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GEFCO transports crane from Kazakhstan to Belgium

Posted on by Keith McKinley

GEFCO, a global multimodal supply-chain expert, has completed an industrial project cargo solution to deliver one of the world’s largest cranes by ocean freight charter for a leading provider of crane rental services, heavy lifting equipment and engineered transport.

The project, delivered by GEFCO Air & Sea, saw the team transport the 4,000t, 8,000cbm disassembled crane by ocean freight from Kazakhstan to Belgium.

GEFCO chartered a newly-built tween-deck, innovative vessel, the MV Ella, which enabled the crane to be transported in one single shipment across both river and sea. GEFCO worked closely with the customer on planning to meet the complex stowage and lashing requirements, as well as the customs process. The delivery was completed in Antwerp in September, after 32 days of travel.

Vincent Habryn, Global Head of Industrial Project Cargo, GEFCO Air & Sea, said: “This project was an excellent showcase of our ability to provide a seamless and efficient Industrial Project Cargo service, despite a number of challenges we guaranteed the safe delivery across both river and sea, for our valued customer.

“We are grateful as ever for the commitment of our local teams and the trust and support of our partners.”

Moving a space test chamber from Italy to UK

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Specialist Logistics Services does exactly as its name suggests – it specialises in the movement of out-of-gauge and abnormal project cargo.

During the first Covid lockdown in April 2020, it undertook a particularly challenging venture to move a satellite space test chamber from its manufacturing facility in Italy to Harwell in Oxfordshire. It was by far the biggest challenge the company had undertaken.

The vast spherical chamber was moved in 53 parts, six of which were the main chamber walls comprising 8m-wide sections. Specialist Logistics Services started the journey by chartering a vessel from Italy to the UK. It then organised with Portsmouth docks to use specialist cranes to unload the vessel and move every part on appropriate vehicles that would manage the size and weight of the pieces. Then very early on a Sunday morning as to not disrupt regular traffic, the convoy departed for its destination. Taking up a minimum of two lanes of traffic at any one time, the convoy was over half a mile long in total.

Upon arrival in Harwell, a highly skilled team was brought in to move the pieces into place and weld it together so the rest of the facility could be constructed around the chamber.

The operation took two years of planning and involved literally hundreds of personnel.

Open Logistics Foundation established

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Dachser, DB Schenker, duisport and Rhenus have established the Open Logistics Foundation. The purpose of the non-profit foundation is to build a European open-source community aiming to promote digitalisation in logistics and supply chain management based on open source and standardise logistics processes through de facto standards. Not only is a technology initiative like this unique in logistics to date, the founding members are also taking on a pioneering role as to the future topic of open source.

“We want to drive the digitalisation of logistics forward together. That is why open source is an important success factor for the entire logistics industry and, at the same time, a driver for harmonised processes in digital supply chains. We consider the Open Logistics Foundation to be the first step towards a platform economy based on European legal standards and values. It is both a beginning and an appeal to the logistics sector to think of technology and processes together and actively participate in the open-source community,” the founding members declared in a joint statement. Now it is about anchoring open source in the logistics sector and implementing the internal structures to work with the corresponding hardware and software.

The foundation addresses all logistics-related companies and their IT developers. Through Open Logistics e.V., the funding association, which was also founded in Berlin, it is open to new members from all areas of logistics, ranging from industry, retail and services to freight forwarders and political organisations. Numerous companies already announced their participation in the funding association, including AEB, BLG Logistics Group, GS1 Germany, Lobster Logistics Cloud and the Bochum-based Setlog Holding, but also associations such as the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung.

The core of the foundation’s work is the operation of the so-called Open Logistics Repository, a technical platform on which software and hardware interfaces reference implementations and components available as open-source under a free license (permissive license). All tools and components will be free of charge without restriction for commercial applications to promote broad acceptance within the logistics sector. Companies may use them, for example, to expand their platforms or to set up new products and business models faster.

The open-source approach guarantees an open standard for digitalising logistics processes while offering a significant degree of flexibility for individual customisation. Companies that use open source are usually more productive, reduce costs and prevent being tied to proprietary software. Another advantage is that the software solutions are not isolated, but all components are compatible, facilitating digital networking beyond company boundaries.

