Playing it cool on storage
By CEVA Logistics CEVA Logistics’ conveniently positioned portside multi temperature 10,000m2 storage facility The Chill Hub, situated at the London Gateway Port way, offers up to 10,000 pallet positions featuring seven independent chambers capable of operating at all temperature ranges, from -25°C through to +16°C. Since opening just over a year ago, the company says […]
Navigating Covid-19 through e-commerce: Lessons learnt
By Michiel Schipperus, CEO at Sana Commerce Covid-19 has had a significant impact on the global retail industry, with sales expected to dip by 5.7% this year. At the same time however, global Amazon sales increased by 26% in Q1 and 40% in Q2, and e-commerce spending in the U.S. grew from 11.8% in Q1 to 16.1% in Q2. In the […]
How subscription models are growing in the manufacturing space
In the latest instalment of our supply chain industry executive interview series, we spoke to John Phillips (pictured), General Manager at Zuora, about the firm’s research into how subscription models are growing in the manufacturing space… Tell us a little about Zuora’s Subscription Economy Index? Zuora’s Subscription Economy Index is an analysis we run twice a year that […]
A secure, sustainable pathway to the IoT in supply chains
By Derek Bryan, VP EMEA at Verizon Connect Supply chains are constantly battling challenges, with unforeseen delays, restrictions and thefts causing disruption at every turn. More recently, the pandemic threatened the continuity of supply chains more severely than any event in recent memory. Lockdowns imposed across Europe and the rest of the world in response have caused […]
How Hazel 4D’s Intelligent Load Stability system is the risk-free choice in pallet-wrapping
By HAZEL 4D In buying and procurement, you’re under constant pressure to make the right choices – the most efficient, effective, robust or low-risk… so what if we were to say that when it comes to pallet-wrapping we could answer all of those needs? We challenged ourselves, with some help from our customers, to see […]
Smart warehousing: A reality check for the big vision of the Internet of Things
By Jamies Watts, Head of Sales, Mysoft Following last week’s Total Supply Chain Summit, I have reflected on some of the conversations I had with people and a key topic that came up was Smart Warehousing and where SME’s are on their journey to optimizing towards this. I have done some further reading and wanted to […]
New drone technology transforms ABP’s asset management, in partnership with PWC and Aerodyne
Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading and best-connected port owner and operator, announced it has successfully embedded drone technology into its asset management practices and policies, following an 18 month program It utilised PwC’s specialist drone digital transformation team to support drone adoption and transformation in asset management, while Aerodyne Group, a DT3 (Drone Tech, […]
Never mind the kilos… what’s your film costing per pallet?
By Hazel 4D Usually when we talk to clients about how much they spend on stretch film, we’ll hear an answer about cost per kilo. What we hear less often is how far that weight goes – how many pallets can a kilo wrap? Yet that is the only way we’ll know the value that […]
The steps to deliver warehouse automation
By BoxLogic BoxLogic offer expert logistics consultancy support for businesses looking to transform their operations and reduce costs, increase capacity, or improve service. Warehouse automation is one area of specialisation for our consultants where we use our extensive experience to support our clients develop a costed concept design through to tendering and implementation. While the […]
Automate to tackle peak season challenges
By Quadient How can e-commerce companies successfully navigate recent extreme purchasing peaks when labour resources are reduced or unavailable, social distancing guidelines are in place, shipping prices are increasing, and demand just keeps growing? Labour and shipping costs coupled with pressure to meet fast delivery demands has left companies striving for lower costs. Often, packaging […]