Ahead of the 25th Supply Chain Excellence Awards, LogisticsManager.com caught up with Nestlé with GXO, nominee in the The Clipper Logistics Supply Chain Innovation category at the Awards. Taking place on 8th November at the Hilton on Park Lane in London, the Supply Chain Excellence Awards are set to be a night of celebration, as the best…
After 6 years in France, Gojob is going global and wants to revolutionise the labour market in the UK. Building a more inclusive future thanks to technology Created in 2015 by Pascal Lorne, Gojob has become France’s leading job marketplace with over 500,000 workers and 900 clients, specialising in logistics, industry and service sectors. Gojob…
Amid widespread reports of panic buying and the government drawing up plans to use the army to get petrol to pumps, the UK’s fuel supply chain crisis appears to be deepening by the day. “Exacerbated by a deficit of HGV drivers, the past weekend saw pumps run dry across the country, with some industry bosses…
Der Supply Chain Execution Spezialist Zetes hat über 2.200 Verkaufsstellen der Schweizer Coop-Gruppe mit mobilen Computern ausgestattet. Bei den Geräten handelt es sich um 10.000 Personal Shopper vom Typ Zebra PS20 für Kundinnen und Kunden, sowie 13.500 Handhelds vom Typ Datalogic Memor 20 für Mitarbeitende in den Verkaufsstellen. Ziel war es, alte Gerätegenerationen, die bereits…
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There is no one ideal way of managing supply chain risk. Nick Bradley canvasses the opinion of eight industry experts to find out which precautionary measures – if any – make sense. Covid has prompted a period of introspection as organisations debate how best to structure their supply chains and manage their risk. “If the past…
Credit hire and fleet management firm AX has taken Logicor’s unit L49 at Liberty Park, Lichfield, on a new 10-year lease. “We have been working harder than ever throughout the global pandemic to make sure our customers have access to vehicles when they need them to safely continue their operations – mobility has never been…
The pandemic and its impact on demand for parcel shipping has shone a spotlight on sustainability. In the last twelve months, we have seen e-commerce deliveries soar due to the shift to online shopping during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, there continue to be concerns about the environmental impact of e-commerce supply chains. During a recent…
Online fulfilment is facing a new reality; one of frequent and dramatic spikes in demand and this is causing retailers significant challenges in the packing area. How can ecommerce businesses successfully hit these extreme peaks when labour resources are becoming increasingly scarce? Peaks are more difficult to predict than before. Peaks are measured by the…
With e-commerce volumes approximately 50% higher than they were a year ago, the home delivery sector faces a massive challenge as it accelerates towards the Christmas peak. Are current service levels sustainable? Christopher Walton explores the options. The long weeks of lockdown were coined as ‘the finest hour for final mile’. With the population effectively…
With day-to-day business challenged to the very highest degree, sourcing and procuring in the supply chain is more complicated than ever before. But while some have struggled, others are at the forefront of the frontline response to the pandemic. Michelle Mooney investigates. The global lockdown has put incredible strain on supply chains and a great…
Lockdown created seismic shifts in consumer behaviour, and the early evidence is that traditional buying patterns will not return. As a result, the demand for logistics space to serve an unsated appetite for e-commerce is high as market trends were accelerated. But are there enough big sheds to satisfy demand? Liza Helps investigates. At what…
How to handle rising peak demand in e-fulfillment? Online fulfilment is facing a new reality; one of frequent and dramatic spikes in demand and this is causing retailers significant challenges in the packing area. How can e-commerce businesses successfully hit these extreme peaks when labour resources are becoming increasingly scarce? Peaks are more difficult to…
Anyone who has ever had an operation of any severity will know that it’s not the initial treatment that hurts, it’s the long, slow recovery to full health. As the world recovers from the collective shock of Covid-19, they key word there is recovery… because nations, economies and industrial sectors will recover at a different…
One judge has called for entries to the Supply Chain Excellence Awards to demonstrate “success over challenge” and “innovation over acceptance” in 2020. Ian Harbour, a associate director, warehousing, at Coca Cola, is one of 32 industry leaders that have all donated their time and expertise to judge the 24th Supply Chain Excellence Awards later this year. He joined…
Logistics depends not just on warehousing, but on people and the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted this dependency more than ever before. So how can storage and retrieval processes benefit from further automation, and remove human risk factors? Michelle Mooney reports. Good logistics needs property, transport and people. That truth was put to the test in…
Automotive supply chains stand at a major crossroads. Perhaps the pause in OEM production due to coronavirus could lead to entirely new supply chains building entirely different products? Christopher Walton investigates. Before the coronavirus effectively halted huge swathes of automotive manufacturing worldwide, especially in Europe, the sector in the UK was at a crossroads. Brexit…
Volatile markets are a challenge to forecast but new developments in demand sensing are enabling a more nuanced approach. Johanna Parsons investigates. Consumer behaviour has always been somewhat unpredictable, but increasing market volatility is being driven by factors from viral marketing to actual viruses, and forecasting can seem futile. The demand for responsive solutions has…
With the logistics sector requiring new skills for a new decade where digitisation and automation will change the way it works, can the sector plug its current skills gap, let alone bring in the new skills required to drive the change? Michelle Mooney investigates… Recruiting new talent into logistics has always been a major concern….
