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With 9,000-plus products available – from office furniture and large laser printers to pencils and other small consumables – there are also a wide variety of demand levels, some products turning much faster than others.

Why do companies seek to automate their warehouse facilities? It takes a large initial investment and nerves stronger than industrial shelving to alter a proven, if manual system.

Renowned by customers for its speed of service and efficiency, Chums wanted to increase its daily throughput of parcels from 3,500 to 9,000 to meet growing peak demands and future growth capacity without adding additional labour.

Companies faced with collaboration challenges brought on by multiple supply networks of different sizes and geographical locations, can now turn to i2 Technologies for next-generation supply chain solutions.

The wide spread replacement of unreliable mechanical dock levellers with electrically controlled hydraulic devices.

David Sands, one of the largest independent Scottish convenience store chains, has completed the roll-out of VoiteQ’s EPoS solution, VPoS, to all 18 of its convenience stores.

BT Rolatruc has added four new models to its range of materials handling equipment. Launched at CeMAT in Hanover last month, the new additions are:

Nisa -Today’s, one of the UK’s largest independent buying consortium, has installed AquiTec’s SCM/400 warehouse management software at its 13,950sq m temperature-controlled distribution centre for chilled and frozen products in Stoke-on-Trent.

CHEP, which offers pallet and container pooling services, has implemented RedPrairie’s RFID-enabled DLx Warehouse in its Orlando, Florida Innovation Center.