Warehouse Rents – Will we ever see sub-£10 / ft2 rents again?
Warehouse rents have been on a sharp upward trend in the past few years. Is this a temporary blip, or have they reset to a 'new-normal'? Aidan Ward takes a look.
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Warehouse Design – 5 Common Mistakes Businesses Make
Designing warehouse solutions can be an exciting time for a growing business. However it can be fraught with dangers if not tackled in the right way. Here, Aidan Ward takes a look at 5 key mistakes businesses often make when undertaking this challenge.
The Books That Shifted The Supply Chain Management Kaleidoscope
Every now and then, some very inspirational people drive change across industry through true Thought-Leadership. Here we provide 6 examples of Supply Chain focused books that changed how the world looks at Supply Chain Management.
Drivers Hours Regulations: A Guide for Operators and Managers
Understanding LGV drivers working time regulations can be a tricky path to navigate. Kenneth Paine & Craig Willoughby provide a summary below. As Specialist Transport Consultants, we know it is essential for transport operators, large and small, to fully adhere to these regulations.
The Bullwhip Effect…Is your business being ‘lashed’
The term 'bullwhip effect' is often heard in Supply Chain Consultancy circles. But what is it, and what impact does it have on your Supply Chain? Our International Supply Chain Expert, Andy King provides and overview.
The one-way tide towards Electric LGV
The debate continues about how effective electric LGV will be in the Logistics marketplace. Here, Craig Willoughby takes a new slant on the challenges ahead, and what can be done to drive innovation and change.
The role of product categorisation in inventory optimisation
ASCALi understands the importance of valid product categorisation in optimising business inventory and product management choices. Here, Craig Willoughby sets out why.
ASCALi to attend the London Retail Supply Chain & Logistics Expo
Come along and meet the ASCALi team at one of the UKs largest Supply Chain Focused events on November 11th and 12th.
ASCALi Launches its Innovative Inventory Model – ‘SKUBE’
This tool offers a new dimenson for businesses, adding value by facilitating efficient management of SKU portfolios across our clients' supply chains.
Logistics Management – 5 Key Steps to improve performance
Improving logistics performance is one of those goals that everyone agrees is important, but often feels hard to work out exactly how to do. Here we give you our take on what it means.
Transport Operations in Modern UK Supply Chains
Increasing cost and sustainability pressure makes keeping transport efficient more important than ever.
Warehouse Labour Shortages: An insurmountable problem?
The UK Labour Shortage Challenge: How Good Design of Warehouse Layouts and Automation Can Offset Staffing Pressures.
Transport Operations…at the heart of Modern UK Supply Chains
Increasing cost and sustainability pressure makes keeping transport efficient more important than ever. Here's Kenneth Paine's hot take on whats happening.
Achieving operational efficiency in an inflationary economy
How UK companies can design their warehouses to reduce Costs without cutting quality.
Have we enough power in our system?
How power distribution is steering UK logistics space development...will we ever have enough energy to go around?
Dynamic Pick Face Management
Dynamic Pick face allocation – Often overlooked, but extremely useful in driving warehouse capacity and efficiency
The Re-Vitalisation of Port-Centric Logistics
Port-Centric Logistics was once a really hot-topic in the logistics industry,. Here, Craig Willoughby sets out why it should once again be at the forefront of business' warehouse location choices.
The rise of AI in supply chain consulting…should we be worried?
Here we take a look at how AI will impact what we do, and how this may change over time. Is it to be feared, or embraced?
Efficient SKU Placement – a key to unlocking warehouse efficiency
Well laid-out product placement in your warehouse can unlock significant efficiency and service gains for your organisation. In this article we talk about how the you can use critical keys to unlock your operation's potential to give you a solution that fits your needs.
The (not so dark) art of warehouse design
At ASCALi we are experts in designing warehouse solutions. It is one of the reasons we are in business, to help our clients create the most cost-effective warehouse layouts and operations for their businesses. In this article, we are happy to share how we do it.
The Path to Net Zero: A Challenging Road Ahead
The path towards 'Net Zero' Logistics will prove to be challenging and littered with obstacles. Kate Harrison takes a look at what is coming on the horizon, and what it means for transport operators...
Driver Availability: Any signs of Improvement?
It is impossible to work in the field of Supply Chain Consultancy and Logistics Optimisation, without being regularly drawn to the critical subject of the lack of trained LGV drivers supporting the UK economy. Has this situation improved in 2024? Kate Harrison takes a look...
Warehouse Robotics – A bright new world of opportunity
Here, Aidan Ward takes a look at what's changing in the world of warehouse Robotics.
Supply Chain Sustainability – The trade-off facing businesses
Sustainability has been critical driving force behind many organisations’ approach to ...
The Power of Inventory; The often overlooked data stream
Having worked with many clients over the years, it is striking how rarely a complete and ...
Volumetrics – The power of knowing how big (or small) things are
Have you ever ordered something online and when it arrived it was either stupidly small or ...
Getting the right transport planning solution
Every business recognises the importance of its delivery operations to the success of its ...
Is heuristic modelling the right approach for network evaluation?
For a period of time we would now measure in decades, heuristic modelling has been the go-to ...
How UK Government policy on AI will shape British industry
AI technology has the potential to revolutionise various aspects of logistics, including ...
Delivering Logistics Solutions: The ‘Grade A’ Implementation
Approximately 20 years ago, a senior member of our consulting team was tasked with ...
Driver availability – are we ‘over the hill’?
Back in 2017 one of our executive consultants gave a presentation at a major supply chain ...
Warehouse Design – What are the main considerations?
As warehouse design consultants we are often asked what are the main considerations that you ...
Multi-site Logistics: Creating a Balanced Network
.How to ‘right-size’ your logistics network is one of the critical questions logistics network ...
Will AI change the Logistics World for the better?
Logistics Consulting considers the role that Artificial Intelligence will play in the development of logistics operations.
Efficient Transport Routing: What does it Deliver?
In modern logistics and transport operations, we often come across really well organised and ...
Cost of Living Crisis: The impact of logistics cost
Most people are aware that the cost of moving product to get it from where it is produced ...
Building insightful Supply Chain data that drives benefit
PART 1: First Steps
We love datasets – sometimes they almost sing to us pouring out so much ...
Is Brexit pulling your supply chains from pillar to post?
So many businesses we are talking to now are feeling the heat from Brexit. The degree to which ...
Why Flexible Working Is As Good for Employers As Employees
Historically, flexible working has been seen as something that is demanded by employees from ...
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