The current situation Having had to cope with shutdowns, which also contributed to the rising trend in on-line shopping, the industry is now facing the Omicron scourge. This is leading to temporary staff shortages which then creates a domino effect throughout logistics. The Prognosis The phrase “we are all going to have to learn to…
The current situation You’ve come out of a hectic Christmas couple of months, and you are breathing a sigh of relief. It was hard work, but you coped, and now you want to be able to do more than cope. You know that your business has to become more efficient and improve turn-around times, but…
The Current Situation Business is brisk and you can cope but you know that if the company is to progress you will need to extend capacity and performance. So, you have decided to begin the planning of a business transformation in the New Year. Planning, organizing and implementation You know there is a need…
There are currently two major supply chain issues facing industry: – Can you fulfil the orders quickly enough and accurately enough? Is delivery slowing you down? Fulfilment Problems Now that more and more buyers are shopping online the fulfilment process takes on a different perspective. Instead of picking and packing for an outlet you may…
The Problem Through spring and summer, the plans were drawn up for transforming your business to face the increasing volume of online shopping. You even won a new client, on the basis that your plans would mean smooth and efficient order taking, fulfilment and dispatch. Now the transformation programme has hit snag after snag and…
The Coming Storm There will be a surge of demand this autumn given that online shopping is becoming much more the norm. Add to that, the fact that people are still uncertain about mixing with large numbers of people, particularly in shopping malls during the run-up to Christmas. Consequently, online demand will be higher, and…
The effect of the pandemic E-commerce has boomed in every market sector. Consequently, there is a need for more and more warehouse space and for more and better fulfilment systems. Whilst high-street retailers increased their warehouse occupancy by 5%, the overall warehouse occupancy grew by 32%*. Most of the space has been taken up by…
The Reason As Covid swept the country more and more people, out of necessity, began to shop online, for nearly everything, the need for more efficient order taking, processing, picking and packing grew and grew. The Result The logistics world had no choice but to react in order to keep up with the demand and…
There can be little doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the underlying, pre-2020 trend, of growth in the online retail sector. The proportion spent online in March 2021 was 34.7% compared with 23.1% reported in March 2020. These are the statistics produced by the Office of National Statistics and show the importance of online…
Why now? The Covid-19 pandemic has meant home delivery has become more the norm. Today’s consumer expects their order to be picked, packed and delivered when and where they want and fast. The e-commerce landscape is rapidly developing and is increasingly competitive. Retailers, manufacturers, and distributors have to supply all kinds of packages direct to…