COO for instituteThe Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK has appointed Donna Cresswell chief operating officer. She…
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A programme of annual eco-driving training must yield major benefits for both drivers and vehicle operators.
Just how important is the quality of home delivery services? It might seem blasphemous even to raise the question – it’s obvious that it plays a vital role. I can produce reports that highlight the critical nature of delivery quality.
If the global downturn has shown us anything it’s
that flexibility is key when it comes to providing a
successful logistics service. Add to that unknown
quantities such as volcanic ash teamed with
shorter lead times and the need to be agile and
effic
When it comes to operating a best-in-class supply chain, customer service is the name of the game at Telefónica O2 UK. General manager of supply chain
Nick Lefever explains the winning formula to Lucy Tesseras.
Getting the right equipment and systems in place in the loading bay is critical, not just to efficiency, but also to safe warehouse operation.
Transdek, the double-deck loading equipment
supplier, is installing double-deck lifts at distribution centre and store level for both Boots and Tesco.
Fruit and vegetable wholesaler Wealmoor has rebuilt its factory at Atherstone on Stour following a major
fire two years ago and chose Stertil Stokvis to install 12 new loading docks in a £120,000 project.
Vitacress, the salad grower, packer and distributor,
has chosen Castell’s drive-away prevention system, Salvo, to protect warehouse staff at its Amesbury site.
A new white paper, co-authored by Professor Alan Braithwaite, estimates that data inaccuracy among the top five retailers and their suppliers is costing as much as £1.4 billion per year – one per cent of total revenue, and a considerably higher figure tha
