articleTime saved by automating orders
3PL RIF Logistics streamlines its operations by automating order processing. RIF installed a WMS from Advanced Business Solutions.
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productHigh read rates
When items transported on pallets are scanned at sort points to route the pallets to the correct destination and scanned as they are moved in and out of trucks, challenges can occur in the form of unreliable placement of the label, reflective surfaces from stretch-wrap and individual labels on boxes interfering with code reading.
productRent 10 for price of 8
Rugged hardware provider Renovotec is launching a ‘rent 10 for the price of renting 8’ scheme for rugged, handheld devices designed for the mobile enterprise.
articleHoneywell releases warehouse performance analysis tool
Honeywell has launched Operational Acuity, a portfolio of solutions that captures and analyses operational data from distribution centre and warehouse operations to identify opportunities to reduce costs and increase safety compliance.
newsCloud-based predictive modelling analytics launched
Intellestra gives managers and supervisors real-time view of data across entire supply chain.
productManufacturing system
Software application and engineering company Red Ledge is launching an innovative new manufacturing production system that saves users time and money, according to the company.
articleSurvey finds precise rather than fast delivery most valued
A survey carried out by logistics IT supplier Honeywell has found that 40% of shoppers are willing to pay for the ‘perfect delivery’, that is a delivery that happens when and where they choose.
articleProductivity boost
Independent retailer of solid hardwood furniture, Oak Furniture Land, has experienced a 10% improvement in its warehouse management productivity, since introducing the Snapfulfil SaaS WMS.
articleThink smart data, not big data
Data is important in understanding Omni-channel customer behaviour, says Biznography’s Cara Berry, but the customer data isn’t always right.
productProcess and planning
A German manufacturer of frozen cakes and flans is using bespoke software from CSB-System to help maximise production and planning efficiencies and provide full traceability.
productAiming for the perfect pallet
Voiteq and Kellogg’s scooped the Overall Winner gong at the SHD Logistics Awards.
productInk suited to polyethylene
New from Linx Printing Technologies is an ink that offers excellent adhesion to polyethylene (PE) and most polypropylene (PP) applications, and is suitable for non-contact food packaging in line with Swiss Ordinance 817.023.021, the European reference for food packaging inks.
productMeeting European Good Distribution Practice
Tinytag Ultra Radio temp/RH loggers have a low profile, compact design, making them suitable for discreet indoor monitoring.
productManufacturer upgrades printers
Europe’s largest ice manufacturer has installed seven Zodiac thermal transfer overprinters from Interactive Coding Equipment (ICE) to meet growing demand for its products.
articleCement manufacturer automates dispatch processes
Holcim has automated some logistics services using LOGiQ software from Schenck Process.
productManaging medical supplies in Mozambique
MACS Software is working with the Ministry of Health in Mozambique to perfect a system for the effective storage and distribution of essential surgical supplies and medical equipment for hospitals in Mozambique. The project, now in its sixth year, has already greatly improved the supply of medical supplies to local people.
productFood supplier switches to voice picking
Henry Colbeck has chosen Renovotec Voice Manager to fully automate its 12,000 units-per-day picking operation.
productIndigo Herbs boosts order fulfilment
NetDespatch has helped Indigo Herbs to speed up its order processing and despatch procedures with the implementation of a web-based solution that integrates with the company’s eCommerce system – XSellco. The solution is said to have eliminated input errors and expedited overall order fulfilment.
articleReal time validation
Cycle firm Raleigh upgrades from paper-based system to record goods in, put-away, stock movement and stock counting.
articleIf I had a hammer…
Tim Stokes, SICK (UK) Auto Ident specialist warns you to be sceptical when suppliers bang on about their ‘golden hammers’.
