http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.auUpdated every 10 minutes of every day.en-auThe Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme will enable Australia to meet its greenhouse gas targets at the least cost to businesses and the community, says the ATAhttp://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Carbon-pollution-reduction-scheme/433910.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTEpicor continues to leverage leading edge technology in order to assist businesses speed up their supply-chain processes.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Superset-release/433923.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTExclusive to AWS, the Wulftec Combo Arm Turntable (WCAT-450) is set to revolutionise the pallet wrapping industry. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/WCAT-450-Pallet-Wrapper/433925.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has welcomed the recent announcement of an injection of $1.2 billion into the ARTC as part of a $4.7 billion infrastructure package. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/A-Step-In-The-Right-Direction/433807.aspxTue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTVictoria’s AUD38 billion transport project will remove thousands of trucks from Melbourne’s residential streets and improve freight access to the Port of Melbourne. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Project-to-improve-freight-access-to-port/433823.aspxTue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTThere’s a growing trend for companies to turn to their existing workforce to meet their skilling needs. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Skilling-the-existing-workforce/433824.aspxTue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTKevin Rudd will pour $4.7 billion into railways, roads and education in his latest bid to jump-start the economy and prevent more Australians joining jobless queues.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Rail-road-4-7b-infrastructure-spend/433827.aspxTue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTNational freight company Northline has established its own depot in Katherine, providing a strategic connection of rail transport with line haul operations to all major capital cities including Darwin. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Northline-opens-Katherine-depot/433696.aspxMon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTCEVA Logistics recently unveiled its facility expansion plan to support its growing operations with a new 350,000 square feet distribution centre in Malaysia.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Facility-expansion-for-CEVA-Logistics-Malaysia/433699.aspxMon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTA new report, 'Succeeding in a Volatile Market – 2018: The Future Value Chain,' was recently launched with a presentation to 40 CEOs of the world’s largest retail and manufacturing companies.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Succeeding-in-a-Volatile-world/433727.aspxMon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTShipping intermediate bulk liquids from Australia has been the domain of the bottle-in-cage IBC for a number of years, partly because there is often a ready made second hand market in the receiving country. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/International-Trip-Rental-for-Intermediate-Bulk-Liquids/433731.aspxMon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTCurrently we depend on the best before date. However, this does not tell us how the food was handled beforehand in the cooling chain. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/New-label-will-supercede-use-by-date/433423.aspxThu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTRentafill is the sole distributing agents for the industry’s first multipurpose, fully adjustable filling machine.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Rentafill-multipurpose-filling-machine/433425.aspxThu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTLogistics Magazine’s third annual Mercury Awards gala dinner was a resounding success with 150 industry guests enthusiastically supporting winners in seven awards categories. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Glittering-night-for-2008-Mercury-Awards/433297.aspxWed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTRicegrowers Limited, better known by its brand name-SunRice, believes the only way to maintain a good supply chain is to never stop looking for opportunities to improve.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Ramp-up-Ramp-down/433209.aspxTue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTAdvanced Plastic Modular Belt Conveyors provide increased life and capability, and reduce operating cost, in a high-performance package. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Advanced-Plastic-Modular-Belt-Conveyors/433214.aspxTue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTIndustrial Conveying (Aust) Pty Ltd (ICA) can supply a range of pallet handling technologies to increase efficiencies in warehouses and processing plants.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Pallet-handling-technologies/433219.aspxTue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe call has been put out for industry to have its say on how Transport and Logistics is best depicted, according to the Australian Logistics Council’s (ALC) Careers and Education Working Group Chair Len Harper.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Have-your-say-on-T-L-branding/433220.aspxTue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTSiemens offers the leading technology in customised process control packages for small and large breweries. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/End-to-end-automation-for-breweries/433223.aspxTue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTShipping company Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM) recently became the first Middle East based firm to undergo Lloyd’s Register’s Human Element Gap Analysis (HEGA).http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Shipping-company-identifies-the-human-element/433226.aspxTue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTConsulting firm Capgemini helped US automotive supplier Johnson controls develop a roadmap to improve operational and financial forecast accuracy, reduce forecasting cycle time and refocus efforts on planning. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Success-story-at-Johnson-Controls/433109.aspxMon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTIn a project to develop fuel-cell power for forklifts, ExxonMobil Corp of Irving, Texas linked in late November with Hy9 Corp of Hopkinton, Massachusetts, a developer of hydrogen purification technologies. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Purifier-firm-joins-forklift-fuel-cell-project/433112.aspxMon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTBusiness investment into 2009 will be seriously affected by current cash flow pressures within the Australian industry. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Growth-limited-by-cash-flow-crisis/433113.aspxMon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe trucking industry’s fuel tax credit will fall from 18.51 to 17.143 cents per litre on 1 January 2009, now that Parliament has passed the Government’s truck charges laws. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Fuel-Tax-Credit-to-fall-but-industry-wins-on-indexation/433114.aspxMon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTSound familiar? A workplace health and safety survey has found 14 per cent of workers in the transport and storage industry felt pressured to work long hours. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Long-hours-unachievable-deadlines/433121.aspxMon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTAfter recently winning Freight Forwarder of the Year, DHL Australia has taken the prestigious Logistics Leader award at the 2008 Logistics Mercury Awards for its leadership across the entire supply chain.