Logistics firm Deutsche Post DHL is investing $25m in its operations in the Philippines to further expand its supply chain business and warehousing facilities.
The logistics company DB Schenker's new logistics centre in Japan is its largest facility in that country. It is located at Baraki, only 25 kilometers away from central Tokyo next to the Wangan Expressway.
Joseph A. Sedlak, who in 1958 founded Joseph A. Sedlak Management Consultants Inc., one of the earliest consultancies in the material handling and warehouse industry, died Sept. 9, 2013, at the age of 90.
Nearly half (43 percent) of UK businesses regard reducing the cost of running warehouse operations as their most critical challenge for business improvement - even more critical than speed of fulfillment.
TZA, a vendor of software systems for optimizing labor performance, has been selected by Intermec Inc. to join its Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partner program.
Eyefortransport have just released the first edition of a European third-party logistics services providers' warehousing map featuring 14 million square metres of warehousing space owned by 3PLs.
Accellos, a provider of supply-chain execution software, has formed a partnership with UXC Eclipse, reportedly the large Microsoft Dynamics partner in the Asia-Pacific region.
The global market for warehouse management systems grew by 8 percent in 2012. Growth was broad-based, occurring in both well-established and emerging market segments. The WMS replacement cycle is responsible for much of the recent growth in the mature segments. As this dynamic diminishes, more enduring factors will propel future market growth. These factors include expanded adoption of WMS add-on modules, additional upgrades due to the benefits delivered by supply chain execution platforms, and increased demand driven by the omni-channel retail paradigm.
Reducing delivery time and meeting stringent labeling requirements of the military caused food processor American Bounty some indigestion until it found the right logistics partner.
