The Current State of the LogTech Sector
Over the years, the sector saw strong growth and progress in automation and advanced analytics. However, not everything went as expected. Now a range of innovative solutions targets further increases...
GUIDE TO SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT JARGON (PART 1)
Companies and managers constantly use jargon whilst talking about their specialist topic. Supply chain and logistics management is no exception.
The problem is that often the speaker and their...
The Impact of Web 3.0 on Logistics Services
Logistics tech specialist Value Chain Lab (VCL), supported by the University of Cambridge’s Manufacturing Analytics Group, has been awarded an Innovate UK grant to further industrialise its Web3.0...
The Evolution of Management & Operational Productivity Systems
Despite massive improvements in analytical capabilities and applications of AI, companies still produce greater results by implementing operational productivity systems rather than management...
The Pros and Cons for Excel in Supply Chain Management
As enterprises grow over reliance on Excel spreadsheets, especially for planning, operational and financial controls becomes problematic.
Microsoft’s Excel will celebrate its 40th Anniversary in...
AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL MARKET: CHRONIC SHORTAGE OF WAREHOUSE SPACE
Australia's industrial property market the ‘tightest in the world', with vacancy rates tumbling to just 0.8% in the first half of 2022.
At present there is a chronic shortage of warehouse space...
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY AND VCL ESTABLISH PROOF-OF-CONCEPT FOR COLLABORATIVE SHIPPING
Stowga parent Value Chain Lab (VCL) initiated a study to explore the potential of shared economies and collaborative shipping.
Shipping and transportation are by far the most expensive costs in...
How Warehouse Managers Can Acquire Customers
Warehouses are constantly searching for new customers, as the nature of their business requirements continues to evolve. The demand for warehousing in the UK has grown considerably over the past few...