Browsing: Logistics

Let’s start with the good news – growth is back on the agenda after one of the toughest years on record, and the new year promises to bring new supply chain opportunities – along with a few challenges.

Sony DADC has began a major investment programme centred on its Enfield distribution centre in response to customer ordering trends shifting from bulk buying to ordering little and often, based on next day delivery.

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.

Increasing demand for faster, more accurate, real-time information is pushing the boundaries of data capture technology. But is the plethora of bells and whistles getting in the way? Jessica Davies reports.