Servitisation: How Can You Succeed? Blog Post by Claire Kerr Servitisation has quickly gained traction as a means of increasing revenue and profit for a business. But it’s not something that many distributors will typically consider. If you’re in the same boat, you may well think servitisation is not for you because you sell products, […]
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Transport Management Systems – or TMS – vary widely in the sophistication of their functionality. But at their core, they each manage the admin and operational aspects of your logistics … or how you ship your orders out to customers and your supply network. A TMS automates processes to help you increase efficiency, improve visibility
Keeping your warehouse clean and tidy should be a key part of every company’s health and safety policy. This info-graphic from The Cleaning Services Group takes you through everything you need to know about maintaining a warehouse and includes a handy checklist to help you stay on top of your cleaning. The Benefits of A
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Omnichannel fulfilment is all about delivering a seamless shopping experience. Whether your customers are ordering via an app, your website, by phone or buying in-store, they expect the same service levels and overall experience. Distributors rely on a sophisticated interplay of systems and processes to manage everything. There’s the warehouse and stock, the multiple sales
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As both technology and consumer demands have changed over recent years, the logistics industry has had to adapt. And numerous disruptions have accelerated the industry’s evolution. We look at the drivers of the logistics industry’s transformation and how these are shaping logistics. Consumer experience of ecommerce has changed business expectations Thanks to the consumer revolution
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5 Ways to Improve Your Picking Performance. Blog Post by Claire Kerr A company’s logistics performance is key to distribution success. A well-functioning warehouse is one that efficiently receives and stores stock, picks and packs it speedily and accurately, and then distributes it to customers quickly. But how can you make your warehouse operations more
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As a distributor, your profits are being squeezed. Despite enjoying a significant growth in revenue from ecommerce, you have likely seen an increase in the number of small parcel consignments you send. This, together with customer expectations of ever quicker delivery, will have required a change in your delivery strategy. Like many others, you will
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What does 2019 have in store for companies involved in wholesale and distribution? Last year, we predicted that the focal points of distribution trends for 2018 would be technology and customer-centricity. We foresaw an increase in the use of warehouse robotics and automation. And we felt that distributors would increasingly look to put their customers
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H. N. Nuttall is a family-owned business that supplies dry, chilled and frozen foods to the catering industry. Based in Manchester, the distributor supplies restaurants, hotels, care homes, hospitals, schools, colleges and other venues across England and Wales. Inefficient route scheduling and no proof of delivery Running its own fleet of around 20 trucks, H.
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For the smaller distribution business, managing the admin and operational aspects of the logistics is usually undertaken manually. But as you grow, how do you know when is the right time to invest in a Transport Management System (TMS)? Here’s six ways that you can tell when the time has come to implement a more
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