CEVA Logistics, a supply chain company, announced the official opening of the City of Pharma in Italy. The hub, which covers an area of 20,000 square meters, is strategically located in Stradella, in the province of Pavia and is fully dedicated to the warehousing and handling of products destined for healthcare distribution channels.
Britain's manufacturing companies are driving a trend towards greater use of automated storage and handling systems. That is the view of Steve Richmond, director of Jungheinrich UK, systems and projects division.
Larry Boroff, director of automation systems engineering with FORTE, outlines the fundamentals behind balancing the need for flexibility, efficiency, technology and cost control.
TZA, a vendor of software to track and enhance labor performance across the supply chain, has released a new version of its cloud-based ProTrack Labor Management System.
When Marcos Purty arrived here in 2011 as the chief of General Motors' Indonesian operations, he found a mothballed auto plant. Today, that plant is humming. About 700 people work in the facility, 16 miles east of Jakarta, compared with about 30 just 18 months ago. And next month, GM will start delivering its first Indonesian-built vehicle in years, the Chevrolet Spin.
Any company which can boast a 168-year history has to be doing something right, especially when involved in the diversities of providing complex supply chain products.
Operational excellence is about five things: driving innovation; managing talent; improving customer retention; ensuring strategy aligns with tactics; and determining optimal enterprise velocity.