The main tasks of the foundation also include identifying collaborative projects to be included in the repository. It monitors the quality of the open-source software and guarantees neutrality in its development. Furthermore, it offers training for companies on how to work with the platform.

The set-up phase of the platform will take place in the coming year. In Berlin, some open-source projects have already been named, for example the first open-source digital consignment note (eCMR) as well as implementations for the digital load carrier exchange or the AGV interface VDA 5050. Further developments from the community will be added in the future.

On the foundation’s establishment, the board members were appointed. Jochen Thewes (Chairman), CEO of DB Schenker, Dr. Stephan Peters (Vice Chairman), Member of the Board of Rhenus, and Stefan Hohm (Vice Chairman), CDO of Dachser, were elected to the Executive Board. The Advisory Board is made up of Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Michael ten Hompel (Chairman), Managing Director of the Fraunhofer IML, and Markus Bangen, CEO of duisport, as well as Jakub Piotrowski CIO/CDO of BLG Logistics Group.

The Open Logistics Foundation was initiated by the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML as part of its Silicon Economy research project, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) with €25m. More than 150 researchers are working on an open-source software and hardware infrastructure that enables companies to process their business operations in an automated way and to offer and use services and data securely across different platforms beyond company boundaries. The software and hardware created during the project duration until 2023 and the developments from the community Open Logistics Foundation will form the basis of the Open Logistics Foundation’s repository.

Statements

“If we want to digitise logistics successfully, we have to overcome silo structures. Hardware and software from open source can and will make a significant contribution to achieving this. The benefits are impressively simple: Everyone uses the same freight documents, for example, and everyone plans routes or offers tracking and tracing. In this respect, we want to jointly develop IT standards in logistics beyond company boundaries and make the results accessible to everyone. This open-source approach is intended to replace individual investments in the digitalisation of commodities. Every company will benefit from this.” Jochen Thewes, CEO of DB Schenker, Chairman of the Board of the Open Logistics Foundation

“Digitalisation is not an end in itself. It overcomes interfaces and pays off higher-level goals such as transparency, efficiency, and sustainability. Above all, however, it must also be economically feasible and successful on the market. 100 percent digital is not a dream, but our common future in more and more use cases. The open-source concept guarantees an open standard for digitalising logistics processes while offering a high degree of flexibility for individual adaptations. By founding the Open Logistics Foundation, we have laid the basis for the era of open source in logistics.” Dr. Stephan Peters, Member of the Board of Rhenus SE & Co. KG, Vice Chairman of the Open Logistics Foundation

“Intelligent logistics is based on high-performance IT systems. This principle has applied at Dachser for many decades and will certainly remain so. However, it hardly makes sense to program every line of code in a standard application yourself. This is neither economical nor does it provide a competitive advantage. On the contrary, quite often, it even prevents the pragmatic networking of partners and customers. Therefore, it is advantageous for all supply chain parties, if in the future, that selected software components are available to everyone free of charge as open-source elements and continuously updated via a neutral authority. Open source thus becomes another important competitive factor, and that is why we have supported the idea of the Open Logistics Foundation since the very beginning.” Stefan Hohm, Chief Development Officer (CDO), Dachser SE, Vice Chairman of the Open Logistics Foundation

“The logistics sector must become more software-driven to play a role in the forthcoming platform economy and to self-determine its future based on European legal standards and values. Digitisation is the goal, and open source is the key to taking all companies along this journey, regardless of size and sector. Dachser, DB Schenker, duisport and Rhenus have laid the basis with their donation of the non-profit Open Logistics Foundation. Now it’s a matter of what the logistics sector turns it into.” Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Michael ten Hompel, Managing Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML), Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Open Logistics Foundation.

“After the presentation of the Open Logistics Foundation, it was clear to the Port of Duisburg very quickly that we would like to get involved. The primary goals of our commitment are an industry-wide dialogue, the identification of overarching challenges, and the creation of urgently needed standards to make cross-location collaboration technologically easier. The bundling of resources and topics offers us the unique opportunity to set de facto standards instead of creating further monoliths. The digitalisation of logistics can only be advanced by working together. The early involvement of all stakeholders creates important internal structures and also promotes the mutual exploration of existing needs and necessities as well as the identification of available resources.” Markus Bangen, Chairman of the Executive Board of Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport), Member of the Advisory Board of the Open Logistics Foundation

About the Foundation

The Open Logistics Foundation is a non-profit and operationally working foundation based in Dortmund that fosters open-source applications in logistics. The foundation’s primary purpose is to build a European open-source community to promote digitalisation in logistics and supply chain management based on open source and standardise logistics processes utilising de facto standards. The foundation operates the repository, a technical platform for open-source software (OSS) and hardware (OSH).