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Double-success-for-award-winning-DHL/433126.aspxMon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTLeading Australian agribusiness Landmark (an AWB company) has successfully negotiated a forklift fleet management agreement with Adapt-A-Lift Forklift Rentals and Sales.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Landmark-appoints-Adapt-A-Lift-forklift-supplier/433025.aspxFri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTSAP has announced strong global momentum for its SAP® for Wholesale Distribution solutions, with a rapidly growing customer base and the endorsements of leading industry companies from around the globe.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/SAP-the-standard-choice-for-Wholesale-Distributors/432878.aspxThu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTQueensland Rail is continuing to expand the capacity of its coal rail network with the completion of initial works for the second rail balloon loop at the Abbot Point Coal Terminal in Central Queensland.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/QR-completes-early-works-at-Abbot-Point/432781.aspxWed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTCurrently there appears to be a lot of confusion among managers and specifiers of storage systems about the integrity of their systems.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Storage-standards-still-not-well-understood/432783.aspxWed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTDubai Logistics City (DLC), the world’s first truly multi-modal integrated logistics platform, found a huge audience at two recent conferences - the International Freight Week 2008 and the 4th Trans Middle East event in Dubai.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Dubai-Logistics-City-will-stimulate-trade/432657.aspxTue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTA leading UK homebuilder, who fit the EziTrak® system to its machinery, has reason to be pleased following a recent theft on its premesis.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Stolen-telehandler-located-using-EziTrak/432658.aspxTue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTKuehne & Nagel, a leading global logistics provider, is supported in its business growth by the Duty Management software solution from RedPrairie Corporation.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/RedPrairie-supports-Kuehne-Nagel-s-growth/432659.aspxTue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTSalta Group subsidiary Westgate Ports has opened a large-scale container logistics centre at Victoria Dock, the first of its kind to operate without paper across the whole supply chain from port to customer. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Paperless-supply-chain-from-port-to-customer/432668.aspxTue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTTrucking company enrolments in the Intelligent Access Program (IAP) in New South Wales are likely to be much lower than expected, the Australian Trucking Association warns. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Trucking-operators-turn-away-from-IAP/432516.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTVictoria University’s Industry Skills Training, which has built a strong reputation for innovation, is to use industrial strength supply chain software solution from Melbourne-based Mid-Comp International. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Innovative-skills-training-at-Victoria-University/432520.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTMore Australian workers find jobs through word of mouth than their European counterparts, a survey by specialist recruiter Hays shows.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/The-Job-Search-is-still-more-about-who-you-know/432526.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTLayer Tech has been selected from over 130 entries as a winner of the 2008 WorkSafe Victoria safety awards. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/LAYER-TECH-wins-2008-WorkSafe-Victoria-Award/432531.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTHonda Australia believes that communication, collaboration, commitment and continuity are essential ingredients for supply chain success. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Super-Efficient/432199.aspxThu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTProcessing paper invoices, which requires substantial manual effort for data entry to financial applications, represents a major challenge for customers to ensure timely payment and keep costs under control. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/SAP-deal-with-Open-Text/432155.aspxWed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTLogistics Magazine’s third annual Mercury Awards Gala dinner was a resounding success with 150 industry guests enthusiastically supporting winners in seven awards categories. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Glittering-night-for-2008-Mercury-Awards-winners/432163.aspxWed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTOrganisations that encourage women and mixed teams are shown to be over 20% more effective than male only teams.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Moving-Women-forward/432169.aspxWed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTIntermechas announced the PB2 and PB3 commercial mobile receipt printers providing low cost, wearable receipt printing solutions for DSD/route accounting, retail queue busting and field service applications.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Intermec-Wearable-Mobile-Receipt-Printers/432181.aspxWed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTVisitors at this year’s Intermodal event on December 2-4, in Hamburg Germany, will find a host of new products and initiatives on display from some of the industry’s most prominent suppliers. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Intermodal-2008-stand-by-stand/432193.aspxWed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTSamsung Electronics Australia’s approach to achieving supply chain excellence is continuous innovation; reflected in the company’s current global philosophy of “Think New, Create Future”. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Think-New-Create-Future/432197.aspxWed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTPronto Software, an Australian developer of enterprise software solutions, has inked a deal with Heritage Seeds, one of Australia’s largest seed companies to roll out its flagship ERP solution.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Pronto-Software-plants-seeds-of-success/432065.aspxTue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe success story of iconic Australian based logistics company, Linfox will will be screened around the world as part of the latest marketing campaign for HSBC’s global commercial banking business.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Linfox-story-goes-to-film/432069.aspxTue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTLeaders at the National Transport & Logistics (T&L) Innovation and Technology Summit have identified innovation throughout the whole supply chain as the prime solution to the carbon challenge facing Australia.http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/T-L-leaders-say-no-change-isn-t-an-option/431916.aspxMon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTAfter 51 years the Bing Lee vision is finally a reality! Affectionately called 'Ken's Shed,' the state of the art head office and warehouse are now fully operational. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Bing-Lee-goes-live-with-Paperless-Warehousing/431925.aspxMon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTDoes your business operate in the known market space, with known rules or does it create its own blue ocean markets where the competition is irrelevant because you are re-writing the rules of the game?http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/How-blue-is-your-business-ocean/431975.aspxMon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT