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Italian logistics providers will be able to significantly increase their global reach following a new business partnership between WiseTech Global, developer of the logistics management system, CargoWise One, and ACO Informatica, a Milan-based supply chain specialist.

Shippers and carriers this year can expect to see many new trends related to transportation, as well as a continuation of several critical challenges from 2013.

Trends in the Transportation Industry, a report by Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium, pulls back the curtain on today's hottest transportation issues.

By John Andrew Shawyer, director, Associated Pallets Ltd.

During 2013, global businesses saw a number of disruptions caused to their supply chain. Everything from factory disasters to ethical problems had an impact on the supply of goods across the world.

Zetes, supplier of identification and mobility solutions in the supply chain, is helping the liquor chain store Dirck III to pick orders faster and more accurately.

The leading specialist supply chain IT solutions magazine has launched a new App delivering the very latest articles to your mobile device.

The Manufacturing & Logistics News App has live feeds from LogisticsIT.com and the material handling website LogisticsHandling.com. There are also links to the digital issues of the magazine and a live feed from the Blog zone on LogisticsIT.

By Andy Kaye, CEO of management recruitment company, BiS Henderson.

The British economy is bouncing back. In January, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised upwards its projections for UK GDP to 2.4% growth this year, retail sales in December were reported by the Office for National Statistics to be up 5.3% on a year ago, and the CBI's quarterly Industrial Trends Survey for the three months to January 2014 showed growth in new manufacturing orders was the strongest since April 2011. With encouraging signs of a resurgence in Britain's economic activity, what are the expectations for supply chain careers in the coming year?

BiS Henderson has appointed Stewart Oades as a non-executive director. Stewart is a prominent business leader within the logistics and supply chain sector having worked (working) at board level for some of the UK's top 3pls, providing services for many of Europe's largest retail and consumer goods organisations.

By John Andrew Shawyer, director, Associated Pallets Ltd.

The right supply chain and logistics infrastructure are essential to the successful running of your business.Companies need to invest in the latest technology and systems in order to gain and maintain a competitive edge.

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has announced the appointment of supply chain professional Jim Spittle FCILT as UK President-Elect.

Farralls Transport and Fagan & Whalley, the north west based logistics specialists, have launched a 4PL joint venture company, FF&W, in response to growing market demand for sophisticated logistics solutions and fully managed supply chain services.