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 UK aerospace sector relatively upbeat as global demand stays healthy, says KPMG
January 19, 2012
Airbus revealed at its annual press conference that it took in a record number of orders for new commercial aircraft last year, Glynn Bellamy, Head of Aerospace and Defence at KPMG, said: "Recent order pronouncements from significant airframe manufacturers clearly illustrate that global conditions are currently favourable for the aerospace supply-chain in the UK. |
 Driving growth
January 11, 2012
Manufacturing & Logistics IT spoke with Arnaud Giuliani, IT director for Norbert Dentressangle's UK Transport business, and Grant Robertson, IT director for the company's UK Logistics business, about the transport and logistics giant's recent landmark acquisitions, the benefits of a lean management structure, and how a sound IT infrastructure is critical in order to provide the best possible service to the end customer. |
 Manufacturers identify areas for improvement in their supply chain
January 11, 2012
A new survey* commissioned by DHL Supply Chain has revealed UK manufacturers' priorities for further improvement in their supply chain. Although just 1% of respondents outsource inventory management processes, 30% recognise it as an area of their supply chain that needs improving. |
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 Get tomorrow's supply chain management today
December 09, 2011
Stop waiting for advanced supply chain management. Infor10 Supply Chain Execution now brings the most advanced logistics management features to the best solutions available today. It also incorporates our exciting new Infor10 technologies to give you faster results, greater usability, and unparalleled connectivity to other software. |
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 UK manufacturers bid to make ethical trading a key selling point
November 16, 2011
As the Prime Minister calls for UK companies to use ethical trading to create competitive advantage overseas, a report newly published by UK law firm DMH Stallard confirms that UK manufacturers are increasingly focused on operating ethically and transparently to be more competitive and as a means of winning business. |
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 Field service 2011- Mobility and the Extension of the Service Enterprise……
November 08, 2011
An Aberdeen Group Mobility White paper brought to you by Psion.
The explosion of mobility in both the consumer and enterprise arenas is undeniable. Successful business leaders in service, IT or otherwise, fully fathom the opportunity provided by mobile tools and applications, and treat mobility as an extension of their IT and business strategy. |
 Uncertainty could delay investment in manufacturing sector
November 03, 2011
Despite GDP being up marginally a slow and challenging recovery is expected to ensue in the forthcoming quarters. However, the data from the UK manufacturing PMI represents a clearer picture of where manufacturing is heading in the short term. |
 Two in three UK workers not adhering to IT policies
October 20, 2011
According to a new report published by Mitel (Nasdaq:MITL), provider of unified communications software solutions, UK IT departments are struggling to accommodate insatiable end-user demands. |
 CBI comments on Government manufacturing funding package
October 13, 2011
Commenting on the Government's announced £170 million manufacturing package, Dr Tim Bradshaw, CBI Head of Innovation, Science and Technology, said: "The Government's progress in rolling out Technology and Innovation Centres (TICs), and in particular the commitment to fund the manufacturing TIC for six years, is good news. |
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 When the Green Choice is the Right Choice
September 22, 2011
Burlington Drug was using paper picking and delivering to over 1000 locations in eight states. They needed to cut costs, but they wanted to reduce their carbon footprint. Voxware helped them do both with one solution. |
 Small manufacturing businesses hit hardest by rising costs
September 15, 2011
The UK's small businesses have suffered a 6.6 per cent annual hike in costs, three times higher than the government's inflationary target, according to the latest quarterly Business Inflation Guide (BIG) from MORE TH>N BUSINESS. |
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 The riots' effect on the supply chain
August 11, 2011
The worst night of civil disorder in living memory has again highlighted the impact that a catastrophic loss of stock can have on business profitability. Unless stock can be replenished and shops can reopen quickly, customers buying habits and preferences can rapidly change. |
 Working capital management
July 28, 2011
In 25 years of consulting with manufacturing-intensive businesses of all size, I have witnessed the staggering financial gains that can be achieved by successfully managing Working Capital. |
 More than two thirds of UK SAP users now using ERP 6.0
July 28, 2011
New research released by the UK & Ireland SAP User Group has revealed that more than two thirds of organisations (69%) are now using the latest version of SAP's core ERP business suite, ERP 6.0, with a further 22% still using the older R3 4.7 platform. |
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 Enterprise Architecture to bring order out of chaos
July 14, 2011
There's a cliché in business that some companies can become victims of their own success. Like most clichés, it might be annoying but it's also true. But what does it mean, and more importantly, how do we avoid it? |
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 Managing complexity key for manufacturers
June 22, 2011
As manufacturers look to recover post-recession, accepting that IT complexity is here to stay – and managing it accordingly – will be essential to success. |
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 Logistics 'is happiest career choice'
June 16, 2011
When it comes to sheer job enjoyment nothing can beat a career in logistics and distribution - according to new data. Young professionals reviewing their roles on employment website TheJobCrowd.com were happiest if they worked in transport and logistics. |
 EEF and UKTI to offer valuable advice to boost exports
June 16, 2011
EEF, the manufacturers' organisation and UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) are giving manufacturers an opportunity to tap into expert advice which will help them take greater advantage of exports to emerging markets and the USA. |
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 Supply chains seeking online services
May 26, 2011
Rob Gibney, UK Country Manager of Imtech ICT Logistics Software, looks at what's behind the increasing popularity of SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions for logistics and warehouse management systems. |
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 Building relationships to improve the supply chain
May 12, 2011
As nations across the globe continue to recover from the global financial crisis and consumer spending begins to increase, more pressure is being placed on logistics professionals to deliver goods quickly and cost effectively. |
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 Is cloud computing a data centre in the sky?
