E-commerce, S-commerce and M-commerce have opened a whole new world of possibilities for traditional bricks and mortar retailers. Selling online offers retailers countless advantages above and beyond the obvious ability to trade twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year with access to a global audience of potential consumers. New … Continue reading Can Warehouse Management Software Help Solve the Returns Challenge?

Your warehouse is throttling your business and limiting your ability to grow, but what is the answer? Employing more people whilst increasing your operational costs; moving to a purpose-built site on that shiny new development around the corner or investment in automation? If your goal is boosting operational efficiency increasing headcount or relocation may offer … Continue reading The Advantages of Warehouse Automation

Here is an infographic we produced to show the to key 5 areas of a warehouse management system. Click on the infographic to view a larger version. The key areas are: 1) Goods in 2) Put away 3) Stock 4) Picking 5) Despatch

Keymas K-Store: an application to rejuvenate your warehouse: Examine your current warehouse operation, talk to your pickers!, consider zoning, implement Keymas K-Store

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New case study, increasing pick rates and orders at a leading distributor. This case study features a large distribution company that Keymas came up with a conveyor system design that would offer both flexibility and efficiency savings, and potentially increase the turnover of the warehouse. Keymas looked at the whole pick process, the order profile, … Continue reading Distribution: Leading distributor increasing pick rates

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 … Continue reading Quality Control and Assurance

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 … Continue reading Automated Dispatch in the Warehouse

Following the development of our own video resource Keymas Ltd have launched a youtube channel. Currently the site holds 9 of our latest videos focusing on specific parts of an automated handling system including creative shots and descriptive information to describe what each part of the handling system accomplishes. From Arm scanners to multiple floors, … Continue reading Youtube Channel

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 … Continue reading Article: WMS, one size does not fit all