productWincanton implements TranSend to provide Halfords with full track and trace
The TranSend app deployed on Zebra TC56 devices are used for scan-loading, load building and cross-docking processes.
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articlePurpose built DC takes eComm to next level
Conveyor Systems Limited (CSL) kits out National e-commerce fulfilment centre for CEF (City Electrical Factors).
productPuma to build vast world class logistics centre
Sports brand Puma turns over some4.65 billion euros a year and has commissioned intralogistics specialist TGW with building a highly automated distribution centre.
articleE-tailer benefits from scalable automation
Through a mix of technologies in a phased automation plan, KNAPP helped e-tailer Mall.cz to handle its wide article range and volume peaks in an optimal way.
articleAutomation with a human touch
Rapid expansion in omni-channel retailing is pushing the manual picking of ‘single or few’ items to the limits. But with the pool of available labour shrinking and costs rising, how will businesses continue to grow and maintain service levels? Dematic believes it has the answer: freeing-up people for the tasks where touch, sight and judgement really count.
articleSort out your shelving options
Online fashion retail has a special requirement for flexible storage solutions, says Edward Hutchison, managing director of BITO Storage Systems.
articleLoop sortation system
Fashion retailer sort multiple flow routes with loop sortation system from Beumer.
productRoll container with adjustable sides
K Hartwall has released the Foldia Roll Container equipped with adjustable sides, the Foldia Plus.
productSystem launched to boost order picking in manual warehouses
Gebhardt has launched the GridPick semi-automatic order picking system, which consists of freely navigating driverless transport robots with an integrated WCS.
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productSort out the back end
E-commerce customers are offered an ‘omnichannel’ user experience, but many online vendors do not enjoy a similar backend UX. Multiorders’ all-in-one automated solutions promise to counter this.
articleRhenus Contract Logistics introduces AutoStore
Rhenus Contract Logistics has started using an AutoStore system provided by the international automation solutions company, Swisslog.
articleASOS hits green delivery milestone
All-electric delivery company Gnewt by Menzies Distribution is set to deliver its 500,000th parcel in a ‘green’ delivery contract for fashion retailer ASOS.
articleTowing to improve safety
Toyota Material Handling UK explores options to consider when going forkless in your operation.
productWholesaler deploys double deck loading – boosting speed and safety
Transdek, the leading manufacturer of specialist loading equipment for double deck trailers, recently fitted a modular loadhouse and goods transit lobby at A.F. Blakemore’s Tipton distribution centre.
productSpending on AR in warehousing to soar to over US$23 Billion by 2025
ABI Research predicts busy warehouses will use digital tools as a stand-in for more expensive automation to help fulfil higher order volumes.
productOpen fronted stacking containers launched for speedy order picking
Goplasticpallets.com has launched a range of open fronted Euro stacking containers designed to simplify retail storage and speed up order picking.
productTalent in Logistics 2019 awards finalists announced
The shortlisted finalists for the 2019 Talent in Logistics Awards have been announced.
newsReBOUND appoints Colin Griffin to lead international returns opportunity
Returns management platform ReBOUND has appointed ecommerce supply chain veteran Colin Griffin Executive Vice President.
productNisa pioneers new pallet tracking technology
Nisa Retail, the national retailer and groceries wholesaler, is looking to significantly reduce costs associated with supply chain challenges, by being the UK’s first company to use a new pallet-tracking technology offered by CHEP.
