Raunds, UK: More than a quarter (26%) of warehouses are expected to be automated by 2027, from 14% just a decade earlier, says a new report from Interact Analysis. Momentum is growing for automation of warehousing operations and is expected to through to 2027 when one-quarter of sites (26%) will have some form of automation …
London, UK: Nearly half of Institute of Directors’ members said that they did not want any further legislative changes resulting from the EU-retained law, preferring instead stability in the current regulatory framework, according to a survey by the Institute. The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill is currently passing through parliament and will automatically …
London, UK: The government’s proposed Retained EU Law bill, making its way through Parliament risks the UK supply chain. The cost and potential scale of the changes risk creating trade barriers which could impede the movement of goods and slow the UK’s economy, said David Wells, chief executive, Logistics UK, in a letter to the …
Anaheim, California, USA: The trend is clear: public policy and funding has shifted sharply to build the zero emission vehicle market and sunset diesel engine development on an accelerated timeframe, according to the fourth annual State of Sustainable Fleets Market Brief. Report author and clean technology consulting firm, Gladstein, Neandross & Associates, unveiled the findings …
Upgrading refrigerated equipment with telematics can cut food wastage says Greg Tuthill, chief commercial officer, SeaCube Containers Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, USA: It is estimated that 1.3 billion metric tons of food are lost or wasted annually, translating to a financial loss of $1 trillion (USD) per year. And without significant changes, this problem is …
London, UK: The new border operating model that government is currently consulting on will be little different from that envisaged on day one of Brexit or what the EU has already imposed on the UK, warns Shane Brennan, chief executive, Cold Chain Federation. “It’s going to make things a lot harder, slower, and more expensive. …
The spring budget could help businesses looking to boost warehouse performance through automation, says Craig Whitehouse, managing director, Invar Group Cranfield, UK: The business case for investment into warehouse automation is gathering pace. Poor labour availability is increasing risk at peak, costs are rising and volumes are volatile and unpredictable, demanding greater operational flexibility and …
A new white paper from Bis Henderson Consulting suggests cost-to-serve analysis should be a core driver of retail supply chain planning. Neil Adcock, managing director, Bis Henderson Consulting and author of the report explains. A new white paper from a leading supply chain consultancy suggests retailers are too fragmented in their approach to determining their …
The growing popularity of online and convenience store shopping, together with the emergence of automated order picking robot technology, has caused many grocery and retail DCs to rethink their intralogistics strategies and place less emphasis on ‘zone picking’, says John Maguire from Narrow Aisle. “Of all the processes involved in modern warehousing, the ability to …
Autonomous mobile robots are not a question of luxury but of need, says Frazer Watson, vice president sales UK and Ireland at I-Follow Paris, France: There are a number of factors that have tended to limit the effective deployment of automation in cold stores. But with design features addressing many of these issues, Autonomous Mobile …
The right warehouse management system can help maximise warehouse space says Rob Sherwin, head of marketing, Principal Logistics Technologies Dublin, Ireland: Demand for warehouse space is growing fast. The UK’s Office for National Statistics reports that the number of business premises used for transport, logistics, and warehousing almost doubled in the past decade. The reasons …
Constant delays, deferred decisions and now the appointment of an unsuitable company to run border services. Mike Parr, managing director, PML, comments on Britain’s failed border policies London, UK: Last July, PML issued a statement regarding the crippling impact of the constant government U-turns in relation to the handling of post-Brexit border control facilities. Many …
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