Toshiba partners with The Logistics Institute for supply chain management education

Toshiba has become a technology partner of The University of Hull Logistics Institute. A collaborative venture between Hull University's Business School and Department of Engineering, the institute, which officially opened this month, is one of the few purpose-built, dedicated centers for logistics and supply chain management education and development in the world.

With the growing importance of logistics and supply chain management, the Logistics Institute is committed to working with industry to improve skills, knowledge and efficiency in the supply, production and transportation of products, services and information flows.

Positioned to combine academic expertise with proven commercial knowledge, the institute is able to deliver applied research and share best practice to produce measurable results. By partnering with pioneering technology companies like Toshiba, the institute is able to demonstrate a pedigree in emerging technologies such as Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC), item attendant data and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).

Onsite demonstrations within the institute's technology showcase area will include Toshiba's SX range of RFID printers, which allows users to print label information straight onto RFID tags. This engineering process known as SPRINT (Short Pitch RFID Encoding Technology) will bring cost effective solutions for RFID projects, removing the need to insert tags into labels which adds significant costs in the conversion process.

The Technology Showcase at the Logistics Institute is a long-term exhibition space available to partner companies, and facilitates the demonstration of technology offerings within an atmosphere of innovation.