It makes interfaces, reference implementations and components available via open-source under a free license (permissive license). It monitors the quality and security of the open-source tools and guarantees neutrality in its development. The Open Logistics Foundation works based on European legal standards and values, it is independent and addresses IT developers and users from all areas of logistics.

The Open Logistics Foundation was initiated by the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) as part of the “Silicon Economy” project. The founding members are Dachser, DB Schenker, duisport and Rhenus; other companies support the organisation. The foundation is open to further members through its funding association, Open Logistics e.V.

Tower Cold Chain launches new brand identity

Posted on by Keith McKinley

Pharmaceutical thermal protection specialist Tower Cold Chain has launched a new brand identity, supported by a new website that provides an enhanced experience for the company’s growing global customer base.

Both the branding and website reflect Tower’s global focus on promoting circularity and driving innovation in cold chain delivery to offer added customer value and best-in-class technical support services.

The website has been designed to be fully customer-centric, including the introduction of a new technical resource area, streamlined product information and the provision of a personalised dashboard that helps users configure the specific requirements for their cold chain payloads.

In addition, following specific customer feedback, the site also incorporates a dynamic map of the Tower’s global network with detailed information on its strategically located hubs throughout Europe, the USA, Asia-Pacific, India, and South Africa.

The website includes full details of Tower’s complete range of robust, reliable and reusable containers, which covers all pharmaceutical temperature configurations and standards, as well as meeting the different requirements of Euro, US, single and double pallets, and the smaller sub-pallet consignments. This enables customers to easily compare models and identify the most appropriate solution for their requirements.

Niall Balfour, Tower Cold Chain’s CEO, said: “Our new website and branding reflect both our global capabilities and our commitment to deliver the highest standards of products and services.

“Through simplifying what is a highly technical and highly regulated supply chain, we believe we can deliver real value for our customers. Our website is central to this, enabling them to find the information they require with the very minimum of clicks and helping them to specify and book the services they need.”

Tower’s latest investment and digitalisation of its services follows the recent opening of its new global headquarters in Theale, UK, where its Innovation Centre and expanded laboratory facilities will play a key role in delivering the next generation of cold chain products.

The company was one of the first to adopt phase-change materials to protect temperature-sensitive materials, as well as developing an integrated data logger for its products. More recently, Tower introduced a range of unique biotechnology deep frozen pack-out solutions.

“Innovation has driven Tower’s development and our new brand and website will spearhead our commitment to becoming the provider of choice in digitalised thermal protection solutions,” concluded Balfour.

“I am delighted at the positive feedback we have already received as we continue to develop the Tower offer and provide the high-performance containers our customers demand to deliver pharmaceuticals to patients safely and efficiently worldwide.”

 

OT Group opens new centralised hub

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National business supplies and services provider, OT Group – which includes the OfficeTeam, Office Depot UK & Ireland, Zen Office, and Spicers Ireland brands – has relocated to its new headquarters in Ashton-under-Lyne.

The move comes as a result of the completion of OT Group’s acquisition of parts of Office Depot UK & Ireland’s contract arm earlier this year, which is already based at the location. Further significant investment is intended for the 275,000 sq ft site, with plans to bring up to 200 new jobs into the local area.

The move will enable the business to provide a higher quality service to its customers – with the facility having the capacity to hold over 22,000 products and, using sophisticated picking technologies, achieves a 99.8% order accuracy rate.

Previously located at its central distribution centre in Birmingham, the facility will provide greater stability for OT Group’s customers through improved distribution capabilities, at a time when supply chain turbulence is at an all-time high.

Andrew Jones, CEO of OT Group, commented: “We’re thrilled to be based in Ashton-under-Lyne – the area has so much to offer, and the site is more fitting with our long-term strategy thanks to its industry-leading technology and experienced team.