April 28, 2011
Research by Infosecurity Europe of 1000 commuters aimed to find out if office workers understand 'geek speak' has discovered that many are not as tech or security aware as they could be. |
 Voice That Gets You Cracking!
When a windscreen is damaged, time and accuracy count. Repairing auto glass takes special expertise, and it begins with getting the right product to the right place at the right time.
Get this case study to learn how one company took their operation to new levels with Voxware voice software. |
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 Driving automotive manufacturing into the cloud
April 14, 2011
Despite cloud computing being one of the most talked about topics in IT and business, there is still some uncertainty within the manufacturing industry around when and how it should be used, as well as what is actually meant by the term 'cloud'. |
 Avoid embarrassing questions about your supply chain
March 30, 2011
The CEO of a global automotive manufacturer was giving a press conference at the Geneva Car Show in March 2011, when reporters asked him for comments regarding the news that their competitor had just purchased a stake in a key supplier. |
 Measuring sludge stock
The theory is that products continuously flow through the supply chain. Sometimes they don’t. They slow down or stop moving. This is Sludge Stock. |
 Second chance saloon
March 24, 2011
Andrew Kinder, director product marketing, Infor, provides his take on what to look for in an ERP system, second time around. |
 Cash to cash cycle
March 03, 2011
Here is a little exercise to help you take Supply Chain decisions. First, think about your company and imagine that your personal money is involved. |
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 Intermec to acquire Vocollect
January 20, 2011
Intermec has announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement under which Intermec will acquire Vocollect,provider of voice-centric solutions for mobile workers worldwide. |
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 Five top tips for ERP strategy planning
January 12, 2011
Too often, a company will not know exactly what it wants from its ERP from the outset. Without proper clarification of the implementation plan, it can be flawed from the start, leading to complications further down the line. |
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 RFID inventory tracking - goodbye databases
December 21, 2010
RFID has created substantial supply chain efficiencies. But there's a bigger shift coming: what if logistics management didn't require the use of databases because inventory tracked itself? |
 Labour isn't working?
December 14, 2010
Managing the labour requirements for a busy distribution centre is a tough call. |
 Sales forecasting to drive S&OP
December 02, 2010
The driver of the Sales and Operations Planning process (S&OP) is the sales forecast. It is also in many cases the weakest link. In this article we outline some basic principles of Sales or Demand Forecasting for the S&OP process.
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 Pick by Line with Voice at Somerfield Stores
October 07, 2010
Somerfield operates over 800 stores across the UK with nine out of 10 located in town centre or neighbourhood locations. The supermarket employs over 42,000 colleagues and has more than nine million customer visits every week. |
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 The benefits of voice to avoid out of stocks
September 15, 2010
A great deal is written in the trade media about the benefits of voice technology to improve productivity and accuracy, and how quickly the investment pays for itself in reduced operational costs. |
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 Special report – Software as a Service
June 10, 2010
Following on from our Cloud computing report in the March edition, Manufacturing & Logistics IT spoke with a number of leading industry spokespeople about Software as a Service; a software deployment model that is stimulating accelerating interest within the business-to-business software solutions space. |
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 On-Demand Software - SaaS White Paper from QAD
Leadership White Paper for Global Manufacturing
SaaS is the next step in the evolution of software development. In a very short time, on-demand has evolved as a viable model for deploying and managing mission-critical applications...
