In the supply chain management world, pick & pack is a vital step of the process, ensuring that the distribution of goods (often retail) is completed efficiently. It involves disassembling an amount of goods, selecting (picking) the relevant product for each onwards destination and repacking it with the relevant shipping and financial documentation.
Your supply chain is the lifeblood of your organisation – without this constant, regulated, high quality stream of raw materials and products, your organisation would cease to exist. In today’s globalised economy, protecting your supply chain from unexpected risks and turbulence is no mean feat. In this week’s post, we uncover some of the latest…
No one likes a drama, especially in business. Your operation needs to run smoothly, quickly and underpin your profits; otherwise why are you in business? SAP HANA promises drama; but only the best. The best way to curate your data, the best way to gain accurate insights into your organisation, the best kind of analytics…
Picture this. A company starts out small, possibly with even fewer than 10 employees. At this stage, the operations of a business keep everyone busy, getting products out to the market is key to sustaining the growth. Functions such as finance, sales and marketing and human resources might be handled by the same person or…
When your organisation has made the decision to invest in an ERP, you might wonder how your industry-specific processes will be managed in the future. You may also have concerns about the intricate details of your business operations and how things might change when you switch to a new platform. Working with Blue Ocean Systems…
They all started there – in that startup phase where the CEO was also the operations manager, the production manager, the sales and marketing guy, the hirer and firer, the chief problem solver. They knew everything about the organisation because it was their concept, their baby and they knew every contact, every sale, every team…
This week, we welcome a guest post from Business.com – the premier online destination for businesses of all sizes to research, find, and compare the products and services they need to run their businesses. Erica Bell, guides us through why inventory management is essential in today’s business.
As we defined in a previous post, supply chain management (SCM) is: “the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the provision of product and service packages required by the end customers in a supply chain. Supply chain management spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption”.
Running a small or medium sized enterprise (SME) brings with it plenty of challenges, particularly through turbulent economic times. New products, special offers and promises of business growth all provide tempting quick fixes to stay ahead of the competition. Add to that the expectations from customers for reduced costs, improved service and increased product choice…
Another buzz-term in many of today’s industries, supply chain management is often a department in its own right for larger companies. But small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are also now following the crowd by reviewing, renewing and revising their processes which result in supplying the end user with their product or service. Before we…
