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Agility on the move for Starco
STARCO Group, Europe's leading supplier of
tyres, tubes, wheel rims, complete wheels and stub axles, has commissioned Agility,
global leader in the provision of complete logistics solutions, to carry out its
procurement logistics. One key factor in the decision was Agility's tracking solution
that makes it possible for STARCO to further enhance its supply chain and shorten its
workflows.
Starting immediately, Agility will be responsible for transporting consignments from
Asia to the STARCO plants in Germany, Britain, Belgium, Denmark, Poland and Latvia.
The first stage will see Agility handling all shipments to STARCOS Central warehouse
location in Lüneburg/Germany, followed successively by the other countries until the
complete volume of approximately 8,000 TEUs is shipped by Agility. Besides covering
the comprehensive central logistics concept for every aspect of sourcing from Asia
to the European facilities, the agreement also encompasses local clearance of
imports and process integration in the existing EDI systems.
Agility provides customers with a track and trace system allowing customized and
dynamic shipment searches including configurable statistics and reporting. The tool
is user friendly and provides customers complete visibility of their supply chain. The
solution helps STARCO to shorten its workflows and keep significantly smaller
inventories.
"The tracking solution is our response to customer demands for a system that shows
them the current progress of shipments at all times. This can only be done with a fast,
precise and reliable tool that allows complete data transparency," comments Agility
Europe CEO Beat Simon.
Andreas Thorborg, Group Logistics Coodinator STARCO , appreciates the simplicity of
the system: "It was very important for us to be able to set up a flexible, user-friendly
tracking system for our shipments. The Agility solution enables us to save huge
amounts of time; we can make our procurement processes shorter and simpler,
which helps us to cut our inventory levels as well."
www.starco.com
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February 2010 - Deutsche Messe postpones premiere of industrial tradeshows in Dubai until 2011
Deutsche Messe is postponing the industrial trade fairs CeMAT MIDDLE EAST, Industrial Automation (IA) MIDDLE EAST and Motion, Drive & Automation (MDA) MIDDLE EAST – all originally schedu led to take place in February 2010 – until 2011.
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March 2010 - Stuttgart, 2nd - 4th March
From 2 to 4 March 2010 LogiMAT, the International Trade Fair for Distribution, Materials Handling and Information Flow, is taking place in Stuttgart accompanied by an extensive fringe programme. It is the eighth edition of this annual meeting point for the intralogistics industry – the largest in Europe.
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March 2010 - France, 23rd - 26th
Transport and Logistics services, Supply chain Management, Logistics Infrastructures, Logistics Real Estate, Technologies and Information Systems, Materials Handling and Warehouse equipment…
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April 2010 - Cleveland, 26th - 29th
NA 2010 (The 2010 Material Handling & Logistics Show and Conference) will bring together manufacturers, consultants, third party logistics providers, publishers and system integrators to demonstrate their equipment, systems and services to tens of thousands of industry professionals from around the world, seeking productivity solutions.
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May 2010 - Barcelona, 25th - 28th
Barcelona, 23 November 2009. As part of its constant desire to improve the service it offers exhibitors and visitors as well as provide a bigger and better service, the International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition (SIL) has updated its website.
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June 2010 - Guangzhou, China, 2nd - 4th
In China, cold chain logistics industry is in its infancy, While cold chain market share on both sides of the Atlantic has already reached 80 - 90%-that in Europe and Russia is 50%, in developing countries in general is 10 - 20%-only 20% of freight moving in China goes refrigerated.
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November 2010 - Eindhoven, 10th - 11th
It is with justified pride that Bureau Bosman BV is introducing Groothandel & Logistiek’s new trade show name. From now on, Groothandel & Logistiek will be called: Bedrijf en Logistiek, the trade show for goods-in, storage and goods-out. The eleventh edition will take place on November 10 and 11 in the Exhibition Building in Eindhoven.
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November 2010 - Birmingham, 16th - 19th
Quartz Publishing & Exhibitions Ltd, organiser of the International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX), has announced that – in response to exhibitor requests – the show’s dates have moved from March to November next year.
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The Armchair Shoppers
Home shopping and multi-channel
retailing is an industry where the
customer often seems tantalisingly
elusive. That’s why, every year since
2000, the UK’s Royal Mail has
commissioned the ‘Home Shopping
Tracker Study’ to estimate the size
of the UK market, both in terms of
customers and spend.
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Norway’s first gateway
The Norwegian port of Oslo has long
been a focal point for the country’s
trade, industry and population.
Boasting a highly-agile and skilled
logistics labour force the Port is on
the cusp of a new era with major
expansion and improvement.
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A heartland pours open
Ideally located at the heart of western
Europe, the Moselle Department,
in the Lorraine region of France,
offers many advantages to companies
wishing to have a strategically located
distribution platform.
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Movement made easy
Elsewhere in the world of material handling
expertise the Dutch logistics service provider
Partner Logistics Europe B.V. has been busy
in West Flanders. The company recently put
into operation probably the largest ‘deep
freeze chest’ in Belgium.
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Forklift manufacturers react to energy crisis
“Thanks to their inherent high build quality
Flexis are straightforward to maintain and
our distributors are able to make healthy
margins on used Flexis that they put back
into the market on contract hire with
maintenance packages.”
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Legislation set to change
Highly automated warehouses
make strict demands on personnel
safety. Jarno Palo, of safety specialist
Gunnebo Troax AB believes that
health and safety legislation and
European norms, such as the
Machinery Directive, have a huge
influence in the hub, covering
everything from conveyors to cranes
and industrial robots.
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