Empirica WMS to be showcased at IntraLogisteX 2018
As a company we have been involved in the development of warehouse management systems for over 25 years. Empirica WMS is a well respected product which serves leading names in the logistics, wholesale and distribution […]
ProSKU launches latest mobile Android App
Our sister product, ProSKU now offers a mobile Android App to complement the cloud-hosted warehouse management system (WMS).
Developed specifically for Android devices, the App will empower your workforce to work accurately and efficiently in real […]
Amazon – opportunity or threat to logistics and warehousing?
We’ve all heard of Amazon. In fact, most us have probably used it sometime or other to order goods.
And it remains the driving force in the online world, forever pushing the boundaries of the products […]
Why cloud-based Software as a Service WMS could be just what you need
A growing business needs systems it can depend on. In the beginning this might be your own grey matter and some good old pen and paper. But as your business grows so does the information […]
Chess looks to the future as two junior programmers come on board
We’ve made two new appointments to our production team at our head office in Trafford Park, Manchester.
Connor Reilly (24) and Robert Atkinson (28) have both joined the company as junior programmers. Reporting to the heads […]
Achieving effective warehouse efficiency in a world of change
A VIP invitation to WTG Live – 14 June 2017
The next Warehouse Technology Group (WTG) open day is being held on Wednesday 14 June 2017. Themed Achieving effective warehouse efficiency in a world of change […]
The WMS and its increasingly important role in the 3PL-Shipper relationship
It has long been acknowledged that IT has a vital role to play in achieving operational efficiencies in the supply chain.
The 2017 Third-Party Logistics Study from Cap Gemini Consulting looks in detail at the state […]
Standard picking methodologies
In the last Warehouse Performance article we discussed how achieving high performance in picking operations depends on many factors. Adoption of technology per se does not automatically deliver performance gains if the processes used are […]
New face at Chess as Colm comes on board
We’ve further strengthened our technical support team at our headquarters in Trafford Park, Manchester, with the appointment of Colm McGahan as Application Support Analyst.
Reporting to the Technical Support Manager – Asif Patel – Colm joins […]
Karndean Designflooring enhances data capture operations
After several years successful use by Karndean Flooring Ltd of the Empirica WMS from Chess Logistics Technology, the system has recently been integrated with the latest generation handheld devices from Touchstar Technologies to enhance operations […]
Pick-by-vision – optimising picking in the warehouse
Picking processes, although a fundamental function of the supply chain, are considered the most labour intensive and costly activity for almost every warehouse. Indeed, some reports estimate that the cost of order picking is as […]
The Ice Co Storage & Logistics consolidates depot network with Empirica WMS
The Ice Co Storage and Logistics, sister company to Europe’s largest manufacturer of ice, The Ice Co, has recently consolidated its network of depots into a single real-time environment using the Empirica WMS (warehouse management […]
Achieve in excess of 99.9% picking accuracy with voice communication
Voice communication is a simple, natural medium by which to convey instructions in a warehouse environment which can produce major efficiency improvements to deliver a rapid return on investment. Operations with a large labour force […]
NNR Gets Empirica with Added Touch
NNR Global Logistics (NNR) has selected the Empirica warehouse management system (WMS) from Chess Logistics Technology to optimise its new Northampton operation.
A member of the Nishitetsu Group, NNR is an acknowledged provider of high quality […]
New Empirica WMS functionality to be showcased at IMHX 2016
Chess will be showcasing enhancements made to the web functionality of Empirica, its leading warehouse management system (WMS), on stand 11Q25 at IMHX 2016, at the NEC, Birmingham, 13-16 September.
In addition to a new web-order […]
To WMS or ERP – that is the question!
Few supply chain decisions will have as big an impact on your day-to-day operations as the decision about how to manage your warehouse operation.
And it is far too important a decision not to get it […]
Two new faces join the team at Chess
Due to a string of recent contract wins and on-going new product developments we’ve made two new appointments to our technical support and development teams at our headquarters in Trafford Park, Manchester.
21-year-old Amir Aljandel joins […]
CM North West selects Empirica
Warrington-based CM North West, part of Magnavale Group the UK’s fastest growing temperature controlled logistics group, has selected the Empirica WMS from Chess Logistics Technology to support continued development and business improvement.
