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Multimodal 2024 given royal seal of approval with visit from HRH The Princess Royal

1 Multimodal 2024 given royal seal of approval with visit from HRH The Princess Royal

Clarion Events has announced that Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, will be attending Multimodal 2024.

Centrad believes camera systems are key to driving down accident statistics

2 Centrad believes camera systems are key to driving down accident statistics

While a common and essential fixture on industrial and warehousing sites, forklift trucks unfortunately are also a common cause of workplace accidents year on year. 

How Pallet Trucks is adapting to transform warehouses during the e-commerce boom

3 How Pallet Trucks is adapting to transform warehouses during the e-commerce boom

The rise of e-commerce has fundamentally reshaped the warehousing landscape. With faster delivery expectations and a wider variety of smaller items, warehouses are adapting to a new normal that prioritises speed, efficiency and order fulfilment accuracy. Pallet trucks is also evolving to meet these changing demands.

Gaining greater supply chain visibility and control through transportation management systems

4 Gaining greater supply chain visibility and control through transportation management systems

By Fredrik Lindhagen, product director, nShift.

Ongoing geopolitical events and a challenging economy mean that today, more than ever, supply chains are especially vulnerable to disruption. The impact of this on demand planning is significant.

Poor or late visibility into channel inventories, an inability to respond to customer inquiries on shipments, arrival dates, or available inventories, and consistently inaccurate demand forecasts are listed among the top operational challenges.

Gebrüder Weiss enlarges logistics centre in Budapest

5 Gebrüder Weiss enlarges logistics centre in Budapest

The transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss has enlarged its logistics facility at the Dunaharaszti location near Budapest.

Ferag’s fashion statement at IWLEX 2024 Conference

6 Ferag’s fashion statement at IWLEX 2024 Conference

Fashion businesses can transform their fulfilment operations by visiting Ferag (stand G50) at this year’s IWLEX Conference, 14th – 15th May, NAEC, Stoneleigh Coventry.

The future of logistics is automated: Netto’s strategic partnership with Cimcorp

7 The future of logistics is automated: Netto’s strategic partnership with Cimcorp

To optimize processes at its logistics center in Coswig and make its supply chain fit for the future, Netto has partnered with automated solutions provider, Cimcorp.

Synergy Logistics is sitting on cloud nine having been listed for the ninth consecutive year in the Top 100 IT Providers by Inbound Logistics.

8 Synergy Logistics is sitting on cloud nine having been listed for the ninth consecutive year in the Top 100 IT Providers by Inbound Logistics.

The committee selected the Top 100 Logistics IT Providers globally based on those offering the innovations their customers need to streamline supply chain operations. Synergy’s Tier 1 warehouse management system (WMS), SnapFulfil, and multi-agent orchestration software, SnapControl, were considered essential solutions in an era of fast-paced warehouse automation and robotics functionality.

‘Gaping hole’ in the draft Plastic Pollution Treaty

9 ‘Gaping hole’ in the draft Plastic Pollution Treaty

The Fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, taking place in Ottawa between 23 and 29 April, is considering the latest draft Treaty on plastic pollution. 

Microlise Group to support operators in face of new DVS requirements

10 Microlise Group to support operators in face of new DVS requirements

Microlise Group, provider of technology solutions, has announced its alignment with the latest Transport for London (TfL) Direct Vision Standards (DVS) requirements, set to take effect on Monday 28th October 2024. 

Manhattan Associates named a Leader in 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems for the sixth consecutive year

11 Manhattan Associates named a Leader in 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems for the sixth consecutive year

Manhattan Active® Transportation Management (TM) also ranks among the three highest ranked vendors in the Level 3 Complexity, Level 4 Complexity and Level 5 Complexity Use Cases in the accompanying Critical Capabilities report.

As supply chains grow in complexity, enterprises are looking to better orchestrate transportation and distribution processes with a unified supply chain execution solution.

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