Download this fascinating white paper..... |
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 Manufacturing recovery remains fragile, warns Begbies Traynor
May 10, 2010
The recovery in the manufacturing sector remains fragile, according to the latest Red Flag update, which shows that the companies in the sectors experiencing ‘significant’ or ‘critical’ financial problems rose 12% in the first quarter of 2010. |
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 Are You Prepared for the Worst?
by Hal Feuchtwanger -MD global logistics i2
Natural disasters, customer bankruptcies, product recalls... there are dozens of unexpected events that can wreak havoc on your global supply chain. Are you prepared to react swiftly to these contingencies?
Managing Supply Chain Disruption with Continuous Design....... |
 Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
April 21, 2010
Cathy Humphreys explains why effective management of inventory is essential when coming out of a recession and the most common pitfalls to be aware of. |
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 Part 2: Breaking through the Cloud - Key selling points
April 07, 2010 - by Ed Holden, editor MLIT
In this special report Ed Holden interviewed 13 leading vendors to ask them what they consider to be many of the current key talking points within this fascinating technology space. |
 Part 1: Breaking through the Cloud...
by Ed Holden, editor MLIT
In this special report Ed Holden interviewed 13 leading vendors to ask them what they consider to be many of the current key talking points within this fascinating technology space.
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 ‘Kill’ Applications Cause the Most Pain for Organisations
March 31, 2010
Half of organisations stated that IT applications that cause the most pain for the least gain are 'kill category' applications such as old systems where the code is no longer maintained/supported according to a poll by 360°IT |
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 China Supply Chain Perspective: A New Decade, a New Challenge
Steve Smith, Senior VP, EMEA, Manhattan Associates
China’s challenge for the next ten years lies with the country’s commercial sector. To keep pace with the growing economy and the improving conditions in export markets, private investment in modern technologies will be essential.
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 Designer IT Brands – So Last Year
March 02, 2010
As the country emerges from recession it would appear that the willingness to pay over the odds to so-called ‘designer brands’ for IT services is a thing of the past as firms turn to mid-tier suppliers for value and service. |
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 “Has the BIG FREEZE cost your business BIG BUCKS?”
February 01, 2010
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has estimated that the recent bad weather, widespread commuter disruption and school closures, has cost the UK business economy at least £600 million a day and that a business continuity plan could be your answer to such severe weather disruption. |
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 Help for Haiti
January 25, 2010
Deutsche Post DHL to deploy disaster response team to Haiti to provide emergency logistics support. |
 Dynamic Pricing for Logistics Service Providers
January 21, 2010
The concept of Dynamic pricing is still in the nascent stage for the Logistics Service Provider (LSP) industry. This article examines the relevancy and fitment of the concept to the LSP’s. |
 Knowledge is power
January 11, 2010
Manufacturing & Logistics IT spoke with Rajesh Krishnamurthy, Vice President, global head – SAP Practice, Infosys Technologies, about Infosys’s regime of constantly refining and reinvigorating its own knowledge pool in order to ensure it is best equipped to address the manifold business and operational needs of its worldwide customer base. |
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 Buyer beware:
December 15, 2009
top ten tips for IT maintenance companies investing in vehicle tracking |
 'LEAN' YEAR IN PROSPECT FOR LOGISTICS MANAGERS
December 11, 2009
Logistics consultancy, Davies & Robson is encouraging logistics managers to adopt lean techniques in order to mitigate risk and manage cost in the extended supply chain. |
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 Logistics industry fit to fight flu pandemic
November 16, 2009
A recent survey from The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT) has shown that in 2009, 68% of major logistics and supply chain operations have specific plans in place for dealing with the possibility of a flu pandemic as part of their overall disaster recovery strategy. |
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 Ticking all the right boxes
October 21, 2009
MLIT Special Report – Carpetright
Manufacturing & Logistics IT spoke with Carpetright about the company’s unrelenting expansion strategy and continuing retail success despite the challenging marketplace. |
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 Strengthening your supply chain in a downturn
September 28, 2009
By Phillip Kerle, CEO, Demica.
