Adoption rates of NextGen supply chains are not moving as fast as predicted and lack of capital investment/good business case propositions are primary reasons. Richard discusses how businesses could start small but think big.
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Richard Gilliard
Renovotec is the UK’s largest independent rugged hardware and maintenance, software and services company. Managing Director Richard Gilliard has helped lead the organisation for over 25 years, supporting customers across many sectors including warehousing and distribution, transport and logistics, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, seaports and field mobility. Richard's drive is to enable firms through…
Handhelds and ‘end of life’ as we know it
Apr 03, 2018 Comments (0)
Support for Windows CE and Windows Handheld will come to an end over the next two years. Richard Gilliard of Renovotec reflects on the options moving forward.
Fast food on demand
Feb 28, 2018 Comments (0)
The large-scale KFC/DHL distribution failure created headline stories, could the crisis have been avoided with on demand services, or did too many events conspire against it?
Don’t shoot the messenger
Jan 30, 2018 Comments (0)
When deliveries fail, customers largely blame the courier or retailer, even if they mistyped their address. How can companies minimise delivery failures through their print/labelling operations?
All I want for Christmas…
Nov 29, 2017 Comments (0)
When 'next day' delivery isn't soon enough what are the implications for delivery service providers?
Don’t move; improve!
Aug 07, 2017 Comments (0)
While the industry trend is moving towards more digital solutions sometimes it pays to look after the devices you have while you decide on the best strategy for business.
Smartening up goods in
Jul 17, 2017 Comments (0)
More needs to be done to streamline and improve processes around inventory control and management as it's costing both time and money.
Manufacturing ‘curate’s egg’
Jun 06, 2017 Comments (0)
Post-release of the Annual Manufacturing Report of 2017, Peter Laplanche reflects on the good and disappointing aspects as he sees them
Control your print environment; learning lessons from the ‘frontline’
Feb 27, 2017 Comments (0)
Managed print services are in widespread use in front offices but less so in industrial spaces yet there is much to be gained in both cost reduction and increased efficiency.
Smart delivery or dystopia?
Oct 25, 2016 Comments (0)
How does industry really feel about the cloud, big data, IoT, smart devices, do they see them as an opportunity or a threat?
