articleVoice adds to WMS benefits for food supplier
Food supplier Winterbotham Darby implemented a voice picking solution proposed and supported by Chess Logistics Technology to enhance an RF solution.
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product3PL takes on new WMS
California-based third party logistics company Performance Freight Systems has implemented the Accellos solution to accommodate the requirements of a large national bottled water company. Now PFS often turns 70,000 pallets in a month and up to 150 truckloads in 24 hours.
productFinance for immediate return
Leading supplier of warehouse management systems, MACS Software, has teamed up with BlueStar Business Finance to help its customers benefit from the latest WMS technology and get an immediate return on their investment.
productState-of-the-art warehouse
Warehousing services company Sumitomo is partnering with automation specialist Savoye to create a state-of-the-art warehouse in Grobbendonk, Belgium.
productContainer management module
Multimodal transportation specialist, Potter Logistics, has enhanced its warehouse management system with new Container Management functionality from OBS Logistics.
articleOnline retail pioneer outlines logistics secrets to its success
The French eCommerce pioneer vente-privee.com has chalked up staggering growth over the last decade. With earnings of less than one million euros in 2002, the company turned over €1.3 billion euros in Europe last year.
productIntelligence tool goes mobile
Logistex’s business intelligence tool is now available to mobile tablet users on Apple and Android devices.
articleIs WMS a commodity?
If the WMS has reached a level where most users’ requirements can be met and there are many products (including some purely web based) around to meet them, does that then mean it is possible to simply buy one off-the-shelf and ‘plug and go?’ asks Alex Mills of Chess Logistics Technology.
articleTen reasons SMEs should use WMS
It is too easy for SMEs to dismiss the option of automating their warehouse on the grounds that they are not a large enough entity to warrant it, says Snapfulfil.
productCustom-off-the-shelf WMS
The latest version of AIDC Solutions AIDC-WHM warehouse management system, is fully RFID-enabled.
article10 predictions for the future of third party logistics
The landscape for third party logistics (3PL) has altered significantly in the last decade, and is tipped to experience further growth and change as mobile technologies and ‘smart’ working practices develop, says Simon Fowler, Managing Director of Advanced Business Solutions (Commercial).
productWMS from the floor up
Formica Group has chosen the AIDC-WHM warehouse management system to run its new, 50,000ft UK storage and distribution operation in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.
productA managed service
SaaS (Software as a Service) WMS provider Snapfulfil offers a managed service that takes care of RF hardware needs as well as software.
articleTen tips when setting up a new warehouse in 2014
Gavin Clark, commercial director for SaaS warehouse management system provider Snapfulfil, gives his thoughts on the priorities when establishing a new warehouse.
productWMS from the floor up
Formica Group has chosen the AIDC-WHM warehouse management system to run its new, 50,000ft UK storage and distribution operation in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.
productSurvey sparks war on warehouse costs
Nearly half of UK businesses regard reducing the cost of running warehouse operations as their most critical challenge for business improvement – even more critical than speed of fulfilment.
productTelehandler safety DVD
The latest DVD video release from Paragon Training covers the essential aspects of working safely with telehandlers.
productGreater traceability
Importer of South East Asian food brands, Manning Impex, has implemented the Access Delta warehouse management system from Access Group.
articleStock visibility central for John Lewis Omni-channel
There’s much more to the world of retail home deliveries than a man in a van. In fact, successful fulfilment stems from strong stock visibility and the retailer’s ability to make quick and intelligent decisions about deliveries when orders are being placed. Simon Duddy reports on recent IT developments.
productNew warehouse operation analysis report could save companies thousands
Proteus Software and TouchStar Technologies – respectively suppliers of warehouse management systems and mobile computing solutions to the supply chain sector – have joined forces to offer warehouse and distribution centre operators a new reporting service that, it is claimed, will allow energy efficiency savings of between and 15 and 25 per cent to be made.
