Category: Blog
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Blog,RFID
RFID Uses in the Entertainment and Leisure Sectors
When discussing the uses of RFID, people tend to focus on the ever increasing role the technology plays within the retail and logistics sectors. However, the case of RFID technology is not simply a case of ‘all work and no play’, as the technology is making headway in social, entertainment...
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Blog,RFID
The Future of RFID Tags and Retail
Shopping has changed radically in recent years. We shop in a very different manner than we did years ago when we had to visit a number of specialist shops in order to buy groceries and household goods. Nowadays, with supermarkets in every town and hypermarkets or shopping malls on the...
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Blog,Third Party Logistics (3PL)
3D Printing – The Opportunities For The Logistics Industry
3D Printing is the brand new disruptive technology that is taking the tech world by storm. Many pundits are saying that 3D printing is going to change our lives, change the way we live, change the way we shop – in fact it’s predicted to change our future and, hopefully,...
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Blog,Facility Evacuation
Facility Evacuation – Choose the Right RFID Technology
RFID Journal recently featured a case study on Correctional Facility Tracks Visitors, by Bob Violino. The article describes how the Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office (VBSO) automated their once manual process of locating their volunteers, contractors and visitors during an evacuation, utilizing active RFID. TouchPath Software is proud to have teamed...
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Blog,Third Party Logistics (3PL)
Logistics – The Effective Way of Doing Business in the UK
Logistics is a subject that has been in the news recently, especially in the UK with reports by the new UK Logistics Conference Index leading to UK logistics companies becoming more confident about business conditions in the UK. Two thirds of the executives surveyed (mostly in ground logistics, such as...
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Blog,Third Party Logistics (3PL)
Logistics Solutions for the Small to Medium Enterprise
So many people don’t actually know what logistics means – when they hear the word, they just think it’s an obscure business term that’s bandied about on the news and on business programmes. Simply put, logistics is the “management of the flow of resources between the point of origin and...
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Blog,General Warehousing,Third Party Logistics (3PL)
The Benefits of Software as a Service for SMEs
It used to be the case that bespoke software solutions were only used by big business – those who could afford to pay for software and apps that would make it easier to run the business efficiently. However, in recent years Software as a Service (SaaS) has made software much...
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Blog,RFID
RFID – The Lowdown and the Benefits
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is “wireless non-contact use of radio frequency electromagnetic fields to transfer data for the purpose of automatically identifying and tracking tags attached to items”. These tags hold electronically store data and can be used in much the same way as barcodes. Unlike barcodes, however, the tag...
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Blog,General Warehousing
5 Tips for Choosing the Right Warehouse Premises for your Business
Stock is the most important aspect of any trading business; you need it in order to operate. Therefore, it is highly important that your stock is stored in a warehouse that suits your company’s needs. Very frequently, when businesses are looking to secure a warehouse premise, they become bogged down...
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Blog,Warehouse Management System (WMS)
5 Common WMS Mistakes
Warehouse Management Systems have drastically altered the way warehouses operate. Thanks to the developments seen within tracking technology, such as RFID, and better software functionality, many warehouses can now benefit through the implementation of a WMS. The benefits of the system offer efficiency and accuracy; stock counts are instantaneous and...
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Blog,General Warehousing
Why Climate Control in Warehouses is Necessary – Part 2
How climate control can be implemented into a warehouse Many companies exist that offer temperature and humidity control services for warehouses, such as Jet Environmental. They offer a wide range of services relating to heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), and can install their climate regulation systems into any existing...
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Blog,General Warehousing
Why Climate Control in Warehouses is Necessary – Part 1
Warehouse storage is not as simple as many people are lead to believe. Many warehouses are technologically advanced, with systems installed that make the operation of the warehouse more reliable and dynamic. One such aspect that relies heavily upon technology is the climate of the warehouse. Many people who are...
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Blog,General Warehousing
What to think about when Optimizing a Warehouse
When thinking in terms of optimizing warehouses, there are some little tips that are often ignored and that will usually have long lasting benefits. Training It is often underestimated that training employees and having established and agreed upon rules of operations is an inexpensive way of significantly increasing and improving...
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Blog,General Warehousing
The Warehouse Supervisor Role
The warehouse supervisor role is one of the most integral and significant in the entire organization and the operations. Many companies, in recent times, have opted for a non-supervisory policy in their warehouses. Concepts like self regulation, teamwork, workers empowerment and managers working more as colleagues and less as supervisors...
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Blog,General Warehousing
Warehouse Aisle Widths – More To Think About Than You Realise
Warehouse aisle widths play an integral role in storage, material handling, shipping and utilization of infrastructure, which is in this case the available space. The warehouse industry has changed phenomenally over the last few decades. About fifty years back, the primary objective was to store as much material or load...
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Blog,RFID
The Disadvantages of RFID Tags
They come in several different sizes, can be small enough to attach to package labels, and modified to make it through certain specifications for merchandise. The first disadvantage to using RFID software is cost; with a bar code you can produce one for around one pence. At the moment, an...
