A combination of network consolidation and warehouse automation has resulted in an improved supply chain for global sportswear brand adidas.
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Zetes rolled out a combined voice and Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) system for the Co-op in Sweden, which the company says has pushed up productivity by some 70-80 per cent.
Motorola has released the WT1090 – a voice-only wearable terminal designed for voice picking and other distribution applications.
PJH Group, which distributes bathrooms, kitchens and appliances to the home improvement market, has placed a £150,000 order with Solarsoft Business Systems for new voice picking software and Psion Teklogix WORKABOUT PRO units.
International cheese and nutritional ingredients group, Glanbia, has seen picking accuracy levels shoot up to 100 per cent, since installing a voice-directed order picking system at two warehouses and two manufacturing plants in Ireland.
The German army has beaten its savings targets since outsourcing its clothing management. Savings of some £127 million (145m euros) more than the targeted savings of £630 million (718m euros), during the 12-year contract period, have been achieved so far.
Walkers Transport has increased the warehouse storage capacity at its Leeds site since redesigning the layout and bringing in two specialised Aisle-Master trucks to work it.
Co-operative Food Retail Logistics brought in EnerSys to redesign its MHE battery charging area and install a battery management system, at its distribution centre at Birtley in County Durham
Wincanton has rolled out a web-based health, safety, and environmental management system across 400 of its UK sites, following a three-month pilot.
Carpet boom for Alliance:Alliance Flooring Distribution has improved materials handling performance at its main warehouse in Kidderminster, maximising storage capacity…
