Tag: materials handling

Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Supply Chain Management! (Or is that 4,000 years?)

Supply Chain & LogisticsFebruary 17, 2023

In 1982 Keith Oliver is credited with coining the phrase “Supply Chain Management”. As I began my career in 1982 I can attest...

Make Safety Your Warehouse’s New Year’s Resolution

Supply Chain & LogisticsFebruary 1, 2023

The new year is a perfect time to reflect on the past 12 months and determine how to improve. Every professional can find areas...

Warehouse Drone Employed for Efficiency

Supply Chain & LogisticsJanuary 6, 2023

Kite, an employee share-owned company, is paving the way for logistics as one of the first UK businesses to incorporate warehouse...

Hoppecke Cuts Freight Delivery Firm Costs

Supply Chain & LogisticsJanuary 6, 2023

A leading palletised freight delivery company is enjoying important operational benefits and reduced costs after replacing its diesel materials handling fleet...

AGV Opportunity at end-of-line

Supply Chain & LogisticsJanuary 4, 2023

AGVs (Automated guide vehicles) and strapping machines can work in harmony to optimise highly flexible end-of-line processes. Customer requests and needs can...

Fulfilment technology is key to DTC success

Supply Chain & LogisticsDecember 21, 2022

Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) is a type of business-to-consumer retail sales strategy where a business will market, sell and ship a product directly...

[Oliver Space in Modern Materials Handling] Rapid WMS rollout fits functional needs

CrowdfundingDecember 12, 2022

Furniture e-tailer Oliver Space deploys Cloud WMS in less than two months while meeting its unique needs around inventory tracking and visibility over a...

Hyster big trucks: productive with reduced emissions

Supply Chain & LogisticsDecember 7, 2022

Hyster 8-18 tonne capacity lift trucks include Stage V engines to help businesses comply with emissions legislation while heightening productivity and...

£1.4m funding for chemist’s research into hazardous materials handling

CleantechNovember 22, 2022

A University of Glasgow chemist is establishing a new research group with £1.4m in new funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research...

The 7 Principles of Warehouse and Distribution Centre Design

Supply Chain & LogisticsMay 23, 2022

Warehouse and distribution centre (DC) design is a fascinating and absorbing topic, but alas, is often misunderstood. Regrettably, few people fully understand the discipline...