As the UK gears up for this year’s festive shopping spree, retailers are increasingly worried about how to handle the vast number of unwanted items bought online and then sent back.

The process of filling orders for customers represents  a fundamental shift in the traditional grocery model  of customers fulfilling their own orders for free and  introduces a number of new challenges grocers  must address.

The goods-to-person technology that is right for a particular operation will be influenced by inventory characteristics, order profiles, throughput and storage density requirements, and facility size and layout. An experienced integrator can model requirements and evaluate viable options to aid in selecting the right technology for an application.

The convergence of big data and advanced data analytics has become more important than ever for creating and maintaining an agile supply chain. These tools can be used as part of supplier management and manage supply chain risk.

This overview of the UK’s oil and gas market starts with a look at the UK’s primary energy supply and final consumption. We provide an analytical snapshot of the UK’s oil and gas reserves and production volumes. Next on our agenda are the analysis of the last five years’ oil and gas trade dynamics and the liquified natural gas infrastructure snapshot. We also map the UK’s trade partners.

This guide provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of warehouse storage capacity, its importance in the supply chain and options for improving it.

The past few years has brought a messy procession of disruptive events to transport and logistics organisations. And while the fallacy of perfectly sequenced and spaced moments of disruption is exactly that – a fallacy – it’s become increasingly evident that disruption is increasing in frequency, intensity, and in the inter-relatedness of activity.

Logistics organisations face unprecedented transformation as consumer expectations change and new technologies emerge. Customers increasingly want to receive their goods faster, more f lexibly, at a lower price and in a way that is least harmful to the environment