Retailers are rightly concerned about that last mile in the home delivery process, and how their goods arrive on our doorsteps.
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The focus for RFID is shifting away from large scale efforts to automate data capture based on mandates, towards more modest efforts to introduce the technology in tandem with complimentary systems. Soon companies may well have a diverse range of technolo
A strategy document from the Department for Transport has given long-term support to continued growth of rail freight. Derrick Potter, board member of the Rail Freight Group and executive director of The Potter Group, welcomes it.
Kuehne + Nagel has appointed Reinhard Lange successor to chief executive Klaus Herms.
Sustainability is high on our agenda but so are ethical requirements. As a supplier to blue chip companies as well as a brand leader in our own right, we have to protect their reputations and our own
Becoming head of the industry’s largest representative organisation is a significant challenge but Theo de Pencier has ambitious plans. He talks to Malory Davies.
When it is not hauling freight around the rail network, EWS takes on the rather more glamorous role of running the Royal Train.
The expansion of the EU has brought new opportunities to northern Italy as the southern conduit between east and west. However, Italy”s neighbours to the east are providing stiff competition in terms of cost and are likely to continue to do so.
This issue of Logistics Manager includes an article on vocational training that throws up some shocking statistics, none more so than the fact that on average French workers are 20 per cent more productive than their British counterparts. Oh, the humil
Poor on-shelf availability is a cardinal sin in retailing. Out-of-stock situations can have a damaging impact on sales, profitability and customer loyalty. When faced with an out-of-stock, at least 40 per cent of shoppers do not make a substitute purchase
