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Logistics Business Magazine | November 2015
IN THIS ISSUE OF
Logistics Business Magazine
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Distribution
& Transport
03
Foreword
Defence of the
supply chain
David Priestman interviews
Chris Murray of Agility.
06
Cover Story
Island Hub
David Priestman travelled to
Lagos to report on a major new
logistics facility for West Africa.
14
New vision for
European growth
Sam Tulip visits a pioneering
pallet network group.
18
How to guarantee a
successful Christmas
Courier insight.
20
Reducing transport
emissions
Biofuel fleets.
22
Living with the new
national wage
Employment law and
logistics salaries.
24
Howwill connected
vehicles affect us?
Smart lorries for return loads
management.
26
Fleet refrigeration
Refrigerated transport trailers.
28
Disaster Logistics:
nothing to go on
By Nigel Parry.
30
The Power of
Benchmarking
Shining A Light on European
Transportation.
32
Cold chain view
Q&A with a 3PL.
34
Trainer truckers
HGV driver challenges.
36
Transparency & security
for efficient deliveries
Supply chain security.
38
Logistics
Business
IT
Awards 2015
Winners announcement.
40
Aquick guide to cold
store logistics
Industrial doors.
Materials Handling
and Warehousing
42
Forklift fever
Alex Cottard reports
from Linde, Germany.
44
Used racking headaches
Damage, improper use,
mismatched parts..
48
Cold store trucks
Operational output, sub-zero.
50
Total battery solution
Electric vehicles in Turkey.
52
Robotic rivalry
David Priestman interviews an
AS/RS manufacturer involved in
a patent dispute.
54
Stop for parts
Forklift components news.
56
Nano technology
saves space
Warehouse truck case study.
58
Take it to the next level
Systems technology profiled.
Packaging, Pallets
& Green Logistics
60
The future is stacking up
Plastic pallet manufacturing.
62
If the shoe fits, ship
Retail packaging operations.
64
Seal and deliver
Alex Cottard travelled to Paris to
learn about packaging innovation.
66
B2C fulfilment speed
Asda’s end-of-line packaging for
e-commerce.
68
Receiving process is vital
Automated weighing & measuring.
70
Optimize packaging
Packaging automation OEM
profile.
72
Protecting goods in
storage and transit