Last week, on 10th and 11th September, we were joined by 65 clients, influencers and prospects at the impressive Zebra Technologies Experience Centre in Bourne End for our annual warehouse management software (WMS) user event, the HighJump UK Elevate Roadshow 2018. Unlike in previous years, this time around the event was predominantly led by our […]
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Although many warehouse operations make use of pallets for their storage and handling, there are some products which are simply not appropriate for palletisation. Due to their size or required handling procedure, non-palletised storage systems are needed. Here’s an explanation of the types of non-palletised storage systems. Small Item Storage Systems One of the most
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This is the sixth in our blog posts series that looks at measuring KPIs for warehouse operations. Having recently outlined the 7 KPIs to track for warehouse improvement, this series takes each KPI and examines it more thoroughly. What does space utilisation measure? Space utilisation is an inventory measure. It shows the percentage of bins
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Continuing our series of posts on logistics digital disruption, we turn attention now to disruption in the grocery market and how the buying experience is changing for consumers. This comes thanks to solutions such as AmazonFresh and the Ocado Smart Platform (OSP). Whilst the Smart Platform seeks to revolutionise the grocery industry through the use
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Falsified medicines are counterfeited drugs sold as the real thing to unsuspecting members of the public. They present a risk to health and are of concern to both the pharmaceutical industry and to governments across the world. Fake medicines not only cost the pharmaceutical companies substantial amounts of money, but they also pose a serious
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Most warehouse operations use palletised racking. Pallets are convenient, easy to move and universally used. With many goods arriving on pallets, it makes sense to continue to use them within the warehouse, using palletised racking storage rather than transferring goods onto other types of storage. Palletised storage accommodates the pallets directly, allowing them to be
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Measuring Warehouse KPIs: Cycle Count Accuracy Blog Post by Claire Kerr This is the fifth post in our series examining how to measure 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. book your free consultation What does
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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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