“It also serves to showcase the rapid growth the Group is undertaking – and evidences where we are innovating within our industry and leading within the market, while still providing the reliability our customers need.

“And, with a ‘local first’ recruitment policy in place, we’re excited to be looking to the talent pool of Ashton-under-Lyne and the wider Manchester area to fill any newly created positions.”

The Ashton-under-Lyne facility houses advanced warehousing and distribution centre technologies, meaning that OT Group will be able to provide an even more efficient, competitive, and responsive service to its customers as it continues with its rapid growth plans.

The launch of the new flagship site coincides with the acquired parts of Office Depot UK & Ireland business’ full integration into the OT Group, where it began trading under the new Group umbrella on 27th September 2021.

 

Globalia’s annual meeting goes virtual

Posted on by Keith McKinley

Globalia concluded its second Virtual Meeting successfully, which was organised to expedite networking among the members and reunite them virtually. After the great reception of its first Online Conference, Globalia’s team worked hard to surpass the previous meeting experience. The Virtual Meeting that was held on 14th and 15th October 2021 presented a perfect opportunity for the members to assemble on one platform and consolidate relationships with their network partners without having to leave their homes.

Members participated in more than 1,150 one-to-one videoconferences during the two days of the event. The professional and user-friendly meeting platform created by Globalia made for a seamless conferencing experience. It ensured that all the videoconferences were automatically organised according to the agenda and time zone of the delegates.

“It has been wonderful experience, thanks to the whole Globalia team, who made it possible,” said a  Globalia Member in Karachi, Pakistan.

The primary goal of the conference was to encourage a perfect working partnership between the network members that majorly contributed to expanding the scope and opportunities of the member companies. Moreover, Globalia’s team was always at hand to help members with every step of the meeting process and resolve any technical issues.

“Globalia Logistics’ Virtual Meeting is a great platform where to improve your work and increase your business activities,” declares a Globalia member in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

This year, the delegates also had the chance to touch base with their network partners during the coffee breaks just like they used to do during in-person meetings. They had the choice to access a room with up to five random participants and engage in informal discussions. This was done to promote a sense of trust and bonding within the network, which obviously had a positive impact on the number of concerted projects.

The event started with a welcome speech from Antonio Torres, the President and Founder of Globalia Logistics Network. This was followed by the one-to-one meetings between the network members. Additionally, members also took part in the FreightViewer workshops where Andrea Martin, Globalia’s FreightViewer Coordinator, explained the new features added to the software.

In the words of Antonio Torres: “In the face of the ongoing pandemic, we once again organised a cloud conference keeping in mind the safety concerns of our members and our virtual meeting yielded a remarkable outcome for the second time. All in all, it had been a wonderful and highly productive experience that gave the members a chance to expand their operations in a time when the shipping industry is going through an unprecedented crisis.

“The meeting allowed the delegates to set the stage for many new collaborative projects that forms the basis of our network. I am confident we will be able to conduct an in-person meeting next year when we leave the pandemic behind us.”

 

 

Zero-carbon asset management solution launched

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Semtech and Ryoden have announced a new zero carbon asset management solution with a RE Family Microcontroller from Renesas. The solution features a Renesas RE Family microcontroller (MCU) to connect directly to the LoRa Cloud utilising Semtech’s LoRa Edge platform (LR1110), and provides enhanced security features. The addition of the LoRa Edge platform allows for geolocation capabilities driven by the world-class battery-free green energy solution and is best applied for tracking of personal valuables, transportation and logistics, animals, and health care.

“The demand for green energy solutions are increasing as the world becomes more conscious of the environmental impacts we make,” said Dr. Shiro Kamohara, senior principal specialist from Renesas’ Low Power Product Department. “The energy-harvesting RE Family represents the evolution of MCU products that have the advantages of being maintenance-free while keeping top-class efficiency. Through our collaboration with Semtech, we are able to offer a cost-efficient green energy solution for our customers.”

Deemed the ‘world’s most energy efficient MCU’ by Renesas, the new RE Family MCU is based on the Arm Cortex M0+, and consists of a built-in controller which can make a battery-less, maintenance-free product, ideal for energy-harvesting applications. The new solution also features security capabilities that are critical to the Internet of Things (IoT) and can help protect IoT embedded devices from viral infections and eavesdropping.

