To keep the city of London free of traffic jams and construction site logistics efficient, Battersea Power Station utilises decision-making algorithms designed by software developer INFORM. Its time slot management and truck supply control system SYNCROSUPPLY manages up to 400 truck deliveries daily...

The latest workforce management technology can be an important tool in boosting staff morale and retention. Logistics Business magazine editor Paul Hamblin talks to a major provider. Recent­ research for human capital management specialists UKG reveals 87% of UK employees are being propelled into t...

As supply chain disruptions continue to dominate news headlines, a noted inbound supply chain software specialist is making sure that nervous importers are guaranteed a good night’s sleep. Logistics Business magazine editor Paul Hamblin meets Setlog. In the logistics industry, much of the noise ar...

A UK specialist is bringing a new business model to the automation and integration sector, which could be good news for SMEs. Until now, automation projects have largely been for the mega players only. Only the Amazons, Tescos and Wal-Marts of this world have had the heft in terms of investment, cap...

Seafrigo Group is inaugurating a 60,000 sq m (650,000 sq ft) ambient temperature logistics platform in Le Havre, in the port area and in the immediate vicinity of its PLS flagship (Parc Logistique Seafrigo), in partnership with Haropa Port. The two new buildings, 30,000 sq m each, owned by AG Real E...

The packaging and pallet sector is battling major ongoing pressure as the result of Covid, Brexit and other factors, according to the Timber Packaging and Pallet Confederation (TIMCON). Delegates at the organisation’s GM, which was held in person in Manchester at the end of October 2021, heard how...

Today (16th November 2021), BSI, the business improvement and standards company and leading global provider of supply chain intelligence, unveiled its annual Supply Chain Risk Insights Report – the new report lands at a time when supply chains are dominating discussion both in boardrooms and house...

Shippers across the globe might have to battle the effects of supply chain congestion and record high ocean freight rates for some time to come. The question remains – when will they get relief? The wave of congestion that is sweeping through global supply chains delaying deliveries of seasonal go...

The IPCC’s most recent assessment on the extent to which human activity affects the climate is bleak, writes Vernon O’Donnell, Chief Product Officer at project44. It calls for quick action and reminds us that “every tonne of CO2 emissions contributes to global warming.” The supply chain sect...

Signode, a leading manufacturer of a broad range of end-of-line packaging equipment, tools, consumables as well as end-to-end automation and warehouse automation solutions, will be showcasing its StorFast technology at MODEX.  The event, which will take place in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congres...