Tesco could soon start looking at ways of taking the cost out of manufacturers' inbound supply chains, following its success in raising efficiencies...
Shopfloor networking and hardware specialist DLoG UK has introduced its new X10/X12 vehicle-mounted wireless networking and touch screen computer. By...
When 3663 First for Foodservice wanted to automate the transfer of fresh chicken destined for KFC to its two regional distribution centres (RDCs) at...
With growing concerns about climate change and electricity costs soaring, the cold storage and distribution sector faces a challenging future. Francesca Twinn reports on how new research could help to provide the answers
Consumer confidence in the food supply chain has taken another battering following the discovery of avian flu in turkeys at Bernard Matthews' Holton...
I should by now have finished a job that required a client manager to work with me to install a cost-to-serve process that produces true customer and...
Peter Hunt's Bakery Foods, the Bolton-based savoury products baker, is starting to see the benefits of improved production planning since installing...
Imagine working on the ledge of a three-storey building every day. With a maximum lift height of 9.5m, allowing operators to reach to 11.3m, that is...
When Tesco needed a method of loading and unloading its fleet of new high-capacity double-deck trailers, used to transfer goods between distribution...
Until it was called off, Asda stores across the country were threatened with empty shelves following a vote in favour of strike action by staff at 20...
A small logistics firm offering creative solutions to the problem of distributing small loads to supermarkets and foodservice outlets is on course to...
As you measure the real costs to serve your customers and can see the true trading margins created, you will be faced with some interesting dilemmas....
In calculating the real cost of handling and transport to customers, there are three obvious components: the distance from your factory or warehouse,...
Winter may be over, but things are still looking bleak in the cold storage sector. Rebecca Green looks at what is being done to offset spiralling energy costs and accommodate other commercial pressures
More than eight out of 10 Unilever ambient food brands in the UK are now available in shelf-ready packaging (SRP).Speaking at the official opening of...
A new online freight exchange has been launched in a bid to reduce empty running and increase vehicle utilisation.Haulage Exchange is the brainchild...
The Americans call it LTL (Less Than full Load) distribution. It requires a shared user network to enable it to operate at an affordable cost to the...