As I’ve mentioned in an earlier post, retailers are adopting leaner stock keeping practices in greater numbers. These leaner warehousing and distribution strategies focus on keeping small amounts of stock at any one time, and ordering more often in much smaller quantities. These strategies can reduce costs substantially for these retailers, but are utterly dependent … Read more…
How can a third party warehousing partner save you money?
More and more product oriented enterprises are making the shift from using their own warehousing facilities and instead using a third party warehousing and distribution partner to handle all aspects of their product-side logistics. Recent advances in the industry are bringing this kind of dedicated, professional warehouse storage service within the reach of smaller and … Read more…
Why so many London enterprises are doing their warehousing in Essex
Well, the overall feeling in the market is that the global recession may really be over. Slow but sustained growth in production and shipping volume quarter on quarter for the last year has finally got us sticking our heads out of our shells and looking for opportunity. But where are we looking for it? There … Read more…
The New Warehousing Trends of 2014
As 2014 gets well underway, we thought we’d have a look at the year ahead and explore what trends seem to be emerging in the warehouse and distribution industry. Having some foresight into what’s in store this year can help warehouse services plan for the year ahead and streamline any operations that may be affected. … Read more…
How Important Is Location When Searching For Warehousing?
The right warehousing and distribution facility can help increase your company’s profits in many ways. Successful warehousing companies process huge volumes of stock for many clients each day, taking the responsibility of distribution out of the hands of business owners who are then able to spend the time on other important aspects of their business. … Read more…
How do bar codes work in warehousing and fulfilment?
You know a bar code when you see one. Just about everything you can buy has one. But what do they do (besides make the till go ‘beep’)? Bar codes, whether UPC, EAN, or SSCC-18, are standardised by GS1, a non-profit organisation that sets standards for supply chain issues globally. So how do bar codes … Read more…
Warehousing & Distribution Company – Could You Run Your Own ?
It’s a good time for companies directly involved in utilizing and maintaining the global supply chain. It is an industry that is rapidly growing and is one of the few that can offer new and current employees the chance to enhance their careers. One of the more lucrative and challenging careers in warehousing & distribution … Read more…
Increased automation in warehousing and fulfilment
What we can learn from Amazon’s failings Many of us read about the BBC’s investigations into working conditions at one of Amazon’s warehouses (if not, here it is), but what does it mean from a warehousing and distribution perspective? A little background first. We all know Christmas season is here already, and most of the … Read more…
Warehousing Costs Explained
DMG Freight Services provide a range of warehousing and logistics services for customers in Essex and the UK. See below for an outline of the charges you can expect when outsourcing your warehousing If you are thinking about taking the next step in business and outsourcing your warehousing then the costs of these services will … Read more…
Warehousing and Distribution solutions in the UK for your business
Warehousing and distribution is big business Pretty much most things in our daily lives would have passed through a warehouse at some point. Warehouses are hubs where products are stored until they are required, at this point they are then distributed to the relevant recipient. The products will go through a range of processes within … Read more…