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 in Dudley.

Chess Logistics Technology integrated the solution around its Empirica application to manage all warehouse, stock and picking operations dynamically and in real time while also providing a seamless link with existing business applications.

"This highly efficient solution supports our business and manages the complete stock control and picking process so that we fulfil the maximum number of orders every day," says Peter Timbrell, Logistics Director at ERIKS UK. “It helps us provide the very high levels of information, quality of service and product availability expected by our customers.”

As a member of The Warehouse Technology Group (WTG) we are delighted to announce a forthcoming event to take place on 18th and 19th October 2011 with the twin themes of energy efficiency and safety in the warehouse. Keynote talks will be given by expert guest speakers, with supporting presentations from WTG members to highlight new technologies and working practices.

Attendance at the event, which is being hosted at the Logistics Research and Innovation Centre in Middleton, North Manchester, is by invitation only so to register please visit www.wtglive.co.uk/events and enter invitation code CHES.

Case study

Radley & Co., the UK’s largest producer of leather handbags and accessories, has selected the Empirica warehouse management system from Chess Logistics Technology for use at its brand new distribution centre in Milton Keynes. Chess has implemented Empirica with its Task-RF module to enable wireless communication with hand-held RF terminals so that Radley can manage its warehouse operations in real time and with enhanced accuracy.

Expert View

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 barcode hasn’t only changed the way we purchase goods. It has formed direct links between the products we buy and an ocean of data pored over by marketers to determine how, where and why we buy the products we do. Undoubtedly it has revolutionised retail practice.