FLOX blog
Regular posts on the state of the industry and stories from inside our journey to build a market leading supply chain and logistics orchestration platform.
Why autonomous electric freight may change inventory positioning
Today's distribution networks were shaped around the limits of human drivers, shift patterns, rest breaks, labour cost. Autonomous electric freight loosens those constraints. The bigger consequence may not be cheaper miles but a rethink of where stock sits and why regional distribution centres exist.
Why autonomous electric freight may change inventory positioning
Today's distribution networks were shaped around the limits of human drivers, shift patterns, rest breaks, labour cost. Autonomous electric freight loosens those constraints. The bigger consequence may not be cheaper miles but a rethink of where stock sits and why regional distribution centres exist.
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Lower prices should not mean weaker supply chains
Price-led grocery growth is reshaping retail, but cheaper prices do not have to mean thinner supply chains. The question is whether the operational model behind a discounter's rise can hold when the pressure to cut costs starts hitting logistics execution, not just margins.
Beyond Hops and Barrels: Mastering Brewery Logistics
The UK has lost over 100 breweries in the past twelve months, with rising costs pushing nearly half of independent brewers into 'survival mode.' For those still standing, logistics is no longer just an operational headache, it is a commercial pressure point.
How shippers cut freight emissions and costs through logistics collaboration
Freight emissions sit at the core of most corporate sustainability targets, yet most shippers still manage transport in isolation. Logistics collaboration offers lower costs and verifiable carbon reductions. Here is what it takes to make it work in practice.
Geopolitical uncertainty and what it actually costs your supply chain
Geopolitical uncertainty has become a permanent operating condition for logistics. Trade policy shifts feed into fuel prices, freight rates, customs friction and warehouse capacity within weeks. The four operational consequences worth tracking, and how operators are now absorbing the shocks.
Why Logistics is the Beating Heart of the Food Supply Chain
The food industry runs on margins measured in hours, not days. A missed delivery window can empty a shelf by lunchtime, spoilage writes off margin before a dispute is even raised. Logistics sits at the centre of it all.
Finding the Perfect UK Warehouse Location: A Strategic Guide
Where a business locates its warehouse shapes every link in the supply chain that follows. With UK warehouse floor space exceeding 670 million square feet and industrial land prices rising sharply, the stakes of getting this decision right are high.
The Pros and Cons of Pallet Transport Companies
Choosing the right pallet transport company shapes how well a business manages cost and capacity across its supply chain. Different service types carry different trade-offs and the wrong choice shows up fast when demand shifts or a partner falls short.
Digital Twins in Logistics and Supply Chain: How Real-Time Simulation Is Transforming Operations
Digital twin technology lets logistics operators run live simulations of warehouses, transport networks and entire supply chain ecosystems before committing to real-world decisions. We look into how continuous synchronisation with operational data separates digital twins from static models and one-off scenario planning. The practical implications for exception handling and capacity management are more immediate than most operators expect.
Finding the right logistics partner: how FLOX works for buyers
FLOX is a multi-party logistics marketplace and orchestration platform connecting buyers and shippers with warehouse providers, 3PLs and hauliers across the UK and Europe. This piece explains how the two layers work and who each one serves.
Logistics M&A and the 3PL Sector in the UK: Consolidation, Insolvency and What Comes Next
M&A deals at the top of the UK 3PL sector tell only half the story. While high-profile acquisitions concentrate market share among fewer large players, insolvency rates among smaller transport operators are rising. The atricle examines what the consolidation wave means for supply chain resilience and what comes next.
Inventory management for mid-market businesses: a practical guide
Mid-market businesses face a specific inventory challenge: enough scale to make informal systems unreliable, not enough resource for enterprise-grade solutions. This guide covers the fundamentals, where businesses lose ground and how to build inventory processes that hold up as volume grows.
Logistics operations productivity
Logistics productivity is measured at the wrong level in most organisations. The measurement happens in dashboards and KPI reviews. The loss happens in the coordination gap between parties and in the manual processes that fill the space where integration does not exist.
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