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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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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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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Gartner Peer Insights™ is a comparison platform from leading technology market research and advisory firm, Gartner. It compares enterprise IT software across a wide range of categories, displaying reviews and ratings from genuine users. This unbiased approach makes it a superb resource for companies wanting to select enterprise IT software as they can confidently appraise systems
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Between the end of the Second World War and the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008, the UK saw a steady growth in productivity of around 2% a year. But since 2008, the UK’s productivity has only been growing at the same pace that it was at before the industrial revolution. And for the
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This time last year, we were predicting that the trends in distribution in 2017 would include the rise of drop shipping, process automation, reverse logistics, exports and unified commerce. All of these predictions have been realised and 2017 has seen the supply chain landscape radically changed. But what’s to come in 2018? Read on for
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