logistics in news
RSS logistics in newsdabs.com plans ERP revamp
News Gould comes from Dixons Stores Group (DSGi) where he spent six years, joining as trading director with responsibility for inventory management, warehousing and logistics. BT-owned online consumer electronics and computing retailer dabs.com is... [21 Aug 2008]
Hospitals roll out RFID
News Connecting for Health (CfH) said the NHS was also looking at using RFID tags to track shipments in NHS logistics and to improve other services. Hospitals across England are keeping track of patients and equipment using RFID tagging. [09 Jul 2008]
Geographic database opens doors to private sector
News The value of the NLPG is huge, with companies dealing in fields such as insurance, customer profiling, logistics and satellite navigation potentially finding uses for the database. A national geographical electronic database is now available for... [30 Apr 2008]
Single-sign-on system makes sense for logistics firm
News Logistics firm TDG has implemented a single-sign-on technology which will help save up to £8,000 per month in support overheads. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus [21 Apr 2008]
Deutsche Post aims to bank €1bn through outsourcing
News Deutsche Post World Net, the global logistics organisation, is close to striking a deal with HP Services to hand over the running of its IT operations. The proposed seven-year outsourcing agreement is aimed at saving Deutsche Post approximately... [28 Jan 2008]
Sat-nav tackles congested HGV 'rat runs'
News The data will be used in Tele Atlas' logistics system, which highlights the most appropriate routes for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) to take when travelling UK roads. Allan Rasmussen, database operations manager Tele Atlas UK, said the logistics... [21 Dec 2007]
Customer service warning for Xmas retailers
News However, numéro is predicting the rise in the take up of broadband has not been followed by a beefing up of logistics and customer contact centre resources, which will be tested over the festive period. [03 Dec 2007]
Are UK data laws fit for purpose?
News Myron Hrycyk, CIO for NYK Logistics UK, added: "People do not understand or appreciate the strength of security required around personal data and the potential dangers of losing this information. Myron Hrycyk, CIO, NYK Logistics UK [23 Nov 2007]
Steria runs off with £17m MoD contract
News It requires Steria to oversee the activities of a number of specialist subcontractors which supply the MOD with systems designed to support specific military functions, such as battlefield management, facilities management and logistics.silicon... [01 Nov 2007]
UK tech skills crisis 'exaggerated'
News Myron Hrycyk, CIO, NYK Logistics UK The number of full-time undergraduates studying IT courses in the UK has fallen by a third since 2002 to 75,000 students in 2006, according to university admissions body UCAS. [11 Oct 2007]
MoD boosts battlefield comms
News The RAF will now be able to use the addition to the system - called Increment C - to communicate between bases and to host the command and control data distribution for logistics and aircraft mission and planning systems. [28 Sep 2007]
TM Lewin sews up Prologic deal
News As well as a range of back-office roles, including financials and logistics, the application will also be used to help the company expand its online sales and find different ways to reach the market through means of wholesaling and franchising. [11 Sep 2007]
Reuters inks £20m IT support deal
News The four-year contract went live last month and covers a range of IT infrastructure support services, including service management, dispatch desk, supply chain logistics, incident and change management and decommissioning. [04 Sep 2007]
Tech sparks rapid rise in electricity bills
News Myron Hrycyk, UK CIO, NYK Logistics Two-thirds of silicon.com's 12-strong CIO Jury IT user panel said the proportion of budget taken up by energy and electricity costs is rising rapidly. The issue is not so much that electricity costs are rising... [15 Aug 2007]
Recruitment crisis looms for UK tech industry
News Only the transport and logistics sector came in lower with an average of 2.6 per cent. Resignations are on the increase in the UK tech sector as bonus payments fall and pay rises drop below the national average. [26 Jun 2007]