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Blog,RFID
The Advantages of RFID Tags
RFID or Radio Frequency Identification refers to devices that are attached to objects that store and transmit data to an RFID receiver. They are used in many different ways and can be read through other materials. There are several advantages to using the RFIDs. They are used in many different...
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Blog,Warehouse Management System (WMS)
What is a Warehouse Management System?
A warehouse management system is a computer software that is designed for warehouses to manage the storage and movement of materials. Generally the warehouse management system functionality is broken down into 3 operations. These operations are Putaway, Replenishment and Picking. The logic used to direct the 3 operations to specific...
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Blog,General Warehousing
What is Warehouse Slotting?
Therefore, with inappropriate slotting your company is wasting time and money in its ability to pick items for shipping at the fluency they should be. Remember its about the movement of people and the more time they have to move between aisles the less time there is left to ship...
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Blog,General Warehousing
What is Backflushing?
Backflushing is the flow reversal of materials, typically liquids, to flush any contaminants that have built-up through a filtering system. For example, with water treatment plants, water I filtered through a sand filtering system removing all or most impurities from the water. At times the flow through the sand is...
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Blog,Warehouse Management System (WMS)
How Does a Warehouse Management System Work?
Warehouse management systems work to do things like track products and manufacturing resources, while providing handheld scanners, computer software, label printers, packing slip printers, and other tangible products to companies to get to the point where they can track shipments and products very, very easily. In short, then, warehouse management...
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Blog,Warehouse Management System (WMS)
Top tips for Choosing a Warehouse Management System
Investing in a Warehouse Management System (WMS) is no small undertaking. As well as the cash investment in purchasing or licensing a suitable software product it is important to understand how a particular product can be flexed to suit your business model. No WMS comes out of its wrapping and...
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Blog,Warehouse Management System (WMS)
WMS Product Picking Efficiencies
Warehouse operations can be a vast drain on company profits if they are not managed effectively. As sales volumes increase, inventory becomes more complex and the pressure of competition drives margins ever downwards it becomes more important to have a clear view on how the cost base of any warehouse...
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Blog,Warehouse Management System (WMS)
The Benefits of a Warehouse Management System
A Warehouse Management System (WMS) will bring a range of benefits to many different types of organizations. Any operation where there is a need for stock control can benefit in a variety of areas. Staffing Levels Warehouse labour costs can be extremely high when there is a large throughput of...
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Blog,Warehouse Management System (WMS)
The Different Uses of a WMS
Before the advent of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) most processes in a warehouse were manually based. The objective of a warehouse management system is to provide a set of computerized procedures for management of warehouse inventory with the goal of minimising cost and fulfilment times as well as improving customer...
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Blog,Warehouse Management System (WMS)
Implementing a Warehouse Management System
Since the earliest computer systems were made that could handle the chore Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) have been created to allow a business basic storage location functionality. That basic principle has remained the same ever since the first WMS was put into use but today the technology has allowed for...
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Blog,Warehouse Management System (WMS)
Warehouse Management System Goes Live…
Our client Formica who are industry leaders in the design, manufacture and distribution of innovative surfacing products for commercial and residential applications went live in January with our warehouse management system at their warehouse premises in North Shields. They choose one of our WMS systems for its overall functionality across...
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Blog,Warehouse Management System (WMS)
What is a Warehouse Management System?
A warehouse management system (WMS) or sometimes called warehouse management software can best be described as a system that uses technology and specific processes to optimize all of the functions of a storage warehouse. A WMS is used so that, between the suppliers delivering goods to a warehouse and the final delivery...
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Blog,RFID
RFID Credit Cards How Easy Are They To Access
Many Credit Cards are being released with RFID enabled chips embedded into the cards, should we be concerned that individuals with a scanner could potentially read the card from afar and steal vital information about your account? A recent study made by a team of researches at the University of...
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Blog,SAP
How to Seamlessly Implement a New SAP System (2 of 2)
On Wednesday, we started discussing the steps that you should take when implementing a new SAP system. Here are the two remaining steps that will complete the process and mitigate future issues. 3. Training This cannot be stressed enough. The “train the trainer” method is often code for “we...
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Blog,SAP
How to Seamlessly Implement a New SAP System (1 of 2)
It seems like one of the biggest concerns that businesses have in implementing a new SAP system is how it will affect the system and processes that they are currently using. There are many factors that lead to significant and unexpected issues during any major system implementation, especially ERP functionalities such...
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Blog,Facility Evacuation
4 Emergency Evacuation Tips for Natural Disasters
Whether it’s personal or public, everyone needs to have an emergency evacuation plan in case of natural disasters. When it comes to public evacuations of businesses, schools, or correctional facilities, different critical procedures must be considered. During Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, it’s safe to say that there were...
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Blog,Facility Evacuation
Revisiting Jail Evacuation Procedures
On the topic of jail evacuations, The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) released a guide entitled Critical Analysis of Emergency Preparedness: Self-Audit Material in which they made this statement, “In hours, a major emergency can cost tens of millions of dollars and result in many years of litigation. The negative...
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