Previously, slower-moving lines were picked from static shelving, with the very slow-moving lines being located further away than other slightly faster lines, which meant staff had to walk further to collect slower lines, making them expensive to pick.
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Technological advances in communications and computing have revolutionised much of the service industry with the advent of Internet-based commerce enhancing this further. Why are logistics operations being so cautious to adopt technology?
The UK’s largest cement manufacturer, Lafarge Cement, has adopted an innovative ‘truck, track and trace’ system to enable its drivers to focus on driving and at the same time improve ‘real-time’ communications with its 9,000 customers.
Third-party logistics company TDG handles the warehousing and distribution for the Early Learning Centre. In order to cope with ELC’s peak periods, TDG has swapped its manual paper-based system for a wireless data capture solution.
Joloda International, a leading designer, manufacturers and installer of loading, handling and logistics systems, has received a £250,000 grant from the Welsh Assembly Government to rebuild the Hydraroll Division factory at Anglesey.
At the beginning of 2004, supply chain provider Wincanton took over P&O’s bonded warehouse operation in Greenford, Middlesex. Since then, there has been a new spring in the depot’s step, as Wincanton has undertaken a lot of inward investment.
RFID Solution Centre, part of Agility Systems, and OATSystems, a pioneer of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology framework software, have teamed up to help companies in the transport and logistics supply chain take full advantage of RFID.
Southern forklift suppliers On3 and Champion have both been awarded the rights to exclusively distribute Doosan-Daewoo FLTs in their respective regions. Korean company Doosan originally paid £1.7Bn for the Daewoo company.
Grupo Modelo, LG Electronics, Texas Instruments, TNT Logistics and US Foodservice are now using i2’s Transportation and Distribution Management (TDM) solution to overcome transport challenges.
Sourcing goods from China and the Far East may offer the potential for huge savings, however, there are risks to consider.
