Digitalisation paves the way for more reliable planning when implementing complex, large-scale projects and the accompanying logistics processes.
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RSSUK manufacturing sector holds the line as bad debt looms, data from Creditsafe reveals
Jan 18, 2018
Building on its recovery last quarter, the UK manufacturing sector has posted another solid performance across key financial indicators, as sales rose 3.94% and active companies increased by 16.66% year-on-year, according to new figures from the Creditsafe Watchdog Report.
Multi-tasking Brits are embracing mobile working…but it’s not as easy as it could be
Jan 16, 2018
Dubber today announced the findings of research designed to better understand how prevalent mobile working is in the UK, and how well supported workers are to maximise productivity when away from their desk.
Brexit has transformed SMEs' recruitment strategies
Jan 09, 2018
Half of SMEs (50%) have changed the way they recruit as a result of Brexit, according to research from Albion Capital, the leading independent investment manager.
Half of UK businesses are fearful robotic process automation will drive them out of business
Jan 09, 2018
A recent OnePoll survey for Ultima has found more than half (57 per cent) of the UK's SMEs fear big businesses use of robotic process automation will help to drive them out of business in the next five years, yet 10 per cent believe that automating repetitive, time-consuming tasks is not important to their success.
Big Data Analytics – realising the potential. Special Technology report - December 2017
Jan 09, 2018
Big Data is an increasingly coined term used to reference the vast, varied and often complex sources of information now available to businesses. Through the sophisticated algorithms built into modern Big Data Analytics tools, valuable business insight can be derived through harvesting better structured, relevant data from manifold unstructured sources.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT spoke with a number of experts from the vendor and analyst communities about recent developments within the Big Data Analytics arena.
On the road to a greener 2018: How digital transformation enables sustainable logistics
Jan 09, 2018
By Kushal Nahata, CEO of FarEye.
The logistics industry generates around 6% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to the findings of the Global Logistics Emission Council (GLEC) Framework.
Retailers face £2.3bn worth of failed deliveries during the Christmas trading period
Dec 20, 2017
With the average Brit planning to spend £255 on Christmas gifts online, failed deliveries present a significant challenge to retailers during peak trading, research from the latest report by Sorted, the delivery experience company, warns.
The future is bright for UK manufacuring, says adi Group
Dec 20, 2017
A recent report by Santander and EEF has highlighted the growth potential of the UK manufacturing sector. A welcome change from the doom and gloom of recent years, the report found that the sector generates 10 per cent of the UK's total economic output and produces a staggering 44 per cent of the goods and services we export to international markets.
Optimise inventory with true multi-echelon planning
Dec 20, 2017
By Rod Daughtery, Blue Ridge.
As you reflect back on the language of retail and distribution, it is interesting to see how the description has changed over the years. While the actual functional areas change, there are also new buzzwords that come about.
