Managing day-to-day decision making in eCommerce warehouse operations is business-critical It seems that consumers like the idea of online shopping. The fifty percent jump in online observed at the start of the Covid pandemic was significant and might have been expected to fall back as shops reopened. Now that we have all been through something approaching a ‘normal’ year of trading, the early indications are that a significant chunk of this change is permanent. What does this mean for retailers and their warehouse operations? Online retail – Before the world changed: To understand the signifi ..read more

SSO Logistics Uses ProSKU WMS to Open Liverpool Freeport’s First HMRC/UK Government Approved Customs Site Freeports aim to promote innovation and regeneration and create thousands of jobs in disadvantaged communities Implementing ProSKU Cloud-based WMS helped SSO Logistics to become the first customs site operator at the new Liverpool City Region Freeport. Using the cloud-based application enabled the company to meet the strict Freeport compliance demands of HMRC including detailed on-demand stock identification and tracking information. When the facility went live in December 2022 this was an ..read more

Warehouse inventory planning and management: for Seasonal Periods and beyond At this time of year online retailers are going through their peak sales period in the run up to Christmas. During the pandemic and lockdown period almost every business with an eCommerce dimension saw sales peaks that were higher than anything they have ever encountered. And despite the fact the pandemic may be behind us, growth in online sales continues to soar. In any event, with events such as Black Friday having driven sales this year, it is not hard to foresee that demand for online items will continue in the ru ..read more

Warehouse Management Software & Enterprise Resource Planning Software Suite Rationalised Making it clearer where each product sits in our expanded WMS & ERP technology portfolio Dublin, Ireland, 7th February 2023: warehouse management software (WMS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software specialist Principal Logistics Technologies is introducing new branding across its suite of products. The new identities are designed to remove complexity and promote consistency across the range following the company’s acquisitions of leading WMS and ERP businesses Brentech Data Systems and C ..read more

A question we are often asked is: “Can I use ProSKU to receive and scan goods with SSCC labels?” When we talk about being able to scan ‘SSCC labels’ we usually mean the facility to scan and decode ‘GS1 labels’ of which the SSCC is a feature. Standing for ‘Serial Shipping Container Code’, the SSCC is a unique identifying code for a logistics unit, usually (though not always) a pallet. It is assigned for the lifetime of the pallet to enable it and the goods on it to be tracked through the supply chain. The SSCC itself is an 18 character code which conforms to the GS1 standard, and is assigned wh ..read more

Planning For The Next One Starts Now! Consider a WMS now to avoid a ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ As the memories of overindulgent festivities recede, you might be reviewing how well you coped with the seasonal rush. If your business’s pre-Christmas crescendo went without a hitch, you might be reviewing a job well done. Others may still be wondering what went wrong, with their thoughts turning to potential solutions – such as WMS – that could help them avoid a recurrence of the ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’. Those that start planning changes now will maximise the time available to get everything ..read more

Warehouse and supply chain management software specialist Principal Logistics Technologies Ltd. has announced its second business acquisition in under 12 months. The logistics business sector has remained resilient following Brexit. Principal Logistics Technologies Ltd., in order to expand its operations, has acquired the entire share capital and intellectual property rights of Manchester, UK based Chess Logistics Technology Ltd. The Covid pandemic has accelerated a change in consumer purchasing habits, which in turn has led to changes and pressures in the supply chain. Warehouse and supp ..read more

Diamond Logistics Order Fulfilment ProSKU WMS Cloud Adds Sparkle to Diamond Fulfilment Operation   Diamond Logistics was founded in 1992 to help SMEs with their storage and delivery needs. It builds bespoke logistics solutions ensuring deliveries get where they are needed and manages more than 1,000 clients. The company uses ProSKU WMS Cloud to manage fulfilment operations within its fast growing, franchised network across the UK. Diamond Logistics achieved a listing on the prestigious Virgin ‘Fast Track 100’ list of rapidly growing businesses. It operates from over 30 UK sites and provid ..read more

NNR Global and SPM Logistics are the latest third party logistics (3PL) companies to select the ProSKU Warehouse Management Solution (WMS) to manage their warehouse and fulfilment operations. Part of a $4 billion global organisation with over 18,000 employees, NNR Global is a supply chain management expert delivering international, regional and local solutions via air, ocean, road, rail and warehousing services. The company was looking for richer functionality than their existing software offered, to support the increasing demands of its clients and ProSKU will now be deployed across two wareh ..read more

It seems that consumers like the idea of online shopping. The fifty percent jump in online at the start of the pandemic was significant and might have been expected to fall back as shops reopened. It may still be too soon to say but early indications are that this change is permanent. What does this mean for retailers and their warehouse operations? To understand the significance of the increase in online we need to step back to the dark ages. Back in December 2006, online sales barely registered in the overall statistics, representing just 2.5% of total retail. That figure rose steadily over ..read more