The Logistics Institute

Efficiencies in logistics and supply-chain management can make all the difference between success and failure. Increasingly, it is supply chains which compete - not individual businesses or products. As a result, logistics and supply chain management have become crucial to corporate and economic growth.

The Logistics Institute, based at Hull Univeristy Business School has been set up to help regional companies compete more effectively in national and global markets. This can involve the development of appropriate supply chain strategies and the optimisation or design of warehousing or transport solutions.

They can also help with the identification of a site for a new operation, or the custom design or recommendation of technology solutions such as warehouse management systems, transport management systems, and Automatic Identification and Data Capture AIDC systems such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).

Yorkshire Forward has invested £3.67 million in the Logistics Institute. Additional funding has come from the Objective 2 European Regional Development Fund, the University of Hull, and private-sector contributions.

What is the Logistics Institute?

The institute is a state-of-the-art facility based at the University of Hull, which opened in 2006. It brings together expertise from across the university, providing a range of services for organisations of all sizes. It's business-focused, and works with both manufacturing and service organisations of all sizes and types across the private and public sectors, improving the efficiency of their supply chains.

They have a world-class team with proven track records in working closely with industry and commerce, including both academic and commercially focused staff, all available to help you to meet your objectives.

What's on offer for businesses?

The Logistics Institute offers tailored research and consultancy, managed workspaces for start-up companies, and business degree programmes.

They have helped SMEs and multinationals to improve their supply chains and logistics operations. Recent projects have included the identification of causes of product loss within the supply chain for a multinational company, transport strategy design for a regional SME, transport routing improvement and the design of a stock management systems for a number of companies.

In addition to consultancy the institute provides tailored and open training programmes. They have designed a suit of programmes which mean they can train all levels of employees,  from drivers to the CEOs.

What is Yorkshire Forward’s connection?

Yorkshire Forward has invested £3.67m in the Logistics Institute. Additional funding has come in the form of £5.27m from the Objective 2 ERDF, £9.94m from the University of Hull, and private-sector contributions. 

You can find out more about the Institute on the Hull University website,
or contact Richard Faint, Commercial Manager on 01482 347 500.