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Warehouse Design – Rules of Thumb… And a Checklist

Logistics Bureau

It’s not uncommon for delegates at our workshops and seminars to ask us to can share our ‘rules of thumb’ on warehouse design. Of course, in a brief guide like this one, we can only share some basic tips for warehouse planning and design. Warehouse Design Rules of Thumb. Truck turning space 30-40 metres.

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The Important Role of Apprenticeships

Logistics Business Magazine

According to Luke Worsley, Electrical Workshop Manager at Joloda Hydraroll: “Our business’s continued growth and future success rely on the talent we nurture, which is why we’ve made significant investments in our apprenticeship programme.” Their apprenticeships range from NVQ levels 1, 2 and 3 to HNC. “In

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STILL Opens New Training Centre to Boost Future Competences

Logistics Business Magazine

Several months of rebuilding time have created modern teaching rooms with an attached mechatronics workshop. STILL is currently qualifying more than 200 trainees in various trained technical and commercial professions and in dual system study courses throughout the Federal Republic.

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The 3 Pillars of Supply Chain Management (And Why Their Alignment Matters)

Logistics Bureau

Of course, the aim should always be to serve customers proactively, and that’s where the third element of service alignment—planning—comes to the fore. Of course optimising an existing network can be a very costly process in itself, and it’s not always possible to get it done in one fell swoop.

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How to Operate Your Distribution Truck Fleet at Less Cost

Logistics Bureau

But, of course, the overall costs and other outsourcing pros and cons require careful consideration before making such a move. You could look for a training organisation that offers train-to-train courses. Next, pick a few of your best drivers, enrol them on the course and get them certified as trainers.

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What Does it Take to be a Successful Entrepreneur? The Incredible Journey of a Last Mile Pioneer

Logistics Viewpoints

I had studied TV script writing at the University of Cape Town with Roy. And we reconnected and bonded over the course of a few weeks. And neither of us had studied business. But we believed, because we had studied TV script writing, that we knew how to pitch. He gave us a multi-day workshop on how to do this.

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Planning to sustain the force – Reflections on East Timor by a Logistics Unit Commander Part Two

Logistics in War

At the operational and tactical level, East Timor may not be a great case study for combat arms officers however for the logistician, there are lessons to be learned at every level from the Commander Joint Logistics down to the private soldier. Battalion HQ that had a habitual relationship with 3 Bde.