Building a greener supply chain is not easy with conflicting views on carbon offsetting, food miles and biofuels. Technology can help – but so can a radical review of accepted practices.
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ELA competence standards promote excellent company performance and boost professional development.
Watching the transcontinental trucks thunder down the motorway focusses the mind on all that burning diesel. Can’t we use trains more?
With transport costs rising and green issues increasingly on the agenda. The FMCG sector needs to adopt a more collaborative approach to solving the sector’s distribution challenges, says Hugh Basham
According to the World Trade Organisation the yearly real growth of world merchandise exports averaged six per cent in 2005 after outstandingly strong growth of 9.5 per cent in the preceding year. With such rapid growth in global trade and with consolida
Cutting out waste is the core principle of a Lean philosophy, as those who attended the recent Unipart Logistics Supply Chain Summit found out.
Because we are not as big as the likes of Nokia we need to focus on customer interaction rather than achieving critical mass, says Sony Ericsson’s senior president, corporate development
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile has bought five Actros 1848LS with BlueTec Euro 5 selective catalytic reduction engines.
The Freight Transport Association has called on the government to make a decision on improvements to the A303 near Stonehenge.
Innovate Logistics plans to re-locate the Alcester depot to Aston – a newer larger site in Birmingham, offering its customers a wider range of services including cold storage, chilled storage, case picking and cross dock distribution on a much larger scal
