how.fm, the SaaS training platform enabling warehouse operators to onboard, upskill, and support their operators every day, has raised a $5.4m seed round. The company will use the funding to recruit across the business, grow its commercial teams in Cologne and London, and further, expand into the manufacturing, retail and food industries.
Warehouse Management Software, WMS, Warehousing Software, Warehouse Systems
A critical element within the wider supply chain, a warehouse management system (WMS) helps to manage the storage and distribution of goods within a warehouse or distribution centre (DC). The software stores and provides information on goods transactions such as receiving, putaway and picking and shipping, often based on real-time information related to bin utilisation. A WMS system also often incorporates the use of Auto Identification & Data Capture (AIDC) devices or systems – including barcode scanners, mobile computers, wireless LANs or Radio-frequency identification (RFID) – to help to optimise the efficient stocking and distribution of goods.
As global demand for warehouse workers soars, how.fm raises $5.4m to fully digitise training
May 30, 2022
CKF design and build Auto Packer cell for bio-bean
May 23, 2022
CKF Systems was contacted by bio-bean – a company that recycles spent coffee grounds into a fuel source – and was asked to design and build a bag packing cell for bio-bean’s Coffee Logs product. Installed in bio-bean’s production facility in Cambridgeshire, the new system has improved health and safety and working conditions as well as increasing efficiency and streamlining the company’s operations.
Eight in 10 warehouse associates say positive workplace changes are happening amid labour shortage
May 18, 2022
Zebra Technologies Corporation recently conducted a new global Warehousing Vision Study to explore the trends and sentiments driving operational decisions and spend in warehouses. The findings deliver encouraging news: warehouse operators are making significant investments to better fulfil the needs of both customers and workers and make it easier to fill open jobs.
Indigo Software expands into Great Lakes with new Warehouse Management Systems business partnership
May 11, 2022
International warehouse management systems (WMS) specialist Indigo Software has formed a new business partnership with eXant Great Lakes (EGL). The partnership with EGL is key to Indigo Software’s expansion targets in the USA and will support long-term business growth within the Great Lakes states of Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, where Indigo Software already has an installed customer base.
New functionality the order fulfilment of the day for high growth 3PLs
Apr 28, 2022
WMS technology provider, Synergy Logistics, has further enhanced its multiple billing software that already offers high levels of detail, accuracy and clarity via its SnapFulfil WMS cloud based solution.
Brother UK teams-up with Renovotec as demand rises for warehouse tech
Apr 28, 2022
Business technology solutions provider Brother UK, has expanded its reach into the retail, warehousing, and logistic markets after signing a new partnership with sector specialist reseller Renovotec.
Asda extends long-term partnership with Vanderlande
Apr 26, 2022
One of the UK’s leading supermarket chains, Asda, has renewed its site-based, life-cycle services contract with Vanderlande for the next five years, further cementing the partnership.
The computer says it’s there – but where is it?
Apr 20, 2022
RFID’s ability to track items can revolutionise production and logistics. Munzi Ali of CoreRFID shows how five leading manufacturers have enhanced their operation. A major challenge in manufacturing and logistics is keeping track of assets – from components or raw materials to the finished goods.
Employee safety in the logistics industry starts with data collection and analysis
Apr 19, 2022
Logistics organisations are under unprecedented pressure to improve not only efficiency, but also employee safety. The COVID-19-inspired spike in demand has highlighted endemic performance problems and created new workplace challenges; how can companies recruit and retain staff in a highly competitive market when the transport and storage industry exhibits a higher rate of injury at all levels of severity compared to other sectors?
Swisslog builds deep-freeze warehouse for TKL in Vienna
Apr 13, 2022
Temperature-controlled food logistics company, TKL Lebensmittel Logistik GmbH in Vienna, Austria, is expanding, trusting in the experience and technologies of the Swiss intralogistics provider, Swisslog. The installation of automatic and semi-automatic systems including software control is planned to be complete by autumn 2023.
Warehouse Management System (WMS)
A warehouse is a commercial building used for the storage of goods and are usually cited in industrial areas. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, logistics companies, distributors, transport, freight forwarders, importers, exporters, wholesalers, etc. Warehouses usually have loading bays and docks and serve as a distribution centre for the loading and unloading of goods from trucks. Sometimes warehouses are designed for storage and despatch of goods directly from railways, airports or seaports.
A warehouse management system, or WMS, is a key part of the supply chain and primarily aims to control the movement and storage of materials within a warehouse and then organise and process all of the associated transactions such as shipping, receiving, put-away and picking. The systems also direct and optimise stock put-away based on real-time information about the status of bin utilisation. A WMS can be used by manufacturers in their own warehousing facilities or a logistics company (3Pl /4Pl) operating contracts for a number of clients and retailers.
Warehouses are an integral link in the modern supply chain, ensuring that the correct product is stored efficiently ,delivered in the right quantity, in good condition, at the required time, and at minimal cost. It performs an integral role in managing goods movement and information exchange between manufacturers, distributors and retailers.
A good Warehouse Management System (WMS) manages all types of warehouse operations efficiently and effectively. It also enhances inventory management by increasing accuracy, improving order fulfilment and reducing order cycle time. Receiving and shipping are streamlined as well to facilitate cross-docking and expedite back-ordered products.
A WMS can automate picking, packing and shipping and it will minimise the number of moves per order. The WMS can improve the accuracy of every order, reduce safety stock, manage tasks and improve processes. An efficient WMS can consolidate orders to reduce transportation and shipping costs. Data is collected within the warehouse environment by data-capture technology such as barcode scanners, mobile computers, wireless LANs and Radio-frequency identification (RFID). This information is then fed into a central WMS database to provide a real-time update on the overall inventory and specific SKU levels in the warehouse (stock keeping units). This information is then used to replenish the stock levels to ensure that there is sufficient flow of products. Once data has been collected, there is either a batch synchronization with, or a real-time wireless transmission to a central database. The database can then provide useful reports about the status of goods in the warehouse.
Bonded warehouses are specifically used as a secure holding or storage facility before duty is paid. Upon entry of goods into the warehouse, the importer and warehouse owner incur liability under a bond. Goods can be stored and held in a secure environment for a number of years before either being shipped on or released for distribution when the duty must then be paid.
