Woolworths processes some 6.5 million customer transactions a week and runs five main distribution centres based at Swindon, Rugby, Bedford and two operations at Castleton near Rochdale.
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To accommodate this variety of fast and slow-moving lines, a range of storage and order picking methods were co-ordinated by Knapp to form the integrated handling system at the facility.
European manufacturers are going wrong with inventory optimisation. James Hurrell explains how it could be done so much better.
Finnish pharmaceutical distributor Oriola is reaping the benefits of a new IT system which offers greater management of sell-by dates and batch control.
The company has been in the UK market for many years supporting the operations of its parent Peugeot group and has been expanding its operations with third party customers so that its sales are now in the region of £200m.
Warehouse logistics company Witron has unveiled its new automated logistic system. The Ergonomic-Dynamic Picking System (E-DPS) which can pick 1,000 order lines per module, per hour.
We must work harder to attract new blood into logistics – make it appear to the young as the attractive, interesting, important profession that it is.
One such company benefiting from Exel’s innovative supply chain thinking is Selfridges, the leading UK department store retailer.
Henkel began operating in the UK in 1970 and its Consumer Adhesives business here has a turnover of £100M.
Subsequent to its original management buyout (MBO) in July 2003, The Works completed a secondary MBO earlier this year. As part of its latest business plan, it wants to have 400-plus stores within the next five years.
