newsMore than 9m items picked by Snapfulfil customers over key weekend
SaaS WMS provider Snapfulfil experienced a 77% increase in shipments handled by its system on Black Friday, compared to the previous Friday.
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productHospital-based retailer targets growth
A leading ladies fashion retailer that began life as a single table-top trader in a hospital in Cambridgeshire has revealed plans to grow its 26 hospital-based outlets at a rate of two a year, thanks to a technology-driven transformation of the business.
articleHuge rack-clad automated warehouses
Jungheinrich’s Systems & Projects Division has provided a turnkey solution for global healthcare company, Grifols – completing two highly automated rack-clad warehouses at the heart of the company’s new worldwide operations in Dublin.
articleRoyal Mail buys NetDespatch for undisclosed sum
NetDespatch offers a shipping, data management and labelling platform for postal and parcel carriers.
articlePorsche streamlines parts DC process with Zebra printers
Porsche Parts Distribution Centre gives parts distribution some throttle with a Zebra 220XiIIIPlus barcode printing solution.
productRugged hardware audit launched
Renovotec is launching a free Rugged Hardware Audit service that “crunches the numbers” to identify the best balance of hardware purchase and rental for supply chain users – and that can cut a company’s rugged hardware costs by up to 20%, according to the company.
articleGartner emphasises WMS agility
Handling & Storage Solutions summarises Gartner’s latest research paper offering key insights into WMS.
productWMS reduces fulfillment errors
Catalogue and online retailer, Dream Products, has selected the Snapfulfil SaaS warehouse management system to help streamline its warehousing and fulfilment operations.
productToshiba TEC keeps couriers posted
The B-FV4 desktop printer series from Toshiba TEC is said to provide the perfect printing solution for courier and post room environments. Offering the ultimate in flexibility and ruggedness, they create stamp and shipping labels that are both crisp and clear.
productFast build development tool
New from Red Ledge is a more powerful, database-inclusive version of its proprietary ‘Red Ledge CORE’ systems development tool for manufacturing, asset and warehouse management systems.
productError proofing
Cognex has released the In-Sight 2000 series, a product line that combines its In-Sight vision system with a vision sensor.
blogHow can manufacturers benefit from zero inventory stock management?
Zero inventory stock management is a key strategy for a warehouse to utilise because it significantly benefits cash flow and actually facilitates new business models. Just about every internet based retailer has behind them a zero inventory model, whereby they ‘back to back’ the customer order with a PO and ship end product directly to the customer. Amazon’s Marketplace and many other discounted retailing models would be impossible without zero inventory stock management.
productHandheld mobility
Rugged hardware provider for warehousing and distribution, manufacturing and retail, Renovotec, has chosen this year’s IntraLogisteX event to showcase the Dolphin CT50, Honeywell’s most advanced handheld mobility product, and to publicly introduce two new services.
articleWireless system transforms Ocado’s automated warehouse
Cambridge Consultants has collaborated on a wireless control system allowing the grocery retailer to co-ordinate the movements of hundreds of thousands of crates in real time and in parallel.
blogWMS: Agility over customisation
The ability to customise a WMS to suit the specific requirements of your logistics operation is always a tempting thing to have.
productWilko selects Voiteq to upgrade voice
The high street retailer has upgraded its Voice-Directed Work solution to obtain greater functionality, reporting and support for future changes across its service centres.
productFast-build WMS tool
Software application and engineering company, Red Ledge, will use the forthcoming IntraLogistex show to launch the latest version of its ‘Red Ledge CORE’ fast-build warehouse management system development tool, which speeds the development of WMS and other logical, event-driven systems using a set of fast-build, standard libraries – saving time and money, says Red Ledge.
productPartner of the year award
Rapidly growing rugged hardware provider, Renovotec, has won Honeywell’s award for Partner of the Year, Europe and Russia.
articleThe Missing link
Stock control is the missing element in warehouse management, says Alex Mills, sales & marketing director, Chess Logistics Technology.
productEmbracing change
According to Tony Liddar from MACS Software, when it comes to installing a new WMS, employees in relatively junior positions, brought up on a diet of Xbox, PS4 and social media, could overnight become the ‘go to’ people for advice on how to use a new system.
