A last mile conference hosted by FarEye revealed a growing appetite for AI and a waning one for carbon reduction, reports Peter MacLeod. I had the pleasure of attending the Last Mile Leaders European Conference in Amsterdam in May, an event hosted and expertly delivered by FarEye. Bringing together retailers, carriers and tech providers from […]
SCM: Margin Multiplier
Coupa is an AI-powered spend management platform with big customer numbers – and even bigger ambitions. As the company targets Europe for further growth, Paul Hamblin meets its new international head. The name? It started with a caffe latte – or maybe an espresso. The story begins in 2006 at Coupa, a Palo Alto cafe […]
Forklift Fork Grip Solutions
As the Industrial Material Handling and Logistics Exhibition (IMHX) is just around the corner, from September 9-11th, one exhibitor, GenieGrips® is gearing up to showcase its innovative grip and safety solutions for the warehousing and logistics industry, on stand D01. With a focus on improving safety and efficiency, GenieGrips® is a trusted partner for businesses […]
Sent to and from Multi-User Warehousing
Cross Point Business Park in Coventry, UK, is home to a new multi-user DC featuring a high degree of automation equipment. David Priestman took a look. Teenage girls go mad for the beauty and make-up retailer Sephora – I have first-hand knowledge of that! With 34000 products the company requires a fast-moving third-party logistics omnichannel […]
Keeping cool under pressure
A cold store specialist is maximising uptime thanks to a new fleet of forklift trucks. Industry expert Cold Move has over 65 years of experience in temperature-controlled storage solutions. The family-owned organisation has grown from humble beginnings selling frozen produce from a garage, to serving food manufacturers and exporters worldwide from its dedicated cold store […]
Connecting Trailer Logistics
The trajectory is firmly upward for Europe-wide multimodal specialist Ewals Cargo Care. Paul Hamblin meets the UK team. It’s a long way from one man with a horse and cart in a Dutch town to 28 offices, over 2500 employees in 14 countries, and thousands of movements to the furthest reaches of Europe and back […]
Saudi Robot Automation Partnership
Starlinks, a global logistics technology leader, has strengthened its long-term automation strategy with the successful completion of its first large-scale robotics deployment in partnership with Geekplus. The project, driven by surging fulfilment demand in the region, builds on Starlinks’ commitment to operational excellence through its Solutions division’s Design–Build–Operate–Transfer (DBOT) model. The Riyadh distribution centre now […]
Industrial AI Leading with Curiosity
Peter MacLeod meets IFS’s Bianca Nobilo to discuss how human factors such as soft skills are essential to successful deployment of industrial AI. At the recent IFS Connect Eastern Europe event in Warsaw, where the potential of IFS’s industrial AI took centre stage to a great reception, my conversation in a quiet side-room away from […]
Transport Management Intelligence
When does it make sense to integrate transport management systems (TMS) with AI? What’s the right business case? David Priestman met with Alex Redmann, Sales Director of Soloplan, at Multimodal Birmingham, to find the answer. “Interpret the right data, for example from the proof-of-delivery,” advises Redmann. “AI can verify documents, check if the P.O.D. is […]
Tax Teams Powering Supply Chain Resilience
When tax meets trade stronger supply chains can be built, writes Chris Hall (pictured below), Senior Tax Officer – Global Tax & Compliance at Vertex. The global supply chain has long been defined by its complexity. Every time an item is purchased and delivered to a customer, there are a wide variety of processes, relationships […]