Overwhelming demand may be an enviable problem, but retail spikes must be handled with care to avoid alienating customers and…
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Fashion has been one of the big hits of online shopping, but for the retailer the cost of getting the…
The new ways retailers ply their trade have caused drastic changes within the warehouse, and that’s putting automation systems back in the frame. Johanna Parsons reports
Iain Speak, CEO of Bibby Supply Chain Services, was awarded the UKWA chairman’s award on Wednesday at the association’s annual awards ceremony. The other winners of the 2014 UKWA awards were also revealed…
SCA, which produces paper products for personal hygiene, has brought in Swisslog to design an automated finished goods warehouse at an existing production facility in Hoogezand, The Netherlands
A shift to assembly work has transformed manufacturing, and Nick Allen reckons automation is now critical to fast replenishment of components for assembly
The growth of online retailing and home delivery is renewing the focus on reverse logistics. Getting it wrong can be very expensive when returns can account for up to 30 per cent of shipped items
Retailers are being challenged to come up with inventory management strategies that meet extreme new delivery demands. Automation is increasingly being seen as a solution
The growth of internet sales and a burgeoning multi-channel retail sector has created a ready market for automated solutions that centre on order picking efficiency. But take it a step at a time
Balancing the short term cost savings against the long term benefits is critical to the success of a storage and retrieval project. And getting the equation wrong can cost you dear…
