Yorkshire accountancy firm Watson Buckle has welcomed reports that more and more companies in the UK are considering using small and medium-sized accounting firms for their audit work. Experts have predicted a long-term shift in the audit market, with the big four' firms reporting slower growth than the rest of the market, as companies consider switching to their smaller, and often less expensive, rivals. Entrepreneur and star of the Dragon's Den...more
Offering a gift can be a mutual pleasure; some might say it should be a pleasure for giver and recipient. A problem with a modern commercial Christmas, however, is that buying gifts can become a chore. Often it is a stress ridden chore in the dying days before Christmas Day, as everything gets left to the last minute. A true gift, though, should bring with it no stress; it should come from the heart to be a true gift, and not be out of duty. If...more
Recent findings into the prescription medication used to treat conditions like ADHD are prompting serious medical concerns amongst medical experts, reports The Daily Telegraph. Of course as natural therapists we have long had concerns about these drugs that have had very little studies done on the potential and deadly side effects that these drugs can have.Leading Australian Child psychiatrist Dr Jon Jureidini, head of psychiatry at Adelaides Womens and Childrens Hospital, says he is worried by new figures showing an increase in psychotic episodes among children taking the medications. Dr Jureidini says it is questionable whether prescription drugs do much good for conditions such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and little research has been done on their possible side-effects.Childrens behaviour problems are generally a reaction to something thats happening inside them or outside them and I can almost always find a better explanation for whats going on than calling it ADHD, so the idea of whether to use drugs rarely arises, he said.We doctors need to be much more cautious about prescribing them; we also need to be much more careful in our assessment of children...more
Author: spinxwebdesignIt simply means that a website is never completely finished. It is like a work in progress just like keeping your garden weed free and producing food for your dinner table. Below are useful tips for maintaining and keeping your website updated: The main goal for maintaining a website is to keep visitors coming back and...more
If you are already a manager these tips may bring more focus onto your daily routines. Take each point at a time and list your current knowledge and level of participation. You can then measure what you have already in place in your working environment and where you will need to brush up. Interested in moving into management, perhaps you are an...more
Efficiency conscious Buytrago, the leading Spanish express delivery and transport services provider, has equipped its Madrid distribution centre with Vitronics camera-based VIPAC identification system. It allows the site to sort parcels for dispatch automatically at high speed, and deliver them to customers on time.Buytrago employs over 1600 workers and offers a wide range of services, including next day delivery, temperature controlled delivery for shipping perishable goods, and postal insurance. It operates over sixty hubs, which distribute mail to people in their local areas. Madrid is the largest of these.Parcels arrive at the Madrid hub, where operators load them onto one of eight belt conveyors. These feed a single powered conveyor, over which VIPAC operates.As parcels travel through the system, VIPAC captures images of five sides using five high-resolution line-scan cameras. Integrated software isolates and identifies barcodes within the acquired images, and instructs the sorter to send items to the correct loading bay for dispatch.Unlike conventional laser scanners, VIPAC identifies incomplete or damaged barcodes, and achieves a successful read rate of 99%. This allows...more
Reverse logistics refers to the management of product returns. Just like dealing with unsatisfied customers and counting stock, it is part and parcel of the online retail business.Online shoppers return goods for a variety of reasons. Products may be...more
Toll roads, bridges and tunnels, which motorists must pay a fee to use, bypass busy areas to ease traffic congestion, generate funds for road upkeep and repair, and often provide substantial revenues for governments and private companies. Highly...more
Automation is a key issue in modern logistics management. It is vital to the successful running of a busy warehouse or depot, and instrumental in ensuring speed, efficiency and productivity. Parcel sorting, incoming and outgoing inspection,...more
Author: Gen WrightThe hardest part of setting up a business is that business' earliest phase. Tossing a completely unknown name into a sea of information-saturated minds is a surefire guarantee to anonymity. Yet, methods have to be devised to keep...more
Closet organizers have come a long way in recently years. There's more to them nowadays than just a shelf above a horizontal pole. Concepts in closet organization have gone from simple home improvement to statements regarding lifestyle. And with...more
More and more people are using e-mail marketing in their business as a way to instantly contact hundreds if not thousands of prospects. However, few people fail to realize that there is a lot more to e-mail marketing than that.E-mail marketing is no...more