articleStop your WMS becoming a slippery slope
Negotiating information flows within logistics can feel like skiing downhill at speed. Refusing to swerve the big issues, HSS editor Simon Duddy asks how obstacles to implementation can be overcome.
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productOptical-based
Knauf has become the latest company to buy Harland Simon’s Warehouse Insight system for its manufacturing site at Sittingbourne, Kent.
productTechnical advances over time
It is now many years since the warehouse management system (WMS) first appeared, marking a departure from the basic control by total quantity and valuation offered by stock control packages towards the more advanced concepts of managing space utilisation and control of warehouse movements.
productBespoke system
Warrens Warehousing & Distribution has seen massive growth following its investment in warehouse management software Access Delta from the Access Group.
productFree seminar
Proteus Software and TouchStar Technologies are hosting a free seminar that aims to guide warehouse operators through the key criteria to consider when selecting a WMS and demonstrate how a system’s return on investment time can be accurately calculated.
productTop ten picking tips
According to Gavin Clark, commercial director of SaaS warehouse management system provider, Snapfulfil: “Companies often think their picking operation is efficient provided all the products are despatched on time and customers are happy. However, many picking processes in warehouses across the UK could benefit from a reorganisation.”
articleTips for retailers to achieve Omni-channel nirvana
Demanding clear stock visibility, keen predictive techniques and tightly managed fulfillment operations, delivery is the exciting and troubling heart of the Omni-channel experience. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
productAccuracy improvement needed
A full one third (33%) of respondents to an Access WMS survey put improving the accuracy of their fulfilment operations at or near the top of their priority list.
productGrowth in SaaS bookings
Voice software provider, Voxware, reports significant growth in overall bookings during the first half of FY 2014, including a marked growth in SaaS bookings.
articleFull inventory management
Nutritional supplements firm ASEA has selected the Snapfulfil WMS for a manufacturing and fulfillment centre in the United States.
articleFull supply chain flavour
Following a successful partnership between CeMAT and the “transport logistic” show in Munich, the cooperation with Messe München is set to continue in Hannover from 19 to 23 May. Logistics service providers will be featured in Hall 27.
productLow upfront costs
One reason why warehouse managers select the SaaS warehouse management system model is that data is secured at a centralised location and monitored by IT experts that look after routine back-ups, upgrades, modifications, installations, security and on-going maintenance.
article3PL delivers picking boost
Will Robinson, head of IT at 3PL Advanced Supply Chain tells HSS how its use of IT and big data helped a retail client dramatically cut throughput time.
articleControlling complex operations
Interface Manager drives volumes of over 6,000 units per hour 24/7 for retailers and can be interrogated at any time for a real time status report on outbound operations.
articleWMS supports e-fulfilment
3PL Hallett Retail Logistics caters for e-tailers from its warehouse facility in Manchester offering eCommerce fulfillment among other services.
articleWarehouse efficiency
Independent retailer of solid hardwood furniture, Oak Furniture Land, has experienced a 10% improvement in its warehouse management productivity, since introducing a new high-tech system across the business.
articleCosy fit for JDA and Red Prairie
The merger of Red Prairie and JDA Software has created a wide-ranging IT offering for retail (and other) clients. HSS editor Simon Duddy talks to JDA group vice president Andrew Kirkwood about how the combined company can help retailers with the Omni-channel challenge.
productMany happy returns
Addressing the management of returns, Access Group has issued a new whitepaper titled ‘The Perfect Return’.
newsPcdata supplies bulk despatch solution
A key aspect of business for famous bread brand Hovis is bulk deliveries, where the orders are sent directly to the customer’s DC.
articleHow are you handling returns?
Indigo Software solutions architect Eric Carter argues pre-planning and a good WMS can remove much of the headache associated with returns.
