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Quiksilver, the casual clothing retailer, has doubled its productivity by implementing HighJump Software’s Warehouse Advantage warehouse management system. The retailer wanted a robust WMS to manage the complexities of high-volume retail distribution thro

The explosion at the Buncefield oil storage depot in Hertfordshire closed the nearby distribution centre of Waverley TBS, in December 2005 – the worst possible time for a company that sell wines and spirits to restaurants, clubs and public houses. The bla

Waitrose has boosted productivity and eliminated manual battery handling at its Aylesford distribution centre. It chose Atlet to design and oversee the materials handling equipment and battery change project and supply a new fleet of reach trucks, order p

Tesco has chosen RackCare’s online racking management system to manage the safety and maintenance of its racking complexes. Over the past year the retail giant has commissioned several new distribution centres – each routinely more than one million square

When French group Tourpargel, which specialises in home delivery of frozen food, bought Frigedoc (Agrigel brand) in 2003 it was decided to implement a common system for the whole group consisting of SAP for purchasing and supply and Savoye for its LM7 war

Lockheed Martin chose Manhattan Associates’ Transport Lifecycle Management (TLM) to improve its transport management processes. The system is designed to help Lockheed Martin maintain control of its network and make the right transport decisions based on

Tesco has chosen RackCare’s online racking management system to manage the safety and maintenance of its racking complexes. Over the past year the retail giant has commissioned several new distribution centres – each routinely more than one million square

GAME Stores (specialist video-game retailer from the UK) and Vanderlande Industries cooperated on an automated distribution centre which lowered GAME Stores’ resource dependency, improved their efficiency and flexibility and improved their service level t