Warehouse Efficiency

Analogue or Digital

August 5, 2024

Changing the way something is measured can be difficult. Imperial and metric is a great example. Miles and kilometres Pounds and kilograms Both still in use with metric becoming a more universally accepted measure. If you have spoken in particular terms for most of your life, it naturally becomes a habit. And habits can be […]

Increase Efficiency & Reduce Waste

July 31, 2024

Vitesse increases efficiency and helps to reduce waste – it’s what it is designed to do. Vitesse holds a digital map of the environment, has industrial engineering data matching up to operational procedures, and uses a number of data points to set fair task times for employees. By way of an example, if two pickers […]

Quick Maths with Vitesse Part II – Cost of Living Increases

October 5, 2023

Inflation may be coming down but the cost of running a warehouse continues to rise with pressure from energy prices and rental increases, on top of the annual cost of living adjustment to maintain your biggest asset, namely your workforce. If only there was a way to fund these cost increases by optimising the productivity […]

Fair’s Fair – how to implement a fairer workers’ reward scheme

September 22, 2023

Following on from our last blog on the importance of introducing incentives and rewards for staff as a way of boosting overall efficiency and morale in your warehouse, Vitesse Operations Director Dave Morris goes on to explain the basics of setting up a rewards scheme. To have an effective system of performance pay, measures should […]

Measuring Up

September 12, 2023

We’ve had a summer of glorious cars paraded at the likes of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Salon Privé at Blenheim Palace and Monterey Car week in California, each showcasing the latest technologies alongside reminders of historic engineering excellence and innovation, it’s clear that iconic brands Ferrari, Aston Martin, Ford, Mercedes Benz and Alfa Romeo […]