Since the beginning of civilization, mankind has needed to transport items from one location to another. As we evolved, we became better at getting things to where they needed to go. Improved equipment and resources meant that we could get more items to more locations with less effort. Advancements in technology allowed us to hastily … Read more…
Connecting with Your Customers to Prepare for Brexit
We can all breathe a sigh of relief as Brexit has been delayed once more, giving us more time to figure out exactly how to handle each potential outcome. A deal, no deal, a bad deal, all of these require us to make some serious preparations; both fo our businesses and our customers. The main … Read more…
Overcoming growing pains in your warehousing and distribution
As many businesses grow, they can start to experience difficulties. Stock control management can be one business area that reveals weaknesses in business structure and growth. The way this often emerges is in one or more of these four areas: Increased costs – every business will experience fluctuations in margin and this is … Read more…
3 ways you can improve your warehousing and distribution
How to improve your warehousing and distribution without breaking your budget For many warehouse managers, this sounds too good to be true, but at http://www.dmg-freight.com/we know that there are simple, effective techniques that can really benefit warehouse management to improve your warehousing and distribution … and they don’t have to cost a fortune. … Read more…
Storing Your Pallets Of Overflow Stock During The Seasonal Period
Preparing For The Xmas Influx Of Pallet Storage Dealing with an influx of stock during the seasonal period can be difficult. You have to try and make sure that you are continually dealing with the increased demands of customers as a retailer and various logistical challenges. When you’ve successfully managed your inventory and figured … Read more…
Logistics Failures and how to avoid them
At www.dmg-freight.com we’re committed to helping our clients achieve the very best, which requires a bit more than just helping them to find the ideal warehousing solution for their needs or helping solve problems with fulfilment and logistics. Today we’re looking at some cautionary tales from the world of logistics, exploring what went wrong and … Read more…
Pallet storage rates in the UK – what prices should you expect?
Have you recently started a company selling goods? Perhaps you have been running a company and up until now have been managing the pallet storage and handling in-house? To keep outgoings low many companies choose to deal with the logistics side of the business themselves initially when starting out however soon realise that contracting a … Read more…
Chain of Responsibility – successfully managing risks in logistics
Inventory, logistics, warehousing, supply chain – not terms that generally appear in the vocabularies of global CEO’s. So how important are they to successful business management? Vital, actually. While they may not make headlines, these are the business issues that underpin profitable operations. What are the risks in Logistics? In this post we will show … Read more…
What are the best logistics and supply chain blogs for 2016?
When you are looking for information on how to improve your logistics and supply chain, then there are some important blogs that can help you to understand how to manage your supply chain, and to improve its function. Blogs and social media can be an important part of conducting research for any business, and the … Read more…
Do I need to charge UK VAT when exporting outside the EU?
Today, consumers’ behaviour has changed and an increasing demand for goods is putting pressure on haulage companies. This demand weighs heavily on transporting these goods quickly, in large quantities and from countries of origin that can be far away, all whilst keeping the cost low. The complexity of supply chains are expanding, and logistic solutions … Read more…