The operation is a […]
From Bricks to Clicks – keeping pace with the new world of e-tailing
The next Warehouse Technology Group (WTG) open day is being held on Wednesday 15 June 2016. Themed From Clicks to Bricks, this FREE one-day event will show you how investment in business-improving warehouse technology and […]
Software as a Service – the future of the WMS?
We can all agree that ecommerce is growing at a phenomenal rate as increasingly sophisticated consumers expect their ‘anytime, anywhere’ buying requirements to be met. We can also agree that most retail businesses, traditional or […]
New web development talent strengthens technical team
Following the recent news of two new additions to our technical support team in March 2016, we’ve made two additional appointments to further strengthen our technical development capability.
Based at our headquarters in Trafford Park, Manchester, […]
New Cloud WMS for smaller business to launch at eDelivery Expo 2016
Our sister company, ProSKU, will be showcasing its brand new Cloud based WMS product on stand D85 at eDelivery Expo, 27-28 April at the NEC, Birmingham.
Developed in response to significant market demand, ProSKU is a […]
The WMS is indispensable in today’s omnichannel retail sector
The last decade has seen the retail sector undergo significant transformation with new technologies and increasing competition all playing their role in the revolution. In addition, the phenomenal growth in Internet usage has expanded consumer […]
Chess Strengthens Technical Support Team With Two New Recruits
We’ve made two key appointments to further strengthen our technical support team based at our headquarters in Trafford Park, Manchester.
Asif Patel has joined as Technical Support Manager and is responsible for the management and operation […]
Big Data enters the warehouse
Big Data is one of the most talked about developments in recent times. But what is it and how can it be utilised in a warehouse and materials handling operation?
A definition from Gartner identifies it […]
New Empirica WMS functionality to be launched at IntraLogisteX 2016
Chess will be showcasing enhancements made to the web functionality of Empirica, its leading warehouse management system (WMS) on stand 111 at IntraLogisteX 2016, at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on 16th and 17th March.
In addition […]
Why the WMS holds the key to the ‘omnichannel revolution’
Consumerism is having a significant and increasing impact on the supply chain, with today’s consumers demanding a seamless omni-channel experience across all retail sales channels.
Those retailers that have reacted quickly to these developments are now […]
New Cloud WMS for smaller business launches
Developed in response to significant market demand, ProSKU has been launched as a brand new cloud based warehouse management system (WMS).
Created specifically for the smaller business, ProSKU can be used on any web-enabled device and […]
Logistics outsourcing – why the WMS is becoming more vital to the shipper-3PL relationship
Research published by Cap Gemini in their 2014 Third Party Logistics Study, reporting on the state of logistics outsourcing, revealed that over half of shippers and 3PLs see the next seven to eight years following […]
Trio make the move to Empirica
The last few months have seen a number of new customers move to the Empirica WMS including Universal Flexible Packaging (UFP), Barron McCann and Robert Scott & Sons.
Based in Leicester, UFP (Uniflex) is a specialist […]
From Venezuela’s capital to Manchester
We are pleased to announce the recent recruitment of programmer Daniel Rosato to our existing technical team based at our headquarters in Trafford Park, Manchester. He joins the team in a specialist role as developer […]
Welcome to our new website
We are delighted to announce that our newly redesigned website is now live.
You’ll see a fresh new look and user-friendly navigation and that it’s been designed to be mobile and tablet responsive so you can […]
Design the perfect warehouse facilities to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s logistics
The next Warehouse Technology Group (WTG) open day is being held on 17 June 2015.
Themed The Dream Warehouse, this FREE one-day event will help you to design the perfect warehouse facilities to meet the challenges […]
RJ Edwards consolidates position with Empirica
RJ Edwards Transport Ltd has recently implemented the Empirica warehouse management system from Chess Logistics Technology to enhance key functions including reporting, inventory management and stock traceability to support its ongoing expansion. Although not far […]
Pick rates increased by 90% at ERIKS
ERIKS UK distributes a wide range of industrial products direct to customers and through a network of approx. 250 sites in the UK and Ireland from its warehouse in Halesowen, West Midlands. The company’s products […]
35 Years in Business and Still Going Strong!
A lot has happened over the last 35 years.
From the introduction of the Atari in 1980 through to smart watches, the current must have gadget. There’s also been a great deal happening around the world […]
10 Must-Dos for Good WMS Implementation
Chess Logistics Technology shares its thoughts about how to help ensure a positive WMS implementation experience.