In tough economic times and during periods of industrial slowdown, cash-flow is king and for the UK manufacturing sector, cash management certainly remains a top priority. |
 Accounting the cost of recession
September 24, 2009
Crossing the chasm or staring into the abyss? Unfortunately for accountancy and ERP software resellers, the onset of a global recession makes the latter a likely possibility. |
 Agility is the watchword
September 17, 2009
Manufacturing & Logistics IT senior editor Ed Holden spoke with Dave O'Reilly, sales director at Voxware, about new developments in the Voice-directed solution space. |
 Fighting the black market with RFID
September 08, 2009
By Kim Loughead
Last month, it was predicted that the global trade in counterfeit goods, including medicines, is set to rise to nearly $1 trillion in 2009. In the UK alone, an estimated 8 million counterfeit drugs found their way to NHS patients in 2008. As a result, counterfeiting is still high on the agenda for pharmaceutical companies. |
 Supply chains hold the future for everyone
September 01, 2009
Alan Braithwaite andMartin Christopher, LCP Consulting
As the economic conditions get harder, there will be just one mantra for CEOs and their Boards: “manage for cash”. |
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 SMEs get smart to beat the recession
July 22, 2009
A significant easing in the pace of decline in the UK’s manufacturing and service sectors has not been enough to lift the economy out of recession, leaving thousands of the country’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in a fierce battle to survive. |
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 'The rebound has already begun'
June 01, 2009
Frost & Sullivan Chairman
"We've seen the economy bottom out in early May with indicators all around us that the recovery has started, confidence is driving an upswing in all market sectors". |
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 Win in a flat world
May 19, 2009
Now is the time to take a fresh look at how best to classify inventory in the world of e-commerce. |
 Keeping one step ahead of demand
May 14, 2009
Manufacturing & Logistics IT spoke with Martin Nurser of Tata Consultancy services (TCS), and Timothy Hughes, business development director, supply chain planning, Oracle, about their respective organisations’ partnership. |
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 Manufacturing workers needed down under
April 09, 2009
With the UK manufacturing industry on its knees emigration experts are advising workers to look down under, where their skills are still in demand. |
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 IT ‘at heart of next industrial revolution’
March 12, 2009
In 10 years’ time we will be able to put an entire year’s worth of our waking experience-in digital quality-on a laptop. By 2039 that could extend to a record of our entire lives. |
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 Food & beverage industries go wireless
February 06, 2009
By Khadambari Shanbagaraman, Frost & Sullivan
An increasing population and growing consumer demand for packaged foods has forced food and beverages industry to look at new technologies |
 Will social networking drive customer service?
February 02, 2009
By Ian Jacobs
Although Salesforce.com has been the poster child for successful on-demand software vendors, the company has the long-term vision to see that, in order to continue its stellar growth pace, it needs to expand into new areas. |
 IT in a cold climate
January 20, 2009
By Dr Richard Williams BSc, MSc, FLS
Whenever they hear the word “recession”, the first thing most organisations do is adopt a siege mentality, stop all expenditure deemed “non-essential” and hunker down for a long winter. Budgets get cut, new initiatives are stopped in their tracks and everyone concentrates on keeping the lights on as cheaply as possible... |
 Getting Supply Chain Management on the Board Room Agenda
January 14, 2009
VIDEO by Professor Richard Wilding
This video addresses the impact of supply chain management of shareholder value, the impact of good supply chain approaches in supporting growth and how supply chain events can result in a 20% reduction in share price. |
 A Green Supply Chain Strategy Today Will Spearhead Tomorrow’s Business Growth
By Jim Burleigh, CEO, SmartTurn
In our age of technology, here is a disconcerting thought: more than half of the warehouses in North America and Europe still rely on paper rather than an automated system. Essentially, companies lack inventory visibility, suffer operating inefficiencies and waste resources within the supply chain. |
 Bring IT to Account for its Actions
January 08, 2009
By Alan Smith, SVP UK & Ireland, UC4 Software.
