Business Tips from a Very Long Walk
No. I didn’t spend 6 weeks walking, thinking about work! I couldn’t……..my wife Pat was with me! But I promised my team, that on the last day I would record some videos about lessons that would apply to Business. So here they are… ...
3 Tips for Cargo Theft Prevention
As globalization continues to increase the amount of freight shipped across international boundaries, so too does it increase the risk of losses through cargo theft. Already this year (2015)`, a spate of cargo vessel hijackings in the Asia Pacific region has...
Drones in Distribution: Thinking Inside the Box
I’d be a little surprised if you haven’t yet heard about retail giant, Amazon and its plans for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), otherwise known as drones, in distribution. Indeed, progress reports have been cropping up in the media regularly over the...
Does Rail Freight Transportation Really ‘Suck’ that Much?
Why aren’t we using more rail freight in Australia? According to logistics theory, rail freight comes into its own over greater geographical distances. I seem to recall learning back in my Cranfield days that 600 km was the magic number above which rail...