There were three finalists in this category, but the judges also chose to consider the sole finalist in the otherwise week Process Industries category here.
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John Menzies plc subsidiary Menzies Distribution, which distributes magazines and newspapers daily to 21,500 customers daily, is taking a new distribution centre in York.
The Engineering and General Manufacturing sector has made a comeback this year, with Rexam Beverage Can Europe & Asia taking the top prize in The European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2005.
‘Managing a business is really about managing the supply chain,’ says the global operations director of De La Rue Cash Systems.
According to GVA Grimley the Midlands industrial / distribution market is seeing continued growth, with units of 18,600sq m plus being built. This activity is pushing another wave of speculative development.
Boots is to reveal the results of a year-long project to revolutionise its shelf filling processes. The project is expected to save the company £80M in efficiency savings.
The skills shortage within the logistics industry is not something that has happened overnight. It has been getting worse every year for at least a decade.
After the hype, many feel disillusioned with RFID but the technology continues to move ahead as prices fall and trials proliferate.
Fortec Pallet Distribution Network is using a new sliding scale pricing scheme for larger consignments of palletised freight sent through its network of nearly 60 depots.
We must work harder to attract new blood into logistics – make it appear to the young as the attractive, interesting, important profession that it is.
