In any business, quality control should not adhere to basic and unsecured way of delivering goods to its customers. These businesses should aim to deliver the best quality and intact quantity to its end consumer by providing comprehensive automated structured delivery. Did you know that one mistake on quality assurance can cost a business millions of pounds? This is why it is important that whatever changes made for the development of the business, quality assurance should not be compromised.

Warehouse automated control can help you increase accuracy on items that needs to go under quality control. These types of automated testing facilities are designed to help you minimize manual checking on items instead, you let the machine take tests whether you are dispatching the right quantity for the item. Let

Warehousing is considered one of the most significant processes in a manufacturing business. The old style warehousing is all about stacking goods and keeping them safe and intact. Today, warehousing consists of preparation of delivery receipts, conducting inventory, monitoring delivery schedule and the most basic yet important part, the transportation of goods to different parts of the warehouse.

Today, a warehouse with a dispatch automation trend is known to increase productivity by almost 60%. Improving dispatch in a warehouse is not only considered a step to a greater productivity but it also shows signs of a booming business. Let

In the latest of a series of articles from members of the Automated Material Handling Systems Association (AMHSA), John Barton, Managing Director of Keymas Ltd, examines warehouse management systems.

At the fall of France in 1940, the French had over two thousand modern fighter planes – more than twice the number deployed by the victorious Luftwaffe. The problem was that the French administration didn’t know where most of them were. The German Blitzkrieg attack had led many local commanders in France to make tactical decisions to move aircraft, men and equipment south, away from the invaders. These parochial decisions had no easy way of becoming known centrally, with the result being chaos and capitulation. Acolytes of the military theorist Carl von Clausewitz will know of the parallels that exist between military and business strategies. If only the French had had a management system that allowed lower-level local commanders to input information, then those at the top could have made decisions and acted upon it.

WMS is not the full answer

In the modern logistics industry, we have software information systems known as warehouse management systems (WMS), which perform a vital role but are not the full answer in a dynamic business environment. Much WMS software is highly sophisticated and its strength is, in essence, that all information goes into the centre and the WMS

We demand our products now. Next day delivery is a necessity and inaccurate delivery is no longer an option. But what kind of implications does this have for the sortation system within the supply chain. John Barton, Managing Director of Keymas, with 21 years of industry experience with successful systems in Argos, Amazon and British Airways, talks us through the latest developments in sortation systems, and highlights key points which can transform warehouse and distribution operations.

Question: Could you talk us through some key innovations that are changing the way sortation works?

Barton: Well, really this depends on what sector you