From Complexity to Clarity: The role of unified platforms in B2B commerce
By Ram Venkataraman, CEO, KIBO Commerce Technical debt is quietly eroding the value of B2B ecommerce platforms. Legacy ERP integrations, DIY workarounds, and custom storefront tweaks amass over time, slowing operations and depleting budgets that should be invested in growth. Surveys show most B2B commerce companies can’t fund strategic initiatives because platform-level debt is dominating spending. Moreover, analysts warn […]
AI agents turn industrial AI into a trusted industrial action
By Adrian Wood – Director of Strategy & Marketing at DELMIA Artificial intelligence is opening new possibilities for how manufacturers use knowledge, make decisions and turn insight into action. Applied effectively, Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing can help engineers, planners and operators evaluate more information, explore alternatives faster, reuse expertise and automate routine work. The opportunity extends beyond […]
Fragmented AI: Why transport and logistics must take security seriously
By Lotte Vanden Wyngaert, Senior Manager in Applied AI, and Pablo Pires, Head of AI Safety, at Trimble Traditionally, the transportation industry has taken a cautious approach to addressing business challenges and adopting new technologies. Because assets are expensive, margins are consistently thin and mistakes can have massive real-world consequences, fleets simply cannot afford to […]
Staffing the Warehouse of the Future: How businesses can build a workforce ready for what’s next
By Toyota Material Handling UK As warehouses become increasingly automated, connected and data-driven, conversations about the future of intralogistics often focus on technology. From autonomous mobile robots and AI-powered warehouse management systems to connected forklift trucks and predictive analytics, innovation is transforming how goods move through the supply chain… However, while technology continues to evolve at […]
The shadow fleet’s hidden liability: Oil spills and environmental risk
The Caroline Bezengi grounding and oil spill shows how shadow-fleet risk can build in plain sight. When an explosion was reported in June, the tanker was carrying close to one million barrels of crude. The damaged vessel later ran aground near Qabiliyah Island, where it became partly submerged. The resulting slick travelled across hundreds of square kilometres, […]
The hidden cost of choice
E-commerce growth is a warehouse challenge. It has evolved from a convenience channel into a major fulfilment challenge, according to GEBHARDT lntralogistics UK. UK online retail sales reached £127.4 billion in 2024, up 3.4% on the previous year, and now account for roughly 27-28% of total retail spend. Driven by this sustained consumer shift, many brands are offering more: more sizes, morecolours, more categories, more delivery options and more returns choices. Every new option creates another physical task. Once an order is placed, warehouses must locate, pick, pack and ship goods quickly, often while managing thousands of SKUs within tight delivery windows that tighten further duringpeaks. On Black Friday, online sales share regularly exceeds 32% of total retail. Warehouses must […]
Your yard is probably leasing trailers it doesn’t need
A manufacturing line stops if there’s no empty trailer on the dock. Yet most sites cannot say how many trailers they actually need, or what their shunters did all shift. On a manufacturing site the yard has one job that cannot slip: an empty trailer on the dock before the line needs it. Miss it […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: CCMA CGM Group – Expert support for all transport needs
The CMA CGM Group is a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, guided by its Purpose: We imagine better ways to serve a world in motion. In the UK, CMA CGM combines the scale and reach of a global organisation with local expertise and an extensive transport network. Almost 300 UK colleagues support […]
Capacity Crunch: Is the UK ready to deliver on its growth ambitions?
The UK has a clear plan for growth. But does it have the operational capacity to deliver it? New research commissioned by DHL Supply Chain suggests many of the businesses expected to drive growth across advanced manufacturing, life sciences, energy and infrastructure, and data centres are facing mounting capacity pressures. While demand continues to rise, […]
The Availability Effect: Why Keeping Shelves Stocked Is Grocery Retail’s Next Competitive Advantage
In grocery retail, trust is built shelf by shelf. Shoppers expect the products they need to be available when they want them, and when they are not, the impact extends far beyond a single missed sale. New research from DHL Supply Chain in partnership with Retail Economics, The Availability Effect: Why trust, margin and loyalty start at […]