Could you imagine, that Bruce Dickinson (singer of Iron Maiden), Lars-Johan Jarnheimer (Chairman of Ikea), Porter Erisman (former VP of Alibaba Group) and Formula 1 legends David Coulthard & Mark Gallagher are MOVING the future of the supply chain? We do, which is why we are looking forward to the participation of these cross-industry experts,…
The growth of convenience retail makes it a tantalising market. But the competition is tough and it’s inspiring a re-think of replenishment logistics. Johanna Parsons investigates… The UK convenience retail market is set to grow to £48.2 billion by 2024, according to forecasts by IGD, and the competition to take a bite of that market…
E-commerce dominates the retail sector like no other materials handling market. More customers want a greater diversity of choice delivered directly to their homes in the quickest and most convenient time possible. For those supplying goods under such constraints the demands on existing warehousing infrastructure are enormous… Christopher Walton investigates. Compound this with the potential…
Today’s consumer market demands logistics operators to constantly be on their A-game. There is no room for error as providers adhere to speedy delivery times, exceptional customer service and reduced costs. But how do you tick all the boxes? Maria Highland explores whether transport management systems could be the silver bullet operators are searching for….
Automation is making the warehouse a safer working environment; supply chains more efficient and providing customers with a better service, according to the MD of XPO Supply Chain the UK and Ireland. Speaking to Logistics Manager at Robotics and Automation, which took place at the Ricoh Arena on 29 and 30 October Gavin Williams, MD…
Supermarket grocery sales in the 12 weeks to 14th July were down 0.5 per cent on last year’s record figures, according to Kantar Worldpanel. Ocado was the strongest performer, growing sales by 11.9 per cent and increasing its shopper base by six per cent. While discounters, Aldi and Lidl, couldn’t match Ocado’s growth rate, they…
May & Co. hat in Ulm Dornstadt ein rund 45.000 Quadratmeter großes, teilbebautes Gewerbegrundstück mit Verdichtungspotenzial von der H. Gautzsch-Firmengruppe erworben. Ellwanger und Geiger Real Estate GmbH hat May & Co. beim Ankauf der Liegenschaft beraten sowie bei der Vermietung unterstützt. Derzeit entwickelt May & Co. auf der unbebauten Fläche für die H. Gautzsch-Firmengruppe, führender…
Der Betriebsverlagerer und Komplettanbieter HARDER logistics hat in den Bereich digitale Archivierung investiert und innerhalb kürzester Zeit ein professionelles Scanzentrum aufgebaut. Der Bedarf ist da. „Innerhalb der kommenden fünf bis zehn Jahre werden das Archive von Unternehmen, Ämtern und Institutionen umgestellt werden“, erwartet Marcello Danieli, geschäftsführender Gesellschafter von HARDER logistics.
Urban logistics challenges are only going to increase as city populations increase, Natalie Chapman, head of South England and urban policy at the Freight Transport Association, said when she spoke at the CiTTi exhibition on Tuesday. Air quality, safety and congestion are all inner- city issues, said Chapman. For example, London’s new ULEZ zone is…
An einem der führenden und dynamischsten Logistikstandorte Deutschlands haben die Gemeinde Schönefeld sowie die Investoren May & Co. und Pflugfelder den Projektstart eines neuen Logistikparks bekannt gegeben. Der LOG Park Berlin Schönefeld hat eine Grundstücksgröße von insgesamt 370.000 qm und wird der Metropolregion Berlin-Brandenburg nach Fertigstellung 130.000 qm modernste Logistikflächen auf vier Baufeldern mit einer…
LIP Invest, Investmentspezialist für Logistikimmobilien, erwirbt mit einem Logistikimmobilien-Neubau in Ludwigsfelde eine weitere Immobilie für ihren offenen Immobilien-Spezial-AIF. Die Liegenschaft ist vollständig und mit einer langen Laufzeit an Siemens vermietet. Mit dem Neubau wird das bestehende Logistikzentrum von 25.000 auf 35.000 Quadratmeter erweitert. Der Standort wird von Siemens für den weltweiten Versand von mehr als…
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