Tackling Peak Season Labour Requirements with Warehouse Technology. Blog Post by Claire Kerr Most businesses have a peak season. For many – especially those selling ecommerce goods – Christmas and Black Friday are key. Or they may run a promotion to compete with something like Amazon Prime Day. For others, their goods may sell strongly […]
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Final Mile Delivery. Blog Post by Claire Kerr Final mile delivery is a key part of logistics. As the last part of the order management process, it necessarily depends on all the other parts leading up to it. But it has its own challenges too. Getting final mile delivery right depends on fast, convenient delivery
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Freight Transport: Road Blog Post by Claire Kerr Road freight transport is commonplace across the globe. Roads are a convenient way of getting goods from one place to another, and being able to deliver directly to the recipient’s door, rather than first going to a transport hub. One of the first considerations with road transport
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Freight Transport: Intermodal. Blog Post by Claire Kerr Intermodal freight transport refers to the movement of goods in a single container, but using one or more methods of transport and without handling the goods. Specific, standardised containers are used, made to dimensions and standards as set out by the International Standards Organization (ISO). These can
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Freight Transport: Rail Blog Post by Claire Kerr Rail freight makes up about 12% of the UK’s freight transport. According to the Office of Rail and Road, using a measurement that takes into account both the weight of the load and the distance it is carried, the total volume of rail freight moved in the
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Freight Transport: Maritime Blog Post by Claire Kerr Welcome to the second post in a five-part series on different modes of freight transport. This post looks at maritime freight. The maritime freight industry. According to the International Maritime Organization, more than 90% of the world’s trade is carried by sea. It is particularly effective for
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Freight Transport: Air Blog Post by Claire Kerr This is the first part in a new series of five posts that takes a closer look at freight transport. We’ll cover air, maritime, road, rail and intermodal freight. And we’re starting here with an introduction to air transport. The air freight industry. Air transport is big
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Warehouses of the Future: Mobile Warehouses Blog Post by Claire Kerr Chances are, you haven’t used a mobile warehouse yet. But it may not be long before you do. The distribution industry is suffering an ongoing decline in the amount of available warehousing space. On top of this, recent stockpiling in preparation for Brexit has
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Warehouses of the Future: Challenges of Robotic Warehousing. Blog Post by Claire Kerr Introducing robots in the warehouse brings greater productivity and cost savings. But there are some jobs that robots just can’t do – at the moment, at least. Overcoming these challenges would bring about a revolutionary change in warehousing. But are they insurmountable?
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Warehouses of the Future: Dark Warehouses. Blog Post by Claire Kerr Once upon a time, warehouses were staffed with people. Now though, they are increasingly run via automation and robotics. This is what a dark warehouse is. It’s not so much that the warehouse doesn’t need lights. Of course it doesn’t; unlike humans, robots don’t
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