Your productivity levels don’t need to be down on the ground. Discover how the right IT system can drive your productivity sky high.

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6 ways wholesale
distributors can use
intelligent solutions
to close the
productivity gap
UK businesses fall behind their
EU counterparts when it comes to
productivity. See how wholesalers
can make an immediate difference.

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Introduce radio
frequency technology
for more efficient and
accurate work
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3. Radio frequency technology (RF)
delivers a leap in warehouse
efficiency for wholesalers, eliminating
administrative work and increasing
accuracy.
Order picks are transmitted to staff
via RF and product barcodes are
scanned using the device. Task
completions are transmitted back to
the system, saving time for staff and
increasing productivity as they do not
need to return to workstations to pick
the next order.
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Similarly, voice order
picking allows operators to
pick orders more quickly
and accurately. The voice
directed system sends
picking instructions to staff
via a wireless headset and
microphone.

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Eliminate
paperwork and
unnecessary
stock-takes
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6. An integrated, industry-specific
solution helps reduce the need
to produce bales of paperwork
and increases the accuracy
of your warehouse operation.
With an easy-to-use warehouse
management system (WMS),
you can have complete control
of every item of stock.
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Every bin location can be registered to the system, so
that forklift drivers drop the right stock in the right place.

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Regal Wholesale have
reduced stock-take
discrepancies by 90%
using a warehouse
management system
90%

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Improve
visibility3.

10. One of the problems with older IT
systems is that it takes time and
effort for businesses to gather
information and sometimes,
decisions are taken based on
outdated or incomplete data. In
contrast, the latest solution will give
your company visibility over every
aspect of its operations, in real-time.
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Being able to see an order’s progress
up and down the chain eradicates any
guesswork. It makes everything much
slicker and saves huge amounts of time.
Alison James, Project Manager, Regal Wholesale
Merseyside company, Regal Wholesale, found this clarity
indispensable, as it sought to increase its productivity.

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Better quality
analysis delivers
business
intelligence
4.

13. The automatic collection of
real-time data provides you
with up-to-date information
on which to make informed
decisions. An integrated
system will cover each facet of
operations, from purchasing
and warehousing, to sales and
deliveries through to financial
and management reporting.
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Business intelligence software turns this rich seam of
information into meaningful insights. Your business
can track key aspects of its performance and identify
any issues with productivity and profitability.

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Join up your
operations5.

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It’s possible to make individual system
improvements right across the different functions
of your business, but the best results are achieved
by adopting a single system, with all the elements
working in harmony.
An integrated solution breaks down silos between
different departments and gathers information
constantly, so you have an instant overview of how
your business is performing.

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If you’re struggling to collect data or
co-ordinate your activities, you’re
wasting time and money — causing
an inevitable drop in productivity.
For businesses like Regal Wholesale,
the effects of an integrated solution
can be transformative. The company
now enjoys annual growth in the
region of 18%.
18%

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Choose an
intelligent
solution
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A single, intelligent software solution for wholesalers will offer
end-to-end visibility for your business. Errors that bog down
your processes and damage productivity can be spotted and
eliminated. With the ability to drill down and interrogate data
meaningfully by department, product, salesperson or month,
you can spot exactly where productivity and profitability can
be maximised.

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The right IT system frees up
time and money, so that you
make productivity gains right
across your company — even
in the current, challenging
business environment.

21. Discover further ways to close the
productivity gap while saving costs and
creating efficiencies. Download:
The Productivity Rule
Book: Increase wholesale
productivity with an
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THE PRODUCTIVITY
RULE BOOK: INCREASE
WHOLESALE PRODUCTIVITY
WITH AN INTELLIGENT IT SYSTEM
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