In addition, when integrated with Semtech’s LoRa Edge (LR1110) platform, the power consumption of the product is extremely reduced, providing cost-effective savings to end users.

“The collaboration between Ryoden, Renesas and Semtech is in line with our overall strategy of extending low power geolocation to newer IoT platforms and applications,” said Sree Durbha, director of product management in Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Group. “With the low power nature and end-to-end security of the LoRa Edge platform, the embedded LoRa Basics Modem-E native modem software operating on the LoRaWAN standard, and the LoRa Cloud geolocation and device and application services, the Renesas RE Family is one of the most power-efficient MCUs available on the market.”

Target applications for the LoRa Edge platform with Renesas RE Family include asset management, tracking of goods through the supply chain and several other use cases requiring continuous indoor or outdoor tracking.

Tive and Transporeon join forces to improve visibility

Posted on by David Priestman

Leading in-transit visibility provider Tive and Transporeon, a leading digital freight platform that powers the largest global freight network of 1,200 shippers, 100 retailers and more than 120,000 logistic service providers and carriers with its real-time visibility solution Sixfold, are entering into a partnership. By integrating data and insights beyond shipment location and condition, the new partnership will provide mutual customers with insights that deliver a better end-customer experience through a single source where appropriate.

Logistics professionals are demanding next-generation actionable insights to manage their customers’ growing expectations actively. This partnership enables shared efficiencies for all logistics partners in all supply chains. Transporeon’s extensive data set and AI-driven platform allows all network users to optimize processes through each transportation cycle continually. With Sixfold, Transporeon already offers a powerful telematics-based real-time visibility solution which has been recognised by Gartner as a challenger in RTTVP solutions. Sixfold is prepared for collaboration via its Open Visibility API.

“Increasing collaboration among supply chain solutions providers is pivotal for the future efficiency and sustainability of in-transit visibility,” said Stephan Sieber, CEO, Transporeon. “We are excited about our partnership with Tive and are looking forward to joining other leading supply chain insights providers to propel innovation and vastly improve end-customer experiences.”

“Working in collaboration – rather than competition – in supply chain visibility is what we strive for every day here at Tive,” said Tive CEO and Founder Krenar Komoni. “Combining all aspects of real-time shipment data, customers everywhere get true real-time information on what is happening with their shipments. We are excited for Transporeon to join this powerful partnership to help make global supply chains more efficient.”

 

WOF Expo 2021 enjoys successful staging

Posted on by Keith McKinley

On 6th-8th October 2021, an international trade fair and conference in the field of logistics and the entire supply chain WOF (World of Freight) Expo took place in Bratislava. The event was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic and the auspices of the Bratislava self-governing region.

WOF EXPO introduced 120 top speakers in 43 expert panel discussions from the world of transport, logistics and E-commerce. If you did not have the opportunity to participate in person, the hybrid event offered flexibility in the form of live streaming. The archive of selected panel discussions from the conference is currently AVAILABLE HERE.

Over the course of three days, the event welcomed visitors from more than 30 countries. The fair brought together supply chain solution providers to increase efficiency in logistics and improve transparency and systematization of processes. Companies such as Cargomind, CEVA Logistics, Packeta Group, GLS Slovakia, FEDEX, LOT Polish Airlines, Turkish Cargo, Budapest Airport, and many others presented themselves at the exhibition.

The importance and uniqueness of the WOF Expo stem not only from the current hot topics in the field of transport and economics but also from the fact that the conference brought international important players together. During the conference, more than 120 experts shared their views on the digitisation of transport, pioneering innovations, as well as the impact of the pandemic situation on industry and the economy.

Attention was also paid to intelligent technologies and current issues of cyber security in the field of artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things. Other important debates were about the transition to the climate-neutral economy or EU policy topics and Brexit was on the table too. The conclusions and outputs of the conference brought new ideas to address the strategic challenges of the supply chain and transport.

What makes WOF Expo innovative and outstanding?

Networking is a cornerstone of doing business, hence why the WOF Expo programme itself focused on networking and bringing as many business opportunities as possible. Even beforehand the event, participants were able to schedule personal meetings thanks to a digital networking tool. Personal meetings then took place throughout the event in an undisturbed and pleasant environment in a reserved area.