1. Get Management Fully Onside
A business critical project like WMS implementation won’t succeed without senior level management buy-in. This must […]
Optimum performance in picking operations
Ensuring optimum performance in picking operations is about so many different things. It starts with the size, type and format of your storage facility – the racking type and layout, the handling equipment and the […]
WMS Q&A – practical advice about WMS implementation
Cloud based WMS, improving picking efficiency, inventory visibility and IT technology integration – just some of the topics discussed in this month’s WMS Q&A.
A small business is considering moving to cloud based WMS, but ‘they […]
Empirica WMS helps Andrew Page achieve rapid delivery growth
Case Study – Andrew Page
Leading automotive trade supplier Andrew Page introduced the Empirica warehouse management system from Chess when it opened a new national distribution centre (NDC) in 2012 to support business growth and new […]
New duo boosts development team talent
Hot on the heels of three new appointments announced in June 2014, we’ve made two further additions to our technical development team based at our headquarters in Trafford Park, Manchester.
Adam Moran and Tom Corless are […]
VIP Event – Improving Warehouse Efficiency To Cope With Growth
The next Warehouse Technology Group (WTG) open day is being held on 8th October 2014.
Themed Improving Warehouse Efficiency To Cope With Growth, this FREE event will help you to ensure that your operation is operating […]
Chess Implements Web Ordering System for DHL
Chess Logistics Technology has recently developed and delivered a new web-based ordering system for its established customer DHL Supply Chain. The ordering system meets a requirement from DHL’s customer, a retail forecourt operator, to simplify […]
Chess Bolsters Technical Development Team
Chess has recently strengthened its technical development team following the recruitment of a product manager and the addition of two system developers.
David Holden who joined the company in February is an experienced developer and product […]
The changing face of data capture
Data capture and omni-channel retailing
From the warehouse management system perspective there is very little technical difference in the detail of the data being captured which means existing hardware and software can be used. However, now […]
Eleanor Goes Empirica
Eleanor Hospital Logistics has chosen the Empirica WMS system from Chess Logistics Technology to manage stock within a newly awarded logistics contract.
The contract is for the provision of logistics services to North Bristol NHS Trust […]
The changing nature of order picking
With omni- and multi-channel, retailers or their fulfilment companies need the flexibility to pick more orders more efficiently. In retail distribution and internet retailing, for example, the trend is towards smaller orders placed more frequently […]
Warehouse Wendy – Christmas Special
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Empirica Enhancements Good News for Online Merchants
Chess Logistics Technology has made enhancements to its Empirica Warehouse Management System (WMS) to offer more support for companies that trade online.
Behind the system developments is the company’s desire to offer businesses with an e-commerce […]
FREE Warehouse Technology Event – Return on Investment
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As a founding member of the Warehouse Technology Group (WTG) we’re delighted to confirm that our next event is being held on 16th October 2013.
Themed Return on Investment, […]
Has the WMS Become a Commodity?
It’s many years since the warehouse management system (WMS) first appeared. Early versions were quite basic compared with those of today, mostly simple location systems whose product names often suggested a limited brief. But their introduction marked […]
WTG Event Deemed A Success With Over 90 Logistics Professionals Attending
The most recent Warehouse Technology Group (WTG) event took place on 22nd May 2013 with over 90 guests attending.
Free to attend, the event was themed Innovation in Logistics and guests were able to meet multiple suppliers […]
Chess Enhances Customer Support Team With Two New Recruits
We’ve made some two new additions to our Manchester-based customer support team.
Damian Zuk is newly appointed as support department manager and joins us with many years experience of software industry support team leadership involving varied […]
Cod Beck Upgrades WMS with Chess
Cod Beck Blenders, based near Thirsk North Yorkshire is a specialist chemicals processing company offering varied processing services for solid and liquid chemicals to create both finished and intermediate products. Their customers are leading manufacturers […]
Winterbotham Darby raises voice
Winterbotham Darby is an award-winning supplier of high quality continental foods to the retail and foodservice sectors. To enhance an existing RF solution it has recently implemented a voice picking solution proposed and supported by […]
Empirica WMS Supports Key Growth at Via Cold Stores
Since its initial implementation in 2011 the Empirica warehouse management system provided by Chess Logistics Technology has supported rapid growth at Scunthorpe-based Via Cold Stores. Operating from a 140,000sq ft site with over 22,000 pallet […]
Warehouse performance – Part One: What is warehouse performance?
