Features - August / September 2010
Crown meets the challenge
Happy Birthday FTD – the logistics industry sure has changed over the last 25 years … and will continue to change. The drive in the industry to do more with fewer resources will carry on, despite taking a short recessionary break. Companies will constantly be on a journey, investigating new methods of improvement in productivity and ways to reduce cost. read more »
Editorial - 25 Years of FTD
Twenty-five years is a long time in the publishing industry, especially here in New Zealand where magazines seem to come and go faster than you can blink. To survive a couple of stockmarket crashes and several recessions we think is quite an achievement, so this edition of FTD is something of a celebration. read more »
Smart Foodstuffs warehouse automates grocery picking
The new $70 million Foodstuffs Wellington dry grocery distribution centre is a smart operation that makes clever use of next-generation computer technology. Its automated system for handling small grocery items has already doubled productivity in what has traditionally been the most time-consuming operation of Foodstuffs’ warehousing. read more »
Technology and skill-set evolution drive training
A landslide change has taken place in the content and methodology of education and training practice in the supply chain management, transport and logistics sector during the past 25 years.
Going carbon neutral – is it good for business?
When Dave Robertson was tasked with ensuring their delivery processes were ‘green’, it started Freight on Board on the track to becoming the first New Zealand-owned international freight forwarder and customs broker to be certified carbon neutral. But has it been worth it? read more »
How large businesses can offset ETS costs with good energy management
On 1 July this year, the energy sector joined New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). This new phase of the ETS affects all New Zealand businesses that are either required to participate in the ETS, or are indirectly affected by energy and fuel price rises. read more »
Dave Flett at Vitaco Health
FTD talks to New Zealand’s supply chain managers about their jobs.
I’m the manager of Vitaco Health NZ’s East Tamaki warehouse in Auckland, and am principally responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the warehouse. read more »