AP Moller – Maersk has more than doubled its warehousing and distribution activities in North America with the acquisition of Performance Team for $545 million (£422.6 million). Performance Team specialises in B2B and B2C distribution for retail, wholesale and e-commerce and has 24 warehousing sites across the US, including west coast and east coast activities…
DHL Supply Chain will run volumes for Inspired Pet Nutrition through its shared user network after winning a competitive tender. The contract will be delivered through the DHL Consumer Network, its national network of shared user warehouse and transport services to FMCG companies. DHL were originally appointed in 2019, and this new contract will build…
Mit der Auszeichnung SAP® Recognized Expertise bestätigt SAP die KNAPP-Expertise in Österreich für Supply Chain Management-/Extended Warehouse Management-Lösungen. KNAPP IT Solutions, das Kompetenzzentrum der KNAPP-Gruppe für SAP-Lösungen, hat bereits über 60 Projekte auf Basis von SAP® EWM (Extended Warehouse Management) erfolgreich umgesetzt. Damit ist KNAPP international einer der führenden EWM-Implementierungspartner der SAP. Seit 2012 ist…
The line-up of logistics leaders at the Supply Chain Conference 2020 – which takes place in London on 17 and 18 March – makes it the must-attend event for supply chain professionals, featuring industry-leading best-practice from award-winning businesses. The Supply Chain Conference 2020 begins with Day One on Tuesday 17 March at Monument, 8 Eastcheap,…
Early adopters of ‘smart supply chain’ technologies – which provides data on customer demand, inventory levels and potential risk – have seen cost reductions of 10% to 15%. PA Consulting surveyed over 100 cross-sector global supply chain leaders and found that 69% believe that their supply chain approach is not innovative enough, while 79% believed…
Apple has warned that worldwide supply of its iPhone will be “temporarily constrained” as the coronavirus impacts its supply chain. Apple said: “While our iPhone manufacturing partner sites are located outside the Hubei province — and while all of these facilities have reopened — they are ramping up more slowly than we had anticipated. “The…
While the human cost of coronavirus – or Covid 19 – is hideous… the economic cost is to be determined, even as the trickle-down effect is being felt in supply chains. On Friday JCB said it would be reducing production levels at its UK factories in anticipation of component shortages from Chinese suppliers whose labour…
Der Kunde strebt nach einer weiteren Optimierung der Supply Chain und nach einer Reduzierung der Durchlaufzeiten. TGW errichtet für den niederländischen Kfz-Ersatzteilspezialisten Fource einen hochautomatisierten Zentralhub in Berkel en Rodenrijs. Der Kunde bündelt seine Intralogistik damit an einem Standort und setzt einen wichtigen Schritt in der Optimierung der Supply Chain. Zudem wird so die Basis…
Dematic automatisiert das neue Logistikzentrum der ZKW Lichtsysteme GmbH. Der Automobilzulieferer errichtet an seinem Hauptsitz in Wieselburg (Österreich) ein neues Gebäude zur Produktionsversorgung, da die bisherigen Lagerflächen nicht mehr ausreichen. Um die Kapazität des Standorts optimal auszunutzen, installiert der Intralogistikspezialist dort ein maßgeschneidertes Dematic Multishuttle-Lager in Silobauweise mit über 60.000 Behälterstellplätzen, das eine platzsparende mehrfach-tiefe…
JCB is set to reduce production levels at UK factories next week due to anticipated component shortages from Chinese suppliers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. The move will mean a shorter working week for around 4,000 JCB and agency shop floor employees from Monday 17 February and will see the introduction of a 34-hour week for…
Marks & Spencer has said that its move to a national network of distribution centres will be complete next summer as it looks to “work to fix the basics of its supply chain”. The retailer said that it needed to move faster to address long-standing issues in its clothing and home supply chain around availability…
Kärcher’s Banbury headquarters will enhance its environmental performance through its 967 solar panels and solar funding model. The company has taken a step towards increasing its environmental performance throughout its supply chain by installing almost 967 solar panels on the roof of its Banbury headquarters with a funding model, to reduce its reliance on the…
Two-thirds (66%) of transport managers believe that not enough is being done to limit the environmental impact of logistics operations. According to a survey by Paragon System Software Systems 75% of transport planning professionals said they had increased pressure on their logistics operations to reduce environmental impact, however, 66% said they felt that not enough…
Supply chain exectutives have said they expect a recession in 2020 due to concerns over global trade volumes and ongoing friction between China and the United States. 64% of the 780 industry professionals surveyed for the 2020 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index say a recession is likely in the next 12 months. They identified rising…
Bruce Dickinson (Sänger Iron Maiden), Lars-Johan Jarnheimer (Ikea Group), Porter Erisman (ehemals Alibaba Group) oder Formel 1 Legende David Coulthard bewegen die Zukunft der Supply Chain! Nicht möglich? Doch, denn gemeinsam mit über 20 weiteren Experten aus den unterschiedlichsten Industriebereichen, widmen sich den wichtigsten Branchenthemen rund um die Supply Chain – die MHLC Europe 2020…
