Critical Issues

In advance of the potential development of a professional qualification, the trade association for the UK freight forwarding and logistics industry is undertaking a survey to find out exactly what sort of skill development the sector wants.

If the logistics industry is to meet the needs of a rapidly changing society, it must overcome the prejudices of policy makers and planners at all levels of Government who have traditionally considered residential and logistics properties incompatible neighbours.

A recent survey of online retailers undertaken by DK Fulfilment Ltd (DKF) suggests that, when it comes to awarding a contract to a logistics partner to manage their order fulfilment processes, the overwhelming majority of UK-based internet retailers consider price to be the most significant influence on their decision.

The humble wooden pallet is one of the most indispensable components of the global economy.

Supply chain risk rose for the second consecutive quarter in Q1 2016, with several natural disasters revealing stark regional differences in the resilience of global supply chains according to the CIPS Risk Index, powered by Dun & Bradstreet.

By Alex Mills, Sales & Marketing Director, Chess Logistics Technology.

Progressive businesses place web-enabled and cloud-based services at the heart of their operations.

DHL has launched its latest white paper highlighting the emergence of a new collaborative business model.

The pressure to update vehicles is immense, but as it is announced that one in 12 vehicles on the road could have cloned registration plates, Fleet Evolution, provider of salary sacrifice vehicles, has warned car buyers against purchasing vehicles from disreputable sources.

Since its inception in 1991, the European Pallet Association has been an umbrella organisation covering licensed companies which produce and repair EPAL pallets.

With an increasing number of Brits turning to online grocery shopping, Midland Pallet Trucks, the UK provider of pallet and pump trucks, has highlighted the need for supermarkets to prepare for increased demand to guarantee a streamlined and efficient approach for their customers.

By Del Williams, technical writer based in Torrance, California.

For manufacturers and packagers looking to bundle products in quantifiable units or as multi-packs for storage, transport or shelf display, using traditional methods that fully envelop a product such as shrink-wrap, poly-bags, or boxes might be overkill.