BCP’s Accord Voice WMS for its central warehouse operation in Leeds.
Welconstruct has completed a fit out and refurbishment project at Sainsbury’s TU clothing distribution centre
Jet Environmental’s air induction systems are purpose designed to produce low carbon footprint and provide cooling via night time purge, when external temperatures are lower.
As the industry starts to gear up for Christmas, companies are having to consider if they have the capacity to meet the demand peaks. If not, a temporary warehouse could be the answer.
