How Logistics Companies are Responding to COVID-19 Crisis

Customers have taken a number of steps to ensure that the consumer pipeline for goods …

Logistics for future

Why do projects fail ?

Expectation and objectives unclear Too little resources at the start of the proj…

What to look for in a system ?

Ability to interface with other systems The ability to interface with other system…

Why does a company need a WMS?

Why does a company need a WMS? Although companies operating with paper-based s…

Choosing a WMS

When choosing the right WMS for a company you first need to fully understand the n…

List common of abbreviations in warehouse logistics

ABC – Activity-based costing EDI – Electronic Data Interchange CT – Control To…

Returns processing

Returns processing, or reverse logistics as it has become known, involves the han…

Cycle counting or perpetual inventory counts

When undertaking cycle counts it is prudent to use an ABC analysis to ensure that …

Stock or inventory counting

All warehouses are obligated to undertake some form of stock count. It depends on …

Stock management

Inventory or stock management and warehouse management tend to be two very distinc…

Despatch

The order cycle time or lead time from order receipt to despatch is continually shorte…

Warehouse processes replenishment

I. Replenishment In order to ensure a smooth and efficient picking process we nee…

Warehouse management systems

Why does a company need a WMs? Although companies operating with paper-based sy…

Warehouse processes: receiving and put-away

Receiving Receiving, goods-in or in-handling is a crucial process within the wa…

What is a warehouse?

What is a warehouse? A warehouse should be viewed as a temporary place to store …

Put to light

This system is particularly prevalent in retail store replenishment operations.The WMS…

Pick by light/pick to light

Pick to light or pick by light uses light-indicator, LED or LCD modules mounted t…

Radio frequency identification

RFID is a means of uniquely identifying an item using radio waves. Data is exchanged b…

barcode scanning

A barcode consists of a series of vertical bars of varying widths that represent lette…