Manufacturing & Logistics IT news magazine for manufacturing supply chain, warehousing, transportation and distribution

A new report by the Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered membership organisation for the project profession, has found the transport sector of the project management profession has grown by a third in five years to contribute £4.73 billion of annual gross value added (GVA) to the UK economy.

The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has launched its Election Manifesto for 2024 at a special Parliamentary Reception, hosted at the House of Commons by Ben Everitt MP and attended by Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE, both of whom, along with Greg Smith MP and UKWA CEO Clare Bottle, gave speeches in support of the manifesto.

Supply chain and omnichannel commerce solutions provider, Manhattan Associates Inc., has reported revenue of $254.6 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.

Tech duo Shipster and Ordorite have announced a strategic partnership they say can ‘transform’ e-commerce and retail logistics for the furniture and soft furnishings sector.

By Fredrik Lindhagen, product director, nShift.

Ongoing geopolitical events and a challenging economy mean that today, more than ever, supply chains are especially vulnerable to disruption. The impact of this on demand planning is significant.

To optimize processes at its logistics center in Coswig and make its supply chain fit for the future, Netto has partnered with automated solutions provider, Cimcorp.

TrueCommerce, a global provider of supply chain and trading partner connectivity, integration and omnichannel solutions, has announced its global e-invoicing and Continuous Transaction Controls (CTC) solution that enables organisations to keep pace with the constantly changing legal requirements across the globe and support compliant electronic invoicing. TrueCommerce is a global market player supporting both e-invoicing and CTC and provides access to a comprehensive global EDI network as well as B2B eCommerce and ERP integration.

Manhattan Active® Transportation Management (TM) also ranks among the three highest ranked vendors in the Level 3 Complexity, Level 4 Complexity and Level 5 Complexity Use Cases in the accompanying Critical Capabilities report.

As supply chains grow in complexity, enterprises are looking to better orchestrate transportation and distribution processes with a unified supply chain execution solution.

Insight from the IMI’s Diversity Task Force, published in its latest report – Driving Towards Inclusion - reveals a more positive picture of diversity in many areas.

Microlise Group, provider of technology solutions, has announced its alignment with the latest Transport for London (TfL) Direct Vision Standards (DVS) requirements, set to take effect on Monday 28th October 2024.

SAP SE has announced AI advancements in its supply chain solutions that the company believes will unleash a transformative wave of productivity, efficiency and precision in manufacturing.