Coca Cola, Co-Op, Asda, Marks & Spencer and Iceland will come together under one roof for the first time at Packaging Innovations 2018, to talk about the UK's hottest topic – plastics in packaging.
Critical and key issues in material handling, logistics and distribution
Critical issues are thought provoking articles relating to strategy,legislation,technology,best practice and the some of the most challenging business topics in the world of material handling.The articles in this section have been contributed by senior industry leaders, research analysts, trade associations such as the UKWA (United Kingdom Warehousing Association) BIFA (British International Freight Association), the FTA (Freight Transport Association) and the FLTA ( ForkLift Truck Association), as well as many others.
Other important topics covered in this section concern Health and Safety in Logistics with articles from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE).Taxation, government policy,climate change,recruitment and training schemes are all covered, as well as educational opportunities at various UK logistics educational facilities such at Cranfield University.
Survey: Small firms spend up to 500 hours each year managing freight shipments
Feb 19, 2018
While importing continues to grow across both small and enterprise companies, almost 50% of the 300,000+ American businesses who import still use spreadsheets to manage their international supply chain.
Freight forwarders demand action on infrastructure investment
Feb 19, 2018
Commenting on the National Infrastructure Commission's (NIC) first Annual Monitoring Report, Robert Keen, Director General of the British International Freight Association (BIFA), said: "Today, we have seen the value of having an independent National Infrastructure Commission to hold the government accountable for lack of action on key national infrastructure issues.
What is on-demand warehousing?
Feb 19, 2018
By Charlie Pool, CEO, Stowga.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines on-demand as "soon as or whenever required". In recent years the term 'on-demand' has become synonymous with technology: movies on demand, taxis on demand, dry cleaners on demand.... the list goes on. But on-demand warehousing? That's a new one.
Bad managers are driving talented staff away from logistics industry
Feb 06, 2018
Poor management is endemic in the Transportation and Distribution sector, with 78% of employees having experienced what they consider poor management, or a poor manager, at least once during their career, according to new research by YouGov on behalf of leading HR and payroll solutions provider MHR.
TimoCom transport barometer: Vehicle shortage continues to worsen
Jan 29, 2018
Free vehicle capacity is getting scarcer in Europe, according to TimoCom's Transport Barometer. In the 4th quarter of 2017, Europe's largest transport platform had only 29 vehicle offers to fulfil 71 transport orders.On average, in 2017, the TimoCom Transport Barometer showed a freight to vehicle ratio of 70:30 within Europe......
The Importance of being Agile...
Jan 17, 2018
The evolving role of mobile computing in food and convenience retailing....an executive brief by Datalogic.
Every day the food and grocery industry feeds nearly 64 million people, living in over 27 million households across the UK. A feat that can only be achieved through the combined efforts of many hundreds of thousands of people working across different parts of the grocery supply chain.
Big Data Analytics – realising the potential
Jan 10, 2018
Big Data is an increasingly coined term used to reference the vast, varied and often complex sources of information now available to businesses. Through the sophisticated algorithms built into modern Big Data Analytics tools, valuable business insight can be derived through harvesting better structured, relevant data from manifold unstructured sources.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT spoke with a number of experts from the vendor and analyst communities about recent developments within the Big Data Analytics arena.
On the road to a greener 2018: How digital transformation enables sustainable logistics
Jan 09, 2018
By Kushal Nahata, CEO of FarEye.
The logistics industry generates around 6% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to the findings of the Global Logistics Emission Council (GLEC) Framework.
How to keep your warehouse in sync with sales promotions
Dec 19, 2017
By Eric Carter, solutions architect, Indigo Software.
Everyone loves a bargain and there are always plenty to be had at this time of year in the run up to Christmas.
