There are many tasks in the manufacturing workplace created either through change, or that have been a longer established way of working that are manual in nature, however bring many huge benefits if automated. The examples and benefits are varied. (more…)
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If you don’t automate others will
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010UK productivity up in Q2 2010
Thursday, October 7th, 2010The Office for National Statistics shows that Q2 in 2010 saw an increase of 1.4 per cent, output per worker in the whole UK economy compared with the same quarter in 2009. IHS Global Insight said companies benefited from “having to adapt and streamline their operations to survive the recession with this leaving them leaner and fitter to compete.”
Juniper Innovations regularly discusses ideas to become leaner and fitter with manufacturing, logistics and construction organisations on how to best to:
- Reduce technology costs while improving service levels
- Improve operational performance and give a greater project return on investment
- Increase work throughput whilst working and measuring against existing budget levels
An easy way to save money on your mobile costs
Monday, August 23rd, 2010All mobile phone companies are not the same. They do not offer the same deals, check the tariffs are the best for your business regularly or give you the phones, PDAs or EDAs your manufacturing organisation wants, when it wants them. They do not all have high accreditation, receive substantial discounts because of high volumes of corporate connections or obtain preferential rates that are passed onto clients.
Why are your phone and data costs too high?
Monday, August 9th, 2010Whether you have fixed landline, mobile phones for office and field workers, rugged devices for warehouse or manufacturing workers you ought not to be paying over the odds for your phones, data and mobile costs. With contacts with all the major network providers you can contact us and we will ensure checks are run to determine the best way to reduce your bills. Plus we can ensure your account is monitored throughout the year to ensure you are still getting the best deals. For a no obligation check, please contact us.
Master planners require accurate inventory tracking
Monday, March 8th, 2010A large manufacturer’s logistics planning department wanted refinement of their