Felixstowe Disputes & Logistics Strikes Given that nearly 50% of container traffic arriving in the UK comes by sea, port strikes can have major disruptive effects on supply chains. The recent Felixstowe unrest has shown just how challenging it can be to have this kind of logistic difficulty. Felixstowe, as the biggest UK container port, … Read more…
2022’s riskier Christmas and how to plan your warehousing around it
After decades of working with just-in-time strategies, one report says that 84% of UK businesses are considering a move to just-in-case supply chain models. That’s sounds remarkably high, especially given that many SMEs never get the headspace to think about their models at all, but it’s definitely the case that warehousing is seeing a substantial … Read more…
How to work out if pallet storage is right for you
As businesses evolve, their storage needs change. In the past two years this has meant many organisations finding themselves with large volumes of freight that need to be stored in an outsourced facility. Current reasons for exploring pallet storage include: Brexit issues meaning companies need to bring in larger amounts of goods and store them, … Read more…
2022 global supply chain issues and how they affect warehousing
We’ve been saying ‘global supply chain’ for decades, but since 2020 we’ve really understood the concept. There have been previous bumps in the road, including petrol prices which regularly have an impact on international supply chains, but the recent perfect storm of challenges has led to outcomes that nobody predicted. These challenges, including shortages on … Read more…
Modern-day challenges of freight forwarding
Businesses are adapting to the ever-changing technological advancements. This is evident in the freight forwarding industry. This industry is worried about these changes and what the future holds. The new macro trends are causing confusion and uncertainty to businesses within the freight forwarding sector. In this article, we are going to look at some of … Read more…
How Late Delivery Costs Your Delivery Business
Logistics in the UK is one of the hardest processes of the supply chain. The most common challenge is late and missed deliveries. This is experienced both ways by the consumer and retailer. According to research done by PCA Predict missed or late deliveries costs more than 65% of eCommerce stores. This has a negative … Read more…
Road Haulage revolutions
Everything is changing in the road haulage industry – some things by design, some by accident and many as hauliers scramble to keep up with changes in legislation, demand and the road haulage environment. Road haulage systems change in the EU To begin with, haulage between the UK and the EU has dropped by more … Read more…
Elastic logistics – the future of supply chain?
Elastic logistics allow companies to operate supply chains more efficiently in the face of fluctuations, upscaling and downscaling or seasonal activity. Until quite recently, lean or just-in-time business models have predominated in the warehousing and logistics sectors but while both models function well for one end of the chain (manufacturing or value added processes) and … Read more…
Improving warehouse and distribution through learning from COVID-19
Benefiting from challenges in the warehousing world Warehouse and distribution users, and organisations, have definitely been on a steep learning curve in recent months. From the panic buying of the early days through to the recent exhortations to ‘go out and buy’, warehousing and distribution have borne the brunt of changed buying and delivery … Read more…
The evolution of logistics services
Since the beginning of civilization, mankind has needed to transport items from one location to another. As we evolved, we became better at getting things to where they needed to go. Improved equipment and resources meant that we could get more items to more locations with less effort. Advancements in technology allowed us to hastily … Read more…
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