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Why Should You Move from Paper Based Picking to an Automated Picking System?

Let’s face it, keeping up with the likes of Amazon is far from an easy task. The sheer scale of their business is intimidating, and their warehouses equally vast. Nevertheless, Amazon are now making inroads on delivering orders within the same day they’re placed – something that was thought near impossible not too long ago. […]

Ways to Improve Order Picking Productivity

Ever wondered how to increase customer satisfaction and improve your order picking productivity? Managing your customers orders properly can lead to increased productivity and improved customer satisfaction. This article will provide you an insight into the ways by which order picking and the warehouse procedures can be improved to get your company’s fulfilment optimised. Digitalization […]

Keymas K-Pick and SAP Picking conveyor systems integration

Read the case study of our K-Pick automated paperless picking system integrated with SAP for a customer. Or download the case study on our case studies page. Summary A leading distributor of assembly and fasters, who were an exsisting Keymas conveyor customer, needed to integrate into the new worldwide deployment of the SAP system. Keymas […]

Should Your Ecommerce Website Support Bitcoin Payments?

Since its creation in 2009, Bitcoin has gone through an astonishing rise. Along the way, it’s hit value highs of over $1000 per Bitcoin, been touted as a viable alternative to traditional forms of money and is now even being considered for currency status by the Japanese government. Whilst the hype surrounding the currency has […]

New visual for 3D conveyor layout

We just thought we would share our 3D layout that we are using as a visual for our K-Pick system (view more on the conveyor picking system here). The layout are used as a representative layout of a typical application of K-Pick. This includes the conveyor, goods in, put away, stock, picking and despatch. Also, […]

Different Warehouse Picking Methods

Despite the amount of research invested in warehouse management, many will testify how cumbersome a task finding an efficient strategy in order picking can be. The general overview of order picking is that a business receives its products, which are then distributed to various locations throughout the warehouse. Pickers are then assigned to fulfil these […]

Warehouse picking efficiency infographic

Looking to improve warehouse picker efficiency? Here is an infographic based on research showing where pickers time is taken up in the warehouse.

Black Friday 2015: How to prepare your warehouse

Black Friday may have started out in the US but these days it’s a big deal in the UK too. This year it will take place on 27th November, so mark it on your calendar – it’s going to be the biggest shopping day of 2015!

Custom Picking Methods

Picking methods need to be accurate, labour saving and timely. The best picking method is dependent on the product type and volume of orders and how many picks per order. Piece picking is where individual products are picked, typical of mail order companies, there are thousands of products on the inventory but only a few […]

Total automation of the warehouse picking process – are we there yet?

With the ever-increasing popularity of shopping online, ecommerce businesses are keen to make the customers’ shopping experience as straightforward and efficient as possible. Order fulfilment, particularly the picking of products, after purchase by the customer, remains a part of the process vulnerable to delays. Ecommerce giants, Amazon recognised the need to improve their warehouse picking […]