Employee buy-in crucial
MANY LOGISTICS BUSINESSES are failing to keep their workforce at the heart of their digital transformations, leading to employee dissatisfaction and hindering the success of digitalisation initiatives, research has found.
MANY LOGISTICS BUSINESSES are failing to keep their workforce at the heart of their digital transformations, leading to employee dissatisfaction and hindering the success of digitalisation initiatives, research has found.
Consultant Phil Reuben explains why a dynamic supply chain is essential in 2021.
THE RE-DESIGNED DQ 45-X multidirectional sideloader from Hubtex is particularly low in emissions and noise.
HART DOORS has recently installed a pair of its high-speed Speedor Storm doors at a major manufacturing/recycling plant in the Midlands.
GAUSSIN HAS launched a hydrogen-powered autonomous vehicle with a robotic arm for yard automation.
An aluminium profiles supplier is using three multidirectional forklifts from Combilift to enable safer and more efficient handling of extrusion billets.
POLYSTYRENE PRODUCTS manufacturer S and B EPS has made several significant improvements to its business, including the erection of two warehouse units, investment in new machinery and the creation of a modern office facility on its 10-acre Cramlington, Northumberland site.
THE THREE platform pallet truck models by Hyster Europe are designed for maximising productivity in intense industry applications.
TRANSMON ENGINEERING was asked by its customer Etrak to provide a solution at a German luxury car engine manufacturing facility, to prevent tug trucks exceeding a safe speed down a ramp from a mezzanine floor.
New software capability delivers higher levels of operational efficiency, profitability, and customer service across the supply chain.
MOTION CONTROL and robotics specialists Yaskawa is expanding its range of industrial robots with the focus on smaller, flexible options which are designed to meet the rapidly changing manufacturing environment.
A manufacturer of PPE and workwear has used Körber WMS to optimise intralogistics processes.
Given the concepts behind MRP and ERP are around 50 years old, you might think it would count as ‘mature’. But in fact ERP/MRP is only just getting started, and the best is yet to come, says Karl Lauri.
Plastic pipe manufacturer Wavin has awarded a renewed transport operations contract to XPO Logistics.
Walkers Transport has secured the three-year transport and logistics contract worth over £20 million with the UK-based sealant, adhesive and building chemical supplier, Sika Everbuild.
A manufacturer has implemented technology from ELOKON to boost the safety of pedestrians working in close proximity to forklifts.
Glen Dimplex Consumer Appliances (GDCA) has extended its partnership with XPO Logistics, expanding transport services and adding warehousing and distribution support for GDCA in the UK.
SEC Storage has designed and installed a space optimised storage solution at RAJA UK’s new warehouse facility leading to increased pick efficiency and impressive storage capacity that still offers 50% growth potential.
Certain parts of the Covid impact – wearing masks, keeping a 2-metre distance from others, remote working/learning – are (fingers crossed) temporary. But the impact of COVID on the warehouse is going to be long and lasting.
COCOONFMS HAS extended the capabilities of its CocoonTMP product by developing a web app to allow the users of CocoonTMP to view their shipments on their mobile device.