Critical Issues

The growth of vans on UK roads, fuelled by the surge in home deliveries, has highlighted the need for flexible road safety systems, according to GreenRoad, provider of driver behaviour solutions.

Cloud computing is being used in logistics more and more. This is the result of a comparative study which was conducted by the Frankenthal-based IT company AXIT in cooperation with the head of the Ludwigshafen Institute for Cloud Computing (IfCC), Prof. Dr. Uwe Hannig, on the developments of cloud technology in logistics.

Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced proposals for current excise alcohol law and procedures to be simplified and rationalised.

HMRC's stated plan in "pre-consultation" is to transform how businesses transact with HMRC across the alcohol taxes by:- simplifying tax across disparate alcohol regimes, digitising transactions in line with HMRC's digital ambition for 2020 and streamlining processes to support business growth.

The data factor

Manufacturing & Logistics IT spoke to a number of experts from the vendor and analyst communities about recent developments in the world of automatic identification & data capture and mobile computing technologies – including those concerning integration, security and technology convergence. The contributors also reflect on some of the key drivers for these developments, and consider what AIDC/mobile computer solution users can likely look forward to in the not too distant future.

The June edition of Manufacturing & Logistics IT features an exclusive interview with Nick Green, production director at Lambert Engineering, about the company’s extensive five-year IT development roadmap and the improved design and manufacturing benefits that the company is set to gain.

Corrugated trays keep fruit fresher and safer than reusable plastic crates (RPCs) and can significantly reduce contamination from pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms, according to scientific research.

As the UK government begins contemplating the process for leaving the European Union, Brake, the road safety charity, is highlighting the need to make sure life-saving regulations and standards are not just maintained but improved upon.

This autumn will see independent freight forwarding and logistics company Davies Turner start construction of a second multi-million pound regional distribution centre (RDC), doubling the size of its present capacity in Avonmouth, Bristol, UK.

After weeks of testing by experts from the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) and intensive jury consultations, Jungheinrich has been selected as a winner in two categories of the IFOY 2016 Awards competition - for the world's best Warehouse Truck highlifter and the world's best Special Vehicle.

New research frompsychologists at the University of Sussex has found driving while talking on a hands-free phone can be just as distracting as talking on a hand-held mobile. Brake is now renewing its calls for the government to look again at the laws around driving and mobile phone use.

A survey of logistics industry professionals has shown the majority favour remaining in the EU as the best outcome for the businesses they work for.