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What is ERP and how does it work in the supply chain? ERP, which stands for enterprise resource planning, is a type of software which businesses can use to monitor all of their day-to-day processes and performance from one place. This software allows companies to track and monitor data from all areas of the business […]

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

From OTIF to Stock Turn: KPIs for measuring warehouse performance. download ebook book free consultation watch demo Whether your goal is to maximize product flow, improve receipt and putaway processes, or build an efficient picking system, it’s important to measure your business’s performance. This helps you find areas for improvement. Efficient warehouse operations are crucial

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

Welcome to our Graduates. Balloon has always championed a strategy of investing in our staff. We were recently awarded the Investors in People silver accreditation, a significant milestone that proves our achievements in the development and management of our employees. One part of our people strategy is to bring on board a cohort of new

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.

How a WMS can reduce your carbon footprint. In the wake of COP26 and its aim to bring climate change under control, more companies are actively looking to reduce their carbon footprint and to contribute to national and international endeavours to reach net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Striving to operate a carbon neutral

Balloon half marathon runners raise £2,500 for charity. Our amazing nine runners took to the streets of Ealing last weekend to run the Ealing Half Marathon and have raised £2,533 for children’s hospice charity, Helen & Douglas House. Thank you to the runners for their considerable efforts and to everyone who donated. We’re delighted that

Balloon has signed The Climate Pledge. Balloon is proud to have become a signatory of The Climate Pledge (TCP), co-founded in 2019 by Amazon and the climate change organisation, Global Optimism. Signatories to The Climate Pledge commit to achieving net-zero carbon across their business by 2040, which is 10 years ahead of the target set

Balloon team to run Ealing Half Marathon for charity. A team of nine Balloon staff is planning to run the Ealing Half Marathon in September in support of children’s hospice charity, Helen & Douglas House. Balloon has a strong ethos of fundraising through its charity events and each year we choose a charity project to