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Order Picking in the Warehouse

April 11, 2013 0 Comments

order pickingOrder picking is an important aspect within any warehouse. It forms as much as 55% of operation costs within any distribution centre, compared to shipping, storage and receiving stages and has a direct impact on customer satisfaction levels. This week’s blog will determine how you can improve upon order picking processes, as well as, how to choose the correct method of order picking for your warehouse.

How to Lower your Materials Handling Costs

March 07, 2013 1 Comments

How to Lower your Materials Handling Costs

There are commonalities within many businesses, that when combined, lead to a serious loss of profit. In order to make improvements and further profit margins, it is important to consider, that one of the many benefits of improving efficiency within your business, is an increase in profit. This weeks’ blog will provide you with some useful tips on how to lower your materials handling costs, without compromising efficiency within your business.

A Comparison Of Different Pallet Types

August 24, 2012 0 Comments

A Comparison Of Different Pallet Types

Pallets are made from numerous materials and sometimes it can be confusing deciding which one best suits your needs based on your specific requirements. We have already looked at the advantages and disadvantages of plastic and wooden pallets; however now we will look at all the different types of pallets that are available. We hope the following information will assist you in choosing the right pallet for your transport applications.

How to stretch-wrap pallets.  6 simple tips to follow!

August 13, 2012 1 Comments

How to stretch-wrap pallets.  6 simple tips to follow!

Stretch wrapping is a packaging technique used throughout the industry to secure items to a pallet for transportation.  This technique is especially useful when there are multiple boxes or products to be transported via a pallet.

Stretch Wrapping vs. Shrink Wrapping - Understanding The Difference

February 24, 2012 10 Comments

Stretch Wrapping vs. Shrink Wrapping - Understanding The Difference

When it comes to protecting products, or holding products together and intact for transport; stretch and shrink wrapping are often employed.  Although these two types of wrapping have many differences, they are often confused.  This blog aims to outline the differences between the two products and under what application they are both utilized.

Are cardboard pallets the key to transportation success? Ikea dares to find out.

January 24, 2012 0 Comments

Are cardboard pallets the key to transportation success? Ikea dares to find out.

Furniture retail giant Ikea recently announced they will no longer be using wooden pallets to transport goods, instead moving to the less widely used corrugated cardboard pallets. Ikea’s Sustainability Chief, Jeanette Skjelmose, states that the main goal of switching to cardboard pallets was to create a smarter transportation system, while also reducing transport costs. Ikea estimates this change will save them approximately $193 million per year.

Plastic pallets vs Wood pallets

December 22, 2011 5 Comments

Plastic pallets vs Wood pallets

Pallets are an important part of the materials handling industry used in most aspects of the supply chain. This type of packaging is widely used in the storage and transport of goods. Pallets can be made from wood, plastic or metal; each comes with their own advantages and disadvantages.

Choosing The Right Forklift Fuel Type Part 3: Gas

March 23, 2011 1 Comments

Choosing The Right Forklift Fuel Type Part 3: Gas

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) … what’s the difference? CNG and LPG are both gasses that forklifts use to operate. There are a few differences between the two and in today’s post the positives and drawbacks of each will be mentioned.

Choosing The Right Forklift Fuel Type Part 2: Electric

March 09, 2011 1 Comments

Choosing The Right Forklift Fuel Type Part 2: Electric

Electric forklifts … what are they good for? Today we will continue on with our forklift fuel type series by telling you a little about electric forklifts and going through the advantages and disadvantages of having one.

Choosing The Right Forklift Fuel Type Part 1: Diesel (Internal combustion)

March 08, 2011 0 Comments

Choosing The Right Forklift Fuel Type Part 1: Diesel (Internal combustion)

“Choosing The Right Forklift Fuel Type” is a 3 part series written to briefly describe each forklift fuel type and to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. This will help you determine which fuel type is suitable for your workplace and if your current fuel type is appropriate.

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