Editorial & Features Programme 2008

m.logistics is about any technology involving the movement of information between fixed and mobile locations where there is a transport, logistics or field service element; and about ways in which that information can be used.

m.logistics covers vehicle and asset tracking and location, telematics, in-cab computing and navigation, handheld terminals and PDAs, data capture, field service management and support, product track and trace and visibility, POD gathering, route-finding and digital mapping, wireless networking, RFID, and mobile voice and data services.

m.logistics includes hardware, software and industry news, product reviews, case studies and in-depth features. It covers the office, the warehouse, vehicles and remote locations, looking at systems, strategy and implementation.

m.logistics will include in every issue a field service/logistics case study.

ISSUE 33- Feb/Mar 2008

• Portable computers for delivery operations.
• Tracking systems 1: Covert tracking and stolen vehicle and trailer recovery.
• SECTOR REPORT Field service.

Editorial Close Date: 15 Feb Advertising: 20 Feb Publication: 17 March

ISSUE 34 - Apr/May 2008

• Job scheduling: systems to maximise mobile workforce efficiency.
• Tracking systems 2: Container and cross-border tracking, and satcom technology.
• Update Wi-Fi, RF and voice the warehouse and the working environment.

Plus CV Show report

Editorial Close Date: 25 April Advertising: 2 May Publication: 12 May

ISSUE 35 - June/July 2008

• Ruggedised mobile computers: our annual review of developments.
• Satnav and traffic monitoring integration with field service and routing/scheduling.
• SECTOR REPORT Telematics in the logistics and distribution business.

Editorial Close Date: 4 July Advertising: 1 July Publication: 21 July

ISSUE 36 - Aug/Sept 2008

• Customer service: mobile applications to meet rising expectations.
• Tracking systems 3: Vehicle, trailer and asset tracking using GPS and cell tracking.
• Using telematics and mobile data to reduce environmental impact.

Editorial Close Date: 5 Sept Advertising: 12 Sept Publication: 22 Sept

ISSUE 37 - Oct/Nov 2008

• Public access Wi-Fi and its role in the B2B market, and progress with WiMAX.
• Printers and peripherals: update on developments.
• SECTOR REPORT Mobile computing in home deliveries.

Editorial Close Date: 7 NovAdvertising: 14 Nov Publication: 21 Nov

ISSUE 38 - Dec 2008

• Software for smartphones in mobile workforce management.
• Cradle-to-grave: managing devices in the field including repair, recycling and disposal.
• TETRA/PMR and other alternative communications systems.

Editorial Close Date: 12 December Advertising: 19 December Publication: 27 December

Telematics & Mobile Data Guide 2009

Free-standing publication, mailed out with Dec 2008 m.logistics