Features - December January 2012
Editorial
It’s been a hell of a year for logistics and supply chain management in New Zealand, when you consider we’ve had to cope with the Rugby World Cup and the Christchurch earthquakes. Another disastrous event, still ongoing, and one with its own unique logistical challenges, is the wreck of the Rena. read more »
Staff literacy and numeracy issues costing logistics industry dearly
Low employee literacy, numeracy and language skills are costing the logistics industry dearly, according to a workplace literacy expert. read more »
Linfox raises the bar for safety and innovation
Linfox is an Australian success story, founded by one man – Lindsay
Fox – with one truck in the 1950s. Today, one of Lindsay’s sons, Peter,
is the chairman of the board of the Linfox Group, which has more than
22,000 people working in 10 countries across the Asia-Pacific region,
with a range of related business activities across four operating divisions.
read more »
ISO wins award for new safety innovation
Waterfront cargo and logistics
operator ISO has won the Chartered
Institute of Logistics and
Transport NZ (CILT NZ) Award for
Safety, Security and Environmental
Innovation for its new modular
wood-pulp loading stands. The
award recognises a cost-effective
innovation that significantly
enhances an organisation’s operations
and safety. read more »