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The Differences between WMS, WCS and WES

October 19, 2022

More warehousing operations must embrace smart warehouses with the pressure to maintain competitiveness and profitability mounting. The warehousing industry has come a long way from when operations were mostly manual. We’re in exciting and cutting-edge times when it comes to warehousing and distribution, there’s no doubt. However, it is a double-edged sword, and to take […]

5 Signs That You Might Need a New WMS

September 28, 2022

An effectively run warehouse and distribution centre is a strategic imperative for companies operating in the online, wholesale, and retail distribution sectors. Undoubtedly, a more discerning and demanding customer, increasing operational costs, and a need to remain profitable drive warehousing and distribution operations to become leaner, agile, faster, and more efficient. In order to stay […]

The Evolution of Warehouse Management & how Tech has Contributed

August 30, 2022

Warehouse management solutions have evolved from complex systems that require special skills to operate and maintain to automation systems that are more convenient to use and are more beneficial to the company. A modern warehouse management system integrates into the company’s IT landscape, improving response and delivery times and improving visibility. In addition, today’s systems […]

3 Distribution Trends that are affecting the Warehousing Industry

August 30, 2022

In the past, warehouses serviced, for the most part, consumer stores where the customer could browse and select what they wanted to purchase. As a result, distribution costs and delivery points were, on the whole, fixed and relatively easy to manage. This model has been slowly changing with a steady uptake in online purchases, although […]

3 Warehouse Technologies to Improve Efficiency

August 2, 2022

Technology has quickly transformed the world around us, impacting everything from how we communicate to how our businesses operate. Technology is changing warehouses, too, supporting leaner, more agile operations and enabling warehouses to provide customer-centric services, which is fast becoming essential to the success of a fulfilment process. Why is technology important for warehouses? Pressure […]

The Rise of E-Commerce

August 1, 2022

Thanks to companies like Amazon, Superbalist, Takealot, Zappos, and thousands of others, online shoppers want to receive their orders quickly and in a manner that suits their busy lifestyles. By using warehousing and supply chain software solutions that are geared toward eCommerce solutions, merchants can delight their customers and make their own lives less stressful. […]

The Importance of Warehouse Automation: A South African Perspective

July 1, 2022

The use of automation equipment within warehouse facilities is not new, it’s been around for more than thirty years, and although prevalent in Europe, the US and Asia, it is still not common within South African businesses. Although some forwarding-looking companies have invested to a degree in automation, few can match that of their international […]

We’ve Reached a New Apex!

May 19, 2022

Every industry, including logistics and warehousing, has an elephant in the room. The proverbial elephant in the room. That aphorism has always conjured up an amusing image in Apex founder Alan Richard’s head of a timid cartoon elephant desperately seeking to conceal its enormous grey body behind drapes. While the sight is entertaining, the experience […]

Trends in 2022 that affect the pharmaceutical industry and, pharmaceutical warehousing

May 19, 2022

According to a Deloitte report, a more discerning customer is emerging, expecting profound pharma solutions to make drug development and prescription more convenient. The report is clear that biopharma leaders are prioritising research and development, technological transformation, and global market presence. Thus, pharmaceutical companies require even more customer-centric approaches to satisfy the expectations of their […]

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