Developer investor Gazeley has pushed the button to speculatively develop a 300,000 sq ft plus warehouse in Milton Keynes. The development on a 21 acre site which had been optioned by Gazeley when it extended its Magna Park Milton Keynes scheme a few years ago, will total 312,700 sq ft and is known as Magnitude…
Amazon is opening a 78,000 sq ft delivery station just north of Carlisle, Cumbria. It has taken Border Group’s Woodlands Industrial Storage Estate just off Brampton Road in Longtown. The online retail giant said the new delivery station in Carlisle would open this spring and that it will work with eight independent delivery companies from…
The Rhenus Group has moved into the aeronautics market after buying Spanish logistics specialist LTK. LTK, headquartered in Madrid, has locations across Spain and specialises in providing logistics for the aerospace and automotive industries. Customers include the Airbus Group and Alestis Aerospace. LTK handles supply chain management, procurement, and quality checking, as well as industrial,…
Walker Logistics has hired Neil Couling to the position of financial controller. He will be directly responsible for overseeing Walker’s accounting and management operations. Of his appointment, Couling said: “Walker Logistics is a highly successful and growing player in the supply chain management and fulfilment sector and I am looking forward to contributing towards the company’s…
DSV Panalpina erzielte 2019 einen Bruttogewinn von 23,75 Mrd. DKK, was einem organischen Wachstum von 5,7 Prozent entspricht. Der EBIT vor Sondereinflüssen betrug 6,65 Mrd. DKK (+8,4%). Der Umsatz erreichte 94,7 Mrd. DKK für 2019 (2018: 79,05 Mrd. DKK). Panalpinas geschätzter Beitrag betrug seit der Übernahme im August 2019 rund 13,4 Mrd. DKK, hauptsächlich in…
DSV Panalpina has warned that it will be “difficult to predict the market situation in 2020” as DSV felt the benefits of the acquisition of Panalpina in the second half of 2019. For 2019 DSV Panalpina reported an 19.8% increase in turnover from DKK79bn to DKK94.7bn (£10.7bn). DSV completed the takeover of Panalpina in August…
Das Handelsunternehmen TJ Morris Ltd mit Hauptsitz in Liverpool ist europaweit einer der am schnellsten wachsenden und am besten bewerteten Einzelhändler Großbritanniens. Betreibt das Familienunternehmen unter dem Brand „Home Bargains“ zurzeit noch ca. 550 Shops, sollen es in wenigen Jahren bereits knapp an die 1.000 sein. Beinahe im Wochen-Rhythmus kommt eine neue Filiale dazu. Vertrieben…
Over 130 exhibitors are now confirmed for IntraLogisteX, the only intralogistics exhibition to take place in the UK this year. Among the exhibitors are BS Handling Sytems; Exporta; Element Logic; Geek +; Honeywell Intelligrated; Interroll; Knapp; Linde; OrderWise; 6 River Systems; SnapFulfil and VoxWare among many, many others. There will be live demonstrations of the…
Henniges Automotive, weltweit führender Anbieter von hochtechnischen Dichtungs- und Antivibrationssystemen für den Automobilmarkt, feierte heute die Eröffnung seiner neuen Europazentrale und seines technischen Zentrums in der Tschechischen Republik mit einer Zeremonie und einer Tour für Kunden und Ehrengäste. Die 3.330 Quadratmeter große Anlage in Mladá Boleslav unterstützt die Bemühungen von Henniges, seine Engineering- und Testkapazitäten…
The coronavirus has been labeled as “major disruptive event with global implications for supply chains” as a leading industry expert has called on businesses to review their exposure. Richard Wilding OBE, professor of supply chain strategy at Cranfield School of Management, said: “ Air freight is already down 50% and we are seeing a backlog…
Der weltweit agierende Logistikdienstleister Hellmann Worldwide Logistics hat gemeinsam mit dem Bonner IT-Unternehmen BusinessCode ein neues Tracking-Tool speziell für die Seefracht auf den Markt gebracht. „Smart Ocean“ ist ein Monitoring-System, das branchenübergreifend in der Seefracht eingesetzt wird und in Echtzeit kontinuierlich jede Station der Container auf dem Seeweg aufzeigt. „Smart Ocean“ richtet sich an Logistikmanager…
Lebensmittelindustrie größter Abnehmer landwirtschaftlicher Produkte. Heimischer Lebensmittelhandel ist EU-Musterschüler, erfüllt UTP-Richtlinie und steht für faire Preise. Bis 1. Mai 2021 haben die EU-Mitgliedstaaten Zeit, um die 15 Bestimmungen der UTP-Richtlinie über unlautere Handelspraktiken in den Geschäftsbeziehungen zwischen Unternehmen in der Agrar- und Lebensmittelkette auf nationaler Ebene umzusetzen. UTP-Richtlinie: Heimischer Handel erfüllt bereits alle Vorgaben. Nachholbedarf…
„Ab 1. Februar übernehme ich die Verantwortung als Country CEO der JCL Logistik Austria GmbH. Für mich ist diese Aufgabe eine tolle Herausforderung, um nach vielen Jahren in Großkonzernen, die Agilität, Schnelligkeit, Entscheidungsfreude und Kundenindividualität in einem eigentümergeführten Unternehmen mitzugestalten“, schreibt Thomas Ziegler in einer Nachricht an seine Geschäftspartner und Branchenkollegen. Der ehemalige DB Schenker-Mann…
The British Retail Consortium has issued voluntary guidance to fashion retailers as to how to source fully vegan materials throughout their supply chains. The BRC advised retailers that before classing a product as vegan they need to not only rule out using leather and wool, but also many glues, dyes, and traces of use in…
Apparently, at some point today, the prime minister will give a speech where he will bring forward the ban for selling new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars in the UK from 2040 to 2035. I’ve got three issues with this… I really hate the trend in politics where the ‘news’ that a speech will happen…
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