There is a general acknowledgement that, after Brexit, companies will need to work harder to compete. According to the FT yesterday, businesses will need to be ‘match fit’ and to address the UK’s ongoing productivity issues. It’s against this backdrop that a number of well-known businesses have come together to launch a new initiative, called […]
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One of the most prominent trends in commerce to be observed this century has been the demise of the high-street. The phenomenon has been hastened by the growth of online retail, where ecommerce has attracted those keen to run a business without the overheads associated with a traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ store. While individual ecommerce
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Although recent UK productivity figures were promising, they showed only a slight growth, meaning UK productivity is still one of the lowest in the developed world – and a major issue for UK distribution businesses. To halt stagnation and reverse decline in productivity, distribution companies need to invest in their operations. In a previous post,
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A number of Balloon One staff joined 750 others in Dallas, Texas during 11th-14th March for HighJump’s Elevate 2018 event (#HighJumpElevate). The focal theme was “Think Big” and this carried across keynote speeches, case study presentations, breakout sessions, product demonstrations and social events. There were three main messages that we took from the event. 1.
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On 25th May this year, the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) come into force in the UK. The regulations represent quite a change in the data protection rules and many companies are rushing to become compliant in time. Those that run SAP Business One though, have some advantages. What is GDPR? GDPR was brought in
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There are many factors currently affecting the stability of the economy, both globally and in the UK. Whilst political populism rocks the world, stock markets have looked fragile and suffered plunges in early February. The EU is facing challenges in migration, unstable neighbouring states and ageing populations. And only this week there has been talk
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The UK’s productivity woes have been the focus of much newspaper coverage in the past few years. With continuing low output, our economy can’t grow and we won’t see an improvement in wages or living standards. And with Brexit on the horizon, the worry is that we will become less able to compete with other
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The benefits of automated route planning The two main benefits of automated route planning systems are that they save time and also focus on a single parameter, such as cost or service. Manual route planning is time-consuming, especially where large numbers of routes need to be planned and scheduled. Being able to automate your route
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HighJump released its latest version of its WMS platform, Warehouse Edge, at the beginning of the year. The new release supports cross-device functionality and adds real-time actionable analytics data. We already have a UK customer live on the new version of HighJump Warehouse Edge, having migrated their systems to the new release in the second
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Carrier integrations are just one component of a warehousing operation. But it’s a vital one. Distribution operations up to a certain throughput can work very well without it, as carrier requests can be manually made. But once orders increase, your dispatch systems start to become more disordered, especially if you’re using multiple carriers and are
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