HighJump Warehouse Advantage is a tier 1 warehouse management system (WMS). It is the most sophisticated of the HighJump WMS systems, with advanced functionality for the most complex of warehousing systems needs. Balloon One’s Three Tier WMS Approach Balloon One offers three WMS products, one for each of the three tiers into which we classify […]
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Logistics Disruption: Drones and Self Driving Delivery Vehicles. Blog Post by Claire Kerr With distributors and logistics providers constantly looking to shorten delivery times and reduce costs, it’s no surprise that innovation into automated methods of delivery is a prime focus. The rapid advancements in autonomous vehicle and drone delivery technology mean unmanned home deliveries
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Measuring Warehouse KPIs: Pick Performance. Blog Post by Claire Kerr This is the fourth in a seven-part series looking at measuring KPIs for warehouse operations. We recently outlined the 7 KPIs to track for warehouse improvement. This series takes each KPI and examines it in more detail. speak to an advisor What does pick performance
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Continuing our series about logistics digital disruption, in this post we examine the impact of outsourced last-mile delivery models on the logistics industry. Amazon Flex, Hitch and Deliv are all last-mile outsourced delivery services. Their models are disrupting the logistics economy and forcing operators and distributors to rethink how they might compete. What is Amazon
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Each year, Balloon One holds an event for customers using HighJump warehouse management systems – and it’s also open to those considering HighJump solutions too. This year, we’ve scaled things up a bit, and have teamed up with both HighJump and Zebra – a supplier of warehouse scanners and printers – to bring you a
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As commerce has increasingly shifted online, the traditional way of returning goods – taking them back to the store – isn’t always a consumer’s preferred method. So it’s important that distributors and retailers have clear reverse logistics procedures in place for returned goods. There are many reasons that customers return items. Perhaps they aren’t what
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This is the third in a series of posts looking at measuring KPIs for warehouse operations. We recently outlined the 7 KPIs to track for warehouse improvement. This series takes each KPI and examines it in more detail. What does receipt performance measure? Receipt performance is an inbound measure in the warehouse that assesses the
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Last month, Amazon announced it would purchase the online pharmacy, PillPack, in a deal estimated to be worth just shy of $1bn. With this planned acquisition, Amazon is clearly signalling how important the e-health market is. But its disruption of this market has also had commentators speculating that it has single-handedly wiped $14.5bn off the
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On Tuesday 10th July, around 25 of our clients joined us for our SAP Business One User Event 2018, held at Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire. Balloon One’s MD, Craig Powell, opened the event, briefing delegates on the latest news and developments within the company. In the year since the previous SAP Business One user event,
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This is the second in a series of posts looking at measuring KPIs for warehouse operations. We recently outlined the 7 KPIs to track for warehouse improvement. This series takes each KPI and examines it in more detail. What does receipt accuracy measure? Receipt accuracy is a measure of supplier performance and warehouse receiving performance.
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