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Logistics Business Magazine | September 2015
IN THIS ISSUE OF
Logistics Business Magazine
CONTENTS
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Distribution
& Transport
03
Foreword
Driven to deliver. Alex Cottard
interviews Nick Lowe of Dachser.
06
Terrorism;
are we reading it right?
By Nigel Parry.
08
Know-how, in location
David Priestman interviews
Jean-Pierre Allhoff of Geodis.
10
Get Organized
Specialist logistics for
exhibition venues.
12
On-Demand Outsourcing
By Keith Poole of
de Poel One Source.
14
Road side stations
boost Africa corridor
By Shem Oirere.
16
XXL Projects
Heavy lift port operations.
18
Trans-Atlantic Antics
Alex Cottard speaks to American
Airlines Cargo’s Jim Butler.
20
Fly freighting
David Priestman hears about
air cargo in Hong Kong.
22
Optimising the
supply chain
By Duco Buijze of
Partner Logistics.
24
The 5 Driving Forces behind
Driverless Trucks
By Richard Newbold of Returnloads.
26
When is a barrier not
a barrier?
By Matt Callard, A-Safe UK.
28
New Impulse for Terminals
Container handling
technology profiled.
30
Safety&efficiency
Loading bay systems in action.
32
Install Excellence
Industrial doors case study.
34
Sparkling Floors
Focus on floor cleaning
equipment.
Materials Handling
and Warehousing
36
China’s Forklift Charge
Cover story by Alex Cottard.
40
Ultimate solutions for
e-commerce distributors
Warehouse automation in
the spotlight.
42
Making great strides
Conveying & sorting case study.
44
Challenges of intralogistics
By Maarten van Leeuwen of Alvey
Group.
46
Suppliers should evolve
By Nigel Crunden at Office Depot.
48
Swarm intelligence
AGV case study.
50
Intralogistics for dairy
Cold store automation exclusive.
52
Well-structured colossus
Storage & racking case study.
54
Wide horizons
Sam Tulip visits an OEM.
56
Score with ergonomics
Logistics
Business
reports on
new warehouse trucks.
58
LPG truck to new heights
A new LPG forklift is launched.
60
Top Performance
Logistics
Business
reports on
forklift tyres.
62
When the size does
not matter
AGV technology examined.
Packaging, Pallets
& Green Logistics
66
Future-proof Plastic Pallet
Chris Price-White returns to
report on a factory tour.
70
Transport Packaging Advice
By Wilar Hogenkamp of
Hombergh Lomm.
72
Packaging growth via
acquisition
Re-usable packaging
merger news.