trailer world Issue One 2013

Issue One 2013 7 PanoramaPhotos:BPW,KotteLandtechnikGmbH&Co.KG,GeorgiosKatsimitsoulias,Scania  The Fraunhofer Working Group for Supply Chain Services has ana- lysed 46 ongoing projects in Cen- tral Europe regarding the topic of city logistics. The result: The prof- itability of the concepts remains questionable. The closed systems of CEP service providers and large in- dividual retailers have been largely optimised – costs of delivering into city centres hardly differ from those to a city logistics depot close to the centre, observes the report. Never- theless, a demand is identified, be- cause the lack of room and smaller shop areas in city centres mean that a higher number of deliveries must be made, and thus the frequency of deliveriesisgreater.Whatismore,ad- ditionalcitiescould introduce a road charging scheme, such as already exists in London, Oslo or Milan.  Always keep your finger on the pulse – the free newsletter service provides regular infor- mation about current industry topics, product news and servic- es, trade shows, events and new products from BPW. Brand-new – subscribers re- ceive all the relevant information quickly and easily directly into their e-mail inbox. More dialogue, more knowl- edge – tips and advice, pictures and videos in Web 2.0: The BPW Newsletter is multimedia. The BPW website also offers extensive background information on the individual topics. International– BPW makes all the reports from its wide range of top- icsavailabletoNewslettersubscrib- ers in German and English. Simply log on in the Me- dia area at www.bpw.de to receive the Newsletter and you will then start receiving all our important news direct to your workplace. News from BPW: Multimedia and always up to date  Service is now available quickly and straightforwardly from BPW via the smartphone. With BPW Mobile, users can locate a suitable service centre in Europe at any time. Using vari- ous search functions such as Di- rect Service or EBS Service, it is possible to search for the right place to go based on the required town or the immediate vicin- ity, and on request the app also calculates the route to follow straightaway. In addition, BPW uses the free app to provide important documents such as installation and operating in- structions, brochures, spare parts lists, warranty documents, reference times, product over- views, maintenance instructions or workshop manuals. What is more, BPW Mobile also deliv- ers current product and com- pany news to the smartphone. The free application is available in German, English and French for the iPhone and as an Android version via the BPW website at www.bpw.de, the iTunes Store from Apple and the Google Play Store. Your smartphone makes BPW service mobile throughout Europe The free BPW Newsletter offers exciting insights. Profitability remains questionable The building trade is becoming greener: More than of all mineral building waste is environmentally recycled. Source: Central Association of German Construction Companies (Zentralverband Deutsches Baugewerbe) 90percent Now on the Smartphone: With the BPW app for iPhone and Android, users in Europe have service station information and important documents at their fingertips at any time.

trailer world Issue One 2013

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