Next month, five intrepid Balloon One employees will take to the hills to climb Ben Nevis. They will scale the peak in memory of their former colleague, Chris Ring, who very sadly succumbed to lung cancer last year. The climb embraces Balloon One’s company values of support and challenge, and raises money for Macmillan Cancer […]
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Retailers have challenging supply chain constraints. Regardless of what goods they sell, retailers need to deliver an omnichannel experience for today’s more expectant customers, who will spend their money in those outlets where they can get what they want, where they want, and when they want. To meet these exacting requirements, while still making a
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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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We have just returned from the SAP SMB Innovation Summit 2018 in Barcelona, where SAP and its extended ecosystem of EMEA partners showcased their various solutions. This year’s event demonstrated an impressive array of innovation, and ‘fluffy buzzwords’ gave way to tangible applications of familiar technologies. There were important announcements about the SAP Business One
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There is a general acknowledgement that, after Brexit, companies will need to work harder to compete. According to the FT yesterday, businesses will need to be ‘match fit’ and to address the UK’s ongoing productivity issues. It’s against this backdrop that a number of well-known businesses have come together to launch a new initiative, called
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One of the most prominent trends in commerce to be observed this century has been the demise of the high-street. The phenomenon has been hastened by the growth of online retail, where ecommerce has attracted those keen to run a business without the overheads associated with a traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ store. While individual ecommerce
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Although recent UK productivity figures were promising, they showed only a slight growth, meaning UK productivity is still one of the lowest in the developed world – and a major issue for UK distribution businesses. To halt stagnation and reverse decline in productivity, distribution companies need to invest in their operations. In a previous post,
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A number of Balloon One staff joined 750 others in Dallas, Texas during 11th-14th March for HighJump’s Elevate 2018 event (#HighJumpElevate). The focal theme was “Think Big” and this carried across keynote speeches, case study presentations, breakout sessions, product demonstrations and social events. There were three main messages that we took from the event. 1.
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On 25th May this year, the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) come into force in the UK. The regulations represent quite a change in the data protection rules and many companies are rushing to become compliant in time. Those that run SAP Business One though, have some advantages. What is GDPR? GDPR was brought in
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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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