All warehouses perform whether they do so well, or badly. So when we discuss performance we’re usually talking about ways to improve it. In other words creating measurable improvement in the activities that take place […]
Warehouse equipment open days 17-18 Oct
Expertise covering multiple aspects of warehouse automation and equipment will be on offer at the next Warehouse Technology Group (WTG) open days on 17-18 October 2012.
The open days offer an opportunity to see the latest […]
Andrew Page chooses Empirica for new NDC
Andrew Page Limited, a major independent distributor of quality vehicle components has selected the Empirica WMS system from Chess Logistics Technology for use at its new nationwide distribution centre. The new facility is located at […]
AEIOU spells WMS benefits!
Basic alphabetic awareness aside, AEIOU is a convenient and useful mnemonic for remembering the chief benefits gained from implementing a good WMS system. Starting with A for Accuracy and E for Efficiency we have I […]
DFDS Logistics Gets Empirica
A high volume transhipment facility operated by DFDS Logistics at their Larkhall facility near Glasgow has begun implementation of the Empirica WMS from Chess Logistics Technology. The site, along with satellite operations in Aberdeen and […]
Chess exhibiting at Logistics Link North
Chess Logistics Technology will be attending Logistics Link North on September 27th and 28th at Doncaster V3, come and see us on stand 73. Click the logo for more information.
FWCL Gets Empirica
The Felixstowe Warehousing Company (FWCL), part of the John Good Shipping group of companies is implementing the Empirica Warehouse management system at its 200,000 square feet facility situated adjacent to Felixstowe’s Container Terminal.
FWCL specialises in […]
Do you know … about barcodes?
The humble barcode has come a long way since the Wrigley Co. first put a ‘Universal Product Code’ on a packet of chewing gum in the mid 70’s. Now prolific in the retail environment the […]
Dynamic picking solution for ERIKS
A unique combination of vertical picking towers, sortation conveyors, RF barcode scanners and warehouse management system has provided industrial products supplier ERIKS UK with a highly productive, adaptable and efficient order fulfilment solution at its […]
September Newsletter
A unique combination of vertical picking towers,sortation conveyors, RFbarcode scanners and warehouse management system has provided industrial products supplier ERIKS UK with a highly productive, adaptable and efficient order fulfilment solution at its seals warehouse […]
Barnack storage bolster new site operation with Empirica WMS
Barnack Storage & Logistics based in Peterborough have completed a move to a new 100,000 sq ft warehouse operation at Orton Southgate. To coincide with this their Empirica WMS has been upgraded to incorporate handheld […]
Bathrooms.com Starts Clean with Empirica
Bathrooms .com is an expanding online retailer of stylish and contemporary bathrooms at affordable prices. They have recently implemented the Empirica warehouse management system to coincide with a move to new DC premises in Skelmersdale. […]
Warehouse Technology Group Live
The link is promoting a two day ‘open house’ event organised by the Warehouse Technology Group, of which we are a member.
The event takes place on the 18th /19th of May and is being held […]
Empirica underpins new Highways Agency stock systems
Highways Agency Introduces New Stock Management Systems
The Highways Agency uses integrated traffic technology as part of the Managed Motorway Programme to control traffic and support initiatives such as hard shoulder running. Traffic technology allows the […]
New Dashboard Display Module for Empirica
The new gadget-based Empirica Dashboard module adds a new level of reporting capability to Chess Logistics Technology’s Empirica WMS, and provides users with a highly configurable way to view a wide range of real-time performance […]
Empirica WMS supports best practice for Harro Foods
Specialist Japanese food wholesaler Harro Foods has improved stock management and traceability following the introduction of the Empirica warehouse management system from Chess Logistics Technology. Read full article click here
Over 99% Stock Accuracy for Welspun with Empirica WMS
Home textile supplier Welspun has improved stock control and order picking performance at its distribution centre in Manchester following the introduction of Chess Logistics Technology’s advanced Empirica warehouse management application with RF-based barcode scanning. Stock […]
Interfaces to SAP Help Rhys Davies Freight Logistics Deliver Superb Service
Total integration of in-house supply chain applications with the SAP system of a major customer has enabled Rhys Davies Freight Logistics (www.rhysdavies.co.uk) to improve its overall service, save costs and deliver greater visibility of management […]