September 2009 Contents
COLD CHALLENGES
A rapidly globalizing food industry and changing consumption habits in the developing world are two factors driving demand for high-integrity cold supply chains, but we're not quite there yet, according to TRANSPORT INTELLIGENCE.The term cold chain is used to denote a temperature-controlled supply chain. Cold chains are common in the food and pharmaceutical industries and a...
ARE YOU LOOKING AFTER YOUR HEART?
While it can beneficial to conduct a health check of your logistics operations, such exercises often neglect the real heart of the matter, cautions JOHNNY FITZGERALD.The logistics industry has always been known for its acronyms, catchphrases and trends. Using the appropriate terms, you could have a conversation ...
SATELLITE STORAGE SOLUTION
DENIED PARTY SCREENING
SIMULATE WAREHOUSE SCENARIOS
MODULAR 3.5G MOBILE COMPUTER
DEMAND PLANNING
VIVEK SEHGAL explains why companies should implement demand planning solutions that allow creation of a single forecast that can effectively drive organizational processes.If you had to pick a single process that has the largest impact on the company’s plans and operations, what would it be? Better pick demand plannin...
SCANNING TECHNOLOGY
While laser scanners may be a common sight in logistics environments, to boost data capture productivity and reliability, the core technology continues to develop. By MOTOROLA.All laser scanners include two optical systems. One system, which is known as the “scanning optics”, includes the laser, lenses to focus the laser ...
WAREHOUSTICS 2009
Visitors to this warehouse logistics event in Singapore had the chance to get up close to forklifts, pallets, and much more, in a very realistic and familiar environment. SHEILA WAN reports.Warehousing plus Logistics equals Warehoustics. Schaefer Singapore, together with Crown Equipment, Chloride Batteries, CoGri Group, Loscam, and Sun...
PROJECT LOGISTICS
Timely construction of a new industrial plant and the smooth running of a major sporting event may not appear to have much in common, but one thing they definitely both require is a high level of project logistics expertise. G VENKATESH reports.A handful of long-duration contracts yielding a continuous stream of revenue provide a solid financial base for logistics companies. Amidst the ste...
SATS TO OPEN DEDICATED PERISHABLES CENTER
Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) has announced plans to launch Coolport @ Changi – a 250,000 tonne annual capacity, on-airport perishable...
TOLL SEES REVENUE AND PROFITS RISE
For the year ending June 30, 2009, Australia-based Toll Holdings reported an income of A$298.1 million (US$260 million), an increase of $37.3 milli...
AGILITY WINS RASGAS CONTRACT
Agility, has been awarded a “major new contract” in Qatar by RasGas, the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) enterprise. The scope of the multimi...
GRIFFIN KINETIC CELEBRATES 21 YEARS
Critical logistics specialist Griffin Kinetic (GK) marked its 21st anniversary on September 9 with a gala dinner at Singapore’s Shangri-La Hotel, T...
BDP PROJECT LOGISTICS LOOKS TO ABU DHABI
With a view to position itself for government tenders and expand its activity in the country and region, BDP Project Logistics, a wholly owned subs...
CRISPLANT UNVEILS RFID BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM
The RFID Tunnel from Crisplant, billed as the first system in the industry to completely integrate RFID and bar code identifi cation technologies f...
MAERSK LOGISTICS BECOMES DAMCO
The A.P. Moller – Maersk Group has combined its freight forwarding and supply chain management businesses under a single brand name, Damco. Previou...
TNT INVESTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
The official opening of the North Luzon depot in San Fernando, Pampanga, on August 12, is expected to significantly increase connectivity and prese...
SCOR GRANTS STILL ON OFFER
The S$1 million (US$700,000) fund to encourage companies to improve supply chain capabilities, announced last year by the Singapore Manufacturer’s ...
DIAMOND PHOENIX MERGES WITH SYSTEM LOGISTICS
Diamond Phoenix, the US material handling technology supplier and systems integrator, has combined efforts with Italian company System Logistics to...
DB SCHENKER ENHANCES SHIPMENT TRACKING
DB Schenker is expanding its range of services for monitoring shipments in international freight forwarding. The DB SCHENKERsmartbox service offers...
SSI SCHAEFER SUPPLIES IKEA
Swedish furnishing house Ikea is pursuing two future-oriented projects that will demonstrate influence on distribution logistics as well as intra l...
METRO GROUP EXPANDS ASIAN RFID PROGRAM
This third phase of the German retailer Metro Group’s Advanced Logistics Asia (ALA) initiative to improve logistics processes with its Asian suppli...
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
The Regional Professional Boday for Logistics PractitionersWith the rise in demand, the Australian Logistics Academy (ALA) Diploma program will be available in multiple venues with face-to-face weekend tuto...
SUPPLY CHAIN VISIBILITY FORUM
Poor visibility is our biggest problem, according to a recent survey of 400 chief supply chain officers by IBM. The study also revealed that the va...
THE HEAT IS ON
BOB GILL, Group Editor
All of us deal with perishable products every day yet probably give them little thought. We have ingra...
WHEREVER HE GOES
After 17 years with GAC in the Middle East, BENGT EKSTRAND recently moved to Singapore to head up the company's Asia Pacific business. He talks to Bob Gill.Since starting shipping agency operations in 1956 in Kuwait, GAC (an acronym for Gulf Agency Company) has steadily expanded its range of operations...
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