What is EDI? Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) provides a common “language” for a company’s IT system to “talk” to another’s. It enables easier, faster and more accurate trading with suppliers, partners and customers by facilitating the exchange of business documents, such as purchase orders, sales orders, shipping notices, invoices and receipts. It can integrate with […]
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Advanced replenishment is a feature of WMS (Warehouse Management Systems) that helps optimise the level of stock that you hold. Wholesale and distribution companies can benefit from how it enhances their operations and streamlines stock management. What is advanced replenishment? Often referred to as automatic replenishment, advanced replenishment is a feature of WMS software. It
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As more and more small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) tackle the process of digital transformation, it’s to cloud computing that a large proportion of companies are turning. As businesses increasingly consider a Cloud Warehouse Management System, we asses the benefits of turning away from conventional on-premise technology. Even a year ago, by February 2017, cloud
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Case Study: Birchall Foodservice achieving warehouse transparency and traceability. Established in 1939, Birchall Foodservice is a family-run business supplying ambient, fresh and frozen foods, catering sundries, alcohol and bar supplies to independent caterers across the care, education and hospitality sectors. With service depots in Burnley, Durham, Sheffield and Stoke on Trent, Birchall Foodservice’s 150 staff
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As a financial and ERP system, Microsoft Dynamics is a celebrated tool. It also has optional inventory and warehousing modules, which when implemented also add some basic warehousing and management functionality. However, many companies that run larger or more complex distribution operations find that a more sophisticated warehouse management system (WMS), with advanced, configurable functionality,
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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 general opinion in the logistics market is to push towards automated route planning systems. But is this always the best option? Is machine always better than man? 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,
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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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