Bosch heads up research project

• Using real time data from production and logistics to aid decision making

• ProveIT project receives funding from German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

• Focus on developing a software platform for informed manual interventions in connected logistics systems
• Aim: cost-effective and reliable supply chains

* Multi-million dollar Centre of Excellence to pioneer new and sustainable logistics services and solutions across the region and beyond * First Innovation Centre by logistics giant in the Asia Pacific region * 2015 launch in partnership with Singapore's EDB

• Adds 100,000 square meters of capacity, increases logistics efficiency ahead of November "Singles Day" sales event
• "Asia No.1" facilities planned for six additional cities

Logistics solutions provider is applying improvements to two Sazerac distilleries

In the UK, arvato has expanded its supply chain management offering with a new eco-friendly Click & Collect option that creates more flexible deliveries and simplifies returns.

The Click & Collect service is of huge benefit in e-commerce. Instead of having to dispatch directly to the consumer, orders are sent to a pre-agreed collection point, such as convenience stores, shopping centers or even service stations.

New Offerings to Help Clients Better Serve Their Customers With Core Transportation Business Processes, Implementation Expertise and Best-in-Class, Pre-Configured Software

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced plans for a global collaboration to provide tailored business applications and consulting services for the transportation and logistics industry.

SUPERHUB is a Large-scale Integrating Project co-funded under EU ICT Call 7 - FP7-ICT-2011-7– Low carbon multi- modal mobility and freight transport.

Human mobility is changing from a "mono-modal" perspective to a multi-modal integrated one, able to answer to transport entities and population mobility needs by leveraging and combining several public and private mobility offers.

Royal Mail Group announces today that GLS, its European parcels business, is launching a partnership with one of the leading national Chinese express companies ZJS Express.

The largest economy in the world is no longer the economy of any one country. It is the economy of global trade in goods and services. Increased market access and trade are central to business growth and job creation, in local markets and abroad.