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IBS Becomes Iptor

Sep 20, 2016

International Business Systems (IBS), the supply chain management, planning and logistics software and services company, has announced its global rebranding as Iptor Supply Chain Systems. “The new name reflects the company’s ...

Tags: IBS, Iptor

apicsAu Launches Career Portal Exclusive to The Supply Chain Domain

Jun 23, 2016

apicsAU has announced the final element to its professional development to members and the broader supply chain community by launching a dedicated career portal and signing a preferred recruitment partner agreement with specialist supply ...

Tags: apicsAU, logistics domain

Battery Vehicles Now Viable for Very Long Distances

Jun 23, 2016

The Tesla 3 gets nearly double the range of the Nissan Leaf by using nearly double the amount of battery but engineers are using a multitude of work rounds to do better: aerodynamics, light-weighting, even including structural electronics ...

Tags: battery vehicle, fuel cell

KION to Buy Dematic for USD 3.25B

Jun 23, 2016

KION GROUP AG, already one of the two largest suppliers of forklift trucks, warehouse equipment and related services with Linde and Baoli, amongst others, will become one of the largest global providers of intelligent intralogistics by ...

Tags: KION GROUP AG, automation provider, e-commerce

Local Government Wants to Get Involved with Freight

Jun 23, 2016

Local government delegates attending the 22nd National General Assembly of Local Government in Canberra have called for politicians to support a freight productivity plan by the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), which they say ...

Tags: ALGA, productivity

How Are Retailers Keeping Ahead of The Changing Demands of The Digital Consumer?

Jun 23, 2016

Retailers are transforming their organisations and market approaches to leverage the power of digital and satisfy the needs of the ever-changing consumer. With a huge increase in demand for goods purchased online, supply chain and ...

Tags: digital, customer experience, demand

New Desktop Thermal Printers

Jun 21, 2016

Zebra Technologies Corporation has unveiled its new ZD400-series desktop thermal printers. Designed for retail, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, and healthcare industries, the ZD400-series is flexible and user-friendly, making ...

Tags: thermal printers, The ZD400-series printers

Asia Pacific Logistics Federation Welcomes New Members

Jun 21, 2016

The executive board of Asia Pacific Logistics Federation (APLF) (chairman David Rogers, director from the Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA), vice chairman He Li Ming, China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing ...

Tags: Asia Pacific Logistics Federation, supply chain

Container Weight Rules to Start 1 July

Jun 21, 2016

From 1 July 2016, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) will implement changes to regulations for container weight verifications in the shipping industry, requiring shippers to provide a verified gross mass (VGM) for containers. ...

Tags: AMSA, shipping industry, VGM

Moderate Australian Hiring Intentions Reflect Employer Resilience

Jun 21, 2016

The latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey results show that the steady increase in hiring intentions in Australia will continue into the third quarter of 2016. Of the 1,500 public and private employers surveyed, 13 per cent indicated ...

Tags: Manpower Employment, hiring intentions

Is Moorebank a Suitable Location for Australia’S Largest Inland Container Terminal?

Jun 20, 2016

The Australian Government, together with private enterprise, plan to build Australia’s largest inland container terminal at Moorebank NSW. For the past seven years the proponents of the proposal, Moorebank Intermodal Company Ltd & ...

Tags: inland container terminal, Newbridge Road

New and Used Forklifts Help Queensland Charity

Apr 21, 2016

A Queensland not-for-profit charity providing food relief for families in need is benefiting from new and refurbished material handling equipment supplied by Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA). Located at Loganholme and Hillcrest ...

Tags: TMHA, Queensland Charity

Help Research The Cloud's Role in The Supply Chain

Apr 21, 2016

Victoria University is inviting logistics professionals to participate in its research on Supply Chain Process Integration: Role of Cloud Computing. As many Australian firms engage in domestic and export-related businesses in ...

Tags: Victoroa university, Supply Chain Process Integration, Clod Computing

A Return to Decline: Freight Confidence Index Falls Month on Month

Apr 21, 2016

Despite a dip in results during March, the April edition of the Stifel Logistics Confidence Index returned to the trend of month on month improvements seen in January and February. Nonetheless, structural issues within both the air and ...

Tags: Stifel logistics Confidence, Freight Confidence Index

Transport and Roads Technology Hub Launched

Apr 21, 2016

The Crashlab in Western Sydney. NSW Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance and NSW Minister for Roads Duncan Gay have announced the establishment of the state’s first Smart Innovation Centre in Western Sydney ...

Tags: Hub, Transport, Road technology

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