Browsing: Swisslog

Discount retailer TJ Morris, trading as Home Bargains, has awarded Swisslog a general contractor contract, for the materials handling elements of its new distribution centre

A shift to assembly work has transformed manufacturing, and Nick Allen reckons automation is now critical to fast replenishment of components for assembly

The growth of online retailing and home delivery is renewing the focus on reverse logistics. Getting it wrong can be very expensive when returns can account for up to 30 per cent of shipped items

Retailers are being challenged to come up with inventory management strategies that meet extreme new delivery demands. Automation is increasingly being seen as a solution

The growth of internet sales and a burgeoning multi-channel retail sector has created a ready market for automated solutions that centre on order picking efficiency. But take it a step at a time

Balancing the short term cost savings against the long term benefits is critical to the success of a storage and retrieval project. And getting the equation wrong can cost you dear…

Between demanding retailers and unforgiving B2C operations, more and more is being demanded of distribution operations. And the rise of multi-channel retail strategies is having an impact on how order picking is organised.