Evening programme

During the first day of the conference, VIP participants had the opportunity to join the gala evening program – WOF Connect & Awards, where the most innovative companies in logistics and supply chain were awarded in nine categories. Congratulations to the winners.

  • PORT OF THE FUTURE – PORT OF GDANSK
  • SHIPPING LINE EFFICIENCY – MAERSK
  • SPEEDY FLOW AIRPORT – BUDAPEST AIRPORT
  • AIR CARGO EXCELLENCE – TURKISH CARGO
  • LAST MILE EXPERT – GLS
  • INNOVATION OF THE YEAR – PEOPLE
  • GREEN IMPACT – PEOPLE
  • REGIONAL SMART FREIGHT FORWARDER – LANGOWSKI LOGISTICS
  • MULTINATIONAL SMART FREIGHT FORWARDER – KUEHNE + NAGEL

The WOF Connect & Awards evening was not only about celebrating, entertainment and networking. It was also about giving. A large number of charitable events did not take place this year due to the pandemic situation. WOF Expo joined forces with the League Against Cancer to make an important gesture for cancer patients on the 6th of October – an auction of diamond brooch took place. And WOF was not the only one willing to make a difference. GLS Slovakia donated €12,000 to support League against cancer projects for cancer patients.

Where will WOF EXPO 2022 be held?

WOF Expo will relocate across the countries of the CEE region yearly. The second year of the expo will take place in Vienna in the form of a congress and also in Prague in the form of a trade fair. In 2023, Bucharest will be waiting for the WOF Expo.

We are looking forward to another successful B2B event and of course, WOF Expo invites you.

 

Jenkins future-proofs business with WMS

Posted on by David Priestman

In February 2021, logistics service provider Jenkins upgraded its warehouse management system (WMS) to ensure its business is future-proofed and continues to be at the leading edge of logistics solutions. Its requirements: fit for purpose, well-integrated to its other systems, and fully tailored to the needs of logistics service providers. it opted for 3PL Dynamics, enabling the logistics service provider to realise a major digitalisation improvement that will effortlessly respond to customer needs and demands.

For over 35 years, Jenkins has been one of the UK and Ireland’s market-leading providers of efficient and innovative port-centric warehousing and logistics solutions. It can design and implement flexible logistics solutions tailored to individual needs – giving unrivalled control of supply chain costs, with quality assured just-in-time delivery directly to customers nationwide.

Roughly 18 months ago, Jenkins decided to seek out a new WMS solution. In February 2021, it successfully went live at its site in Liverpool and is confident 3PL Dynamics is the right solution to roll out across all 10 of its sites.

To ensure all its logistics processes run with maximum efficiency, Jenkins opted for the always up-to-date solution from Boltrics, developed with the input of more than 200 logistics service providers. Boltrics’ Warehouse Management System is specifically designed for logistics service providers, like Jenkins, to help streamline warehouse activities.

As well as warehouse management, 3PL Dynamics includes capabilities for freight management, transport management, and more. Mercurius IT is one of Boltrics’ international partners and the only UK provider for 3PL Dynamics. With over 16 years’ experience implementing business management systems, there was no doubt Mercurius IT was the right partner to complete this project. Its team worked closely with Jenkins to ensure the implementation was completed according to its timescale and business needs.

Paul Prenter, CFO at Jenkins, said: “The system will reduce many of the manual elements the legacy systems require, safeguarding against user error and allowing the individual to spend their time more valuably. This allows all users the opportunity to develop their skills and make use of their time and attention in the most productive way possible.

“Another great feature of the Boltrics system is its web portal, allowing our customers greater visibility of their stock than they have had previously. The web portal allows the customers to access their own version of the WMS and to take their own stock inventories, check on the status of their deliveries, and provides details on the status of stock expected to arrive. This provision enhances our customers’ ability to access and manage their stocks in real time, which helps them drive efficiency.”

Lee Williams, Jenkins Super User, added: “It’s a revolutionary system that will streamline our inputting, investigating, reporting and invoicing processes. It will really enhance our customer user experience whilst saving us time.”

With Phase 1 – successfully going live at its site in Liverpool – complete, Jenkins is confident to switch the other sites to 3PL Dynamics as well. With the help of DataHub EDI integration, Jenkins’ WMS and its customers’ systems will be integrated for exchanging information more efficiently.

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