Having said good-bye to the manual checks and balances that used to record and audit business transactions, auditors and compliance officers are demanding that IT be capable of accounting for all of its activities. |
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 The sting in the tail of the supply chain
November 26, 2008
By Mark Oppermann, VoiceSage
The final part of the supply chain has always been a costly and time-intensive process, which companies recognise as vital to the consumer experience |
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 Sustainability is driver of innovation rather than cost
October 09, 2008
Research by KPMG and CIES
Research released by KPMG International and CIES reveals that, far from regarding corporate responsibility as a cost, many leading retailers and manufacturers see sustainability as an important driver of innovation |
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 'Green collar' skills gap to hit manufacturing sector
September 25, 2008
The rising demand for ‘green collar’ working in manufacturing will place pressure on the domestic skills market and leave businesses without the engineering and environmental expertise they require, according to new research from Royal Haskoning |
 Active RFID in China
September 18, 2008
By Dr. Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx
The US and China vie for the title of the world's largest RFID market, this year seeing them level pegging with $1.3 billion of business |
 VIDEO - An RFID Success Story
September 10, 2008
Peter Lai, who lead the project explains; "NGFE's main business driver throughout this project was to ensure 100 per cent accuracy in everything we ship to our customers." |
 UK downturn continues
September 04, 2008
A CIPS/Markit report
The ongoing downturn of the UK manufacturing sector continued in August |
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 How to prosper in uncertain times
August 08, 2008
Tony Price, acting CEO of Vistage International, gives his top tips
As the economy becomes increasingly volatile, how can managing directors, CEOs and owner-managers prosper in uncertain times? |
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 Going green in the supply chain
July 09, 2008
By David Simchi-Levi,Ph.D. Professor of Engineering Systems, MIT
Going green is at the forefront of everyone’s mind and nowhere is this truer than in manufacturing and supply chains |
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Manufacturers must get set for London 2012 economic boost or risk missing out
Global survey reveals most companies naive when it comes to energy management
Taxman seizing more assets of late paying businesses, warns Mitchell Charlesworth
Manufacturing industry needs to get its 'supply chain house' in order
Autumn Statement must deliver for SMEs, warns Forum of Private Business
55% of mid-market companies cannot change their ERP software without IT consultants 
You already have the best people. Now give them the best tools.
Managing Inventory for Optimal Advantage
PV Manufacturing Equipment Revenues to More Than Halve in 2012 According to IMS Research 
Business growth and profitability stymied globally by costs attached to Enterprise Software Change
Planning in the Cloud: Reshaping Supply Chain Management
Survey findings highlight revival of the freight forwarding market
Poor foreign language skills cost small businesses billions, warns Forum of Private Business
Free Trade Agreements & Sourcing: How Rising Fuel Costs Have Moved Both Back Into the Spotlight
European manufacturers are turning to Mexico for NAFTA manufacturing, according to a newly published Entrada Group whitepaper 
Spiralling legal consultants' fees hit small firms with almost £6 billion in annual compliance costs
Manufacturing orders and output expectations holding up 
Small businesses think going green can boost their bottom line but see tax and red tape as barriers to environmentalism
Energy-efficient finance market potential in the UK manufacturing sector 'to be £4.6bn over next three years' 
Cruel to be kind… why manufacturers need to tighten up their appraisal procedures
Supply Chain Management: 3 Major Factors that Improve a Healthcare Supply Chain
Manufacturing and construction sectors must continue to build for the future, says PwC, as latest insolvency stats are revealed
UK manufacturers poised to exploit market recovery 
Ingram Micro selects the Hielix EHR roadmap to provide physician assessment services to reseller channel 
Alex Driesen appointed Senior Vice President for Zetes Northern Region
Warehouse design needs to manage demands of opposing retail strategies 
World class operational excellence helps to positively transform UK Businesses and Organisations 
UK manufacturing expansion slowed further in April, as weaker domestic market subdued order book growth
Research shows opportunity for logistics service providers to offer RFID as value-add to manufacturers in Asia
Common sense advice on implementation of the Bribery Act
Greater flexibility and better customer service top ERP users' wish list
Aberdeen Group report highlights the need for inventory optimisation to manage supply chain complexity
Making the right investment in improved warehouse visibility
Technology will play a big role in making the food safety modernisation act successful, according to Infor
Markit Eurozone Manufacturing PMI – final data
Business chief warns of 'challenging' year ahead – but says swift tax and red tape reform could lift SME sector 
UK manufacturing PMI at sixteen-year high in November, as jobs growth accelerated to survey record rate 
Manufacturers' optimism dampened by concern over euro stability and austerity cuts, according to KPMG research
Research Paper reveals increased acceptance of Cloud ERP Solutions
Business owners sceptical over Coalition's ability to cut red tape
Poor cloud performance management 'costing manufacturers more than €700,000 each every year' 
Output growth accelerates for first time since March, as new export orders increase at sharpest pace in five months 
Transport & Communications sector sees 13.6% increase in insolvencies
UK manufacturing recovery continued to slow in September. New export orders declined for first time since July 2009
Prepare for wintry weather now through business continuity plans, small firms urged 
Five Strategies to Grow Your Business in a Dynamic Market
Reliance on manual processes puts customer relationships at risk
Managing supplier quality does not impact profits or supply chain efficiency despite concerns of food & beverage directors
ERP and CRM are companies' investment priorities until 2011
Mobile devices may pose greatest threat to confidential information: new ISACA White Paper
SMEs in the manufacturing sector not addressing staff health issues, GE Capital research shows
The Manufacturing Institute warns UK manufacturing not to talk itself into an early grave
Cloud vendors still 'missing a big trick', research shows
Exports drive UK manufacturing improvement, but pricing pressures remain – CBI
UK PMI highest since September 1994. Growth of new exports hits record peak
Global Logistics Industry left with acquisition ‘hangover’
Over 95 per cent of organisations expect to maintain or grow their use of SaaS through 2010
Small businesses see election as platform for change but feel threatened by uncertainty
50 per cent of employees admit to losing documents on the company network
Part 3: Breaking through the Cloud - What barriers to greater deployment remain?
Supply Chain Security must be put on the agenda of every Boardroom meeting
Idhammar Whitepaper – Implementing OEE Systems
RedPrairie to be acquired by New Mountain Capital
Economic conditions drive companies to take a fresh look at their customs operations
One small step for man, one giant leap for staff morale
Supply chain futures: the mastery of complexity
Industrialisation of Hacking Will Dominate The Next Decade
70 per cent of companies using Cloud-based services plan to move additional applications to the Cloud in the next 12 months 
SAP CEO Léo Apotheker’s Contract Will Not Be Extended Based on Mutual Agreement
JDA Software Completes Acquisition of i2 Technologies
Employee absenteeism because of bad weather could cost £230 million
UK manufacturers’ confidence on the increase, finds KPMG survey
Exclusive Transport & Logistics Sector research proves reducing costs is still core for businesses
Synchronizing Supply Chain Applications with Continuous Change
Legal ruling means manufacturers can still retire staff at 65 - for now 
5 golden rules to get the very best apprentices in logistics & transport businesses 
Critical Strategies for Building an Agile, Responsive Supply Chain to Drive One Synchronized View of Demand
Social Marketing & Supply Chain Management: The Next Consumer Data Challenge and Opportunity
Mobile Workforce Can Beat the Fuel Duty Rise with Tracking Technology
Manufacturers should look behind traceability for the real benefits
Letter to the Editor
Why do 62% of all IT projects miss their deadline?
Smartphone capability tracker
Podcast - Beyond Traditional Lean
Manufacturers view mobility as key to converting downtime into productive time 
Jail risk for logistics & transport managers
The Motorola Enterprise Mobility Barometer 
K3 helps manufacturers go green
What IT Customers Can Learn from Charles Darwin 
TGI announces new corporate blog: ERP Insights
Confidence starting to return to logistics market
Outsourcing might be the answer – but what’s the question?
Survey reveals 37% of workers would hand-over company secrets for £1m
Government urged to increase scrutiny of banks lending to small businesses
No respite for small businesses in the 2009 Budget 
Recession will drive radical changes in supply chains 
5 anti stress tips for logistics & transport workers as 44% admit more pressure
DHL employees across Ireland unite to raise €100k for children with Autism
Apprenticeships 'will help bridge skills gap'.
The difference between theory and practice is achieving competitive advantage
Experts warn manufacturing industry could face skill’s shortage
SME late payment problems rife in distribution sector
Green still in fashion despite recession
Trend to ignore safety in recession could see logistics managers jailed
Manhattan Warehouse Management system - VIDEO
Study finds adoption of software solutions key for improving IT energy efficiency
Zetes predicts more creative use of auto ID and focus on warehouse to shelf edge traceability for 2009
Flexibility will be key to success during economic downturn
Survey shows manufacturers reaping productivity rewards of investment in IT and lean
Uptake of SaaS EDI gains momentum as Companies realise Cost Savings
Automatic Data Capture: what is the state of play, and what does the future hold?
Retrenchment of UK manufacturing continued in October. 
Manufacturers ‘must do more to combat rising energy costs’
Credit crunch forces companies to drive efficiencies throughout supply chain
Economic gloom – senior executives in manufacturing sector call for long-term focus
CIPS/Markit UK Manufacturing PMI
Very poor countries are on the wrong side of a growing logistical divide
The ‘Lean’ challenge in demand-driven value chains
Survey shows companies 'passing the buck' on green logistics
Track & trace: Hologram leading the way to added value
Oracle study reveals the shape of tomorrow’s supply chain
Manufacturers’ orders holding up and prices still rising sharply due to high costs
Weak domestic demand and high cost inflation push manufacturing output lower
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