Claire Kerr

Consultants Making IT Happen: Martin Dempster creates a warehouse cluster picking process that increases efficiency. Last summer, Balloon hired Martin Dempster as our new innovation manager. His brief was to deliver original functionality and technological tools to help our customers optimise their supply chain operations. Since joining, Martin has been spearheading the research, design and […]

Warehouse Layout Best Practices Warehouse layout is vital. When you get it right, you maximise the use of your available space and improve your operational efficiency. With an optimal layout, you have an effective and productive warehouse. Orders go out quickly and there is a positive impact on profitability. Read on to find out more

Is ERP still relevant in the supply chain? Distribution businesses that want to grow need a system that can reliably cope with increasing amounts of data. As they scale, their data needs mount. They have new customers, additional products, extra distribution centres, more orders, more returns – in fact, far more complexity in their business.

Understanding Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). What is EDI? The drawbacks of not using EDI  The benefits of EDI How to implement EDI Case Studies  Conclusion Distribution businesses are challenged with increasingly complex supply chains and the need to be ever more customer centric. At the same time, the need to drive profitability and efficiency means

E2E Conference 2022 – booking now open. We’ll be holding our customer E2E Conference 2022 on 13th and 14th September 2022. E2E means ‘end to end’ and perfectly describes how we approach the supply chain, helping our clients deploy the software that manages their supply chains from start to finish. This year’s conference theme is

New tutorial videos on K.Motion WMS functionality. We’ve recently produced five videos that demonstrate some of the functionality of the K.Motion WMS solution. These short videos – each less than seven minutes long – explain and show how each warehouse management function works and takes you through the process step by step. Here’s a rundown

The value of undertaking a time and motion study. In the warehouse, the aim of undertaking a time and motion study is to improve processes and optimise performance. Depending on the KPIs that you track in your warehouse, you can make those improvements across a number of areas. Perhaps you want to achieve more picks

Sealed Air to showcase its warehouse packaging solutions using Korber WMS. We’re pleased to announce a new client partnership with packaging solutions manufacturer, Sealed Air. The company will implement Korber WMS at its centre in Milan (Italy) dedicated to collaboration, education, and innovation to solve customers’ most critical packaging and sustainability challenges. The centre, called

Becoming a net zero carbon business by 2030. By signing up to The Climate Pledge last year, Balloon has committed to be a net zero carbon company by 2030. But we are now aiming to achieve net zero sooner than that. Here’s an update on some of the initiatives that will reduce our carbon impact

Review of 2021: our highlights. Despite some fear and confusion due to the pandemic, along with the uncertainty of ever-changing government rules, 2021 has been a good year for Balloon. We were resilient in overcoming the workplace difficulties that Covid presented. Beginning in 2020, we quickly adapted to the new normal of working from home.