Integrated logistics in China - overcoming the challenges [02/Dec/2008]

While the Chinese market is not new to global 3PLs, providing shippers with integrated contract logistics and value-added services within that country remains a challenge even for those with sophisticated networks and resources. However, as explained by a senior executive from Penske Logistics, there are also opportunities for 3PLs to overcome the hurdles. Read Full Article...

The Indian logistics industry growing fast, but challenges remain [09/Oct/2008]

Despite India’s inadequate transport infrastructure, the Indian logistics industry continues to expand. A number of Indian companies established in shipping and other marine related activities, such as Essar Shipping, Ports and Logistics Ltd (ESPLL) and the Sical group, have expanded their logistics operations recently. The funding for the often substantial investments required for these projects is coming from overseas as well as Indian sources. Read Full Article...

Logistics in the automotive sector. On the margins of a crisis. [06/Oct/2008]

The global car industry is in crisis and undergoing huge changes. So what are the implications for logistics in the automotive sector? Read Full Article...

Survey shows companies are passing the buck on 'green' logistics costs [23/Jul/2008]

New research by Transport Intelligence sponsored by Kewill suggests that most companies seeking to make their logistics operations more environmentally friendly want someone else to cover the costs. Read Full Article...

Where's the best location for your distribution centre? [20/Mar/2008]

Manufacturers and retailers spend millions on re-structuring their logistics systems. Looking at one of the key issues which will be discussed at Global Distribution Strategies Conference 2008, Ti’s Chief Analyst John Manners-Bell looks at the factors involved in optimising the location of a distribution hub. Read Full Article...

When supply chains go bad! [12/Mar/2008]

Very few manufacturers, retailers, or for that matter logistics providers, willingly reveal their distribution disasters. In a preview of his presentation at Ti’s Global Distribution Strategies Conference 2008, Thomas Cullen outlines some of the most important to have hit the news over the past few years. Read Full Article...

Embrace 'green logistics' or lose business: the stark choice for providers [19/Feb/2008]

'Green logistics' is now much more than marketing hype – it has become an essential part of the tendering process for outsourced logistics. In the next in a series of feature articles exploring the issues to be addressed at Ti’s Global Distribution Strategies Conference 2008, some of the implications for physical distribution and warehousing are explored. Read Full Article...

What's shaping the global distribution market? [08/Feb/2008]

This special briefing discusses some of the major issues which are shaping the world's logistics markets and which will be examined at Ti's Global Distribution Strategies Conference 2008. Read Full Article...

Special feature: Toyota poised to lead auto spares' market [28/Jan/2008]

The Toyota Parts Centre Europe in Belgium gives a remarkable insight into the application of Toyota’s operational culture to the question of warehousing and distribution. In a feature length article, Thomas Cullen, Ti’s senior analyst, examines how after sales has become yet another competitive strength for Toyota. Read Full Article...

Will 2007 prove to be the lull before the storm? [21/Dec/2007]

In economic terms, 2007 will be remembered for a shift from a China-fuelled boom to a property-focussed bust. The resulting changes will almost certainly affect the worldwide logistics industry in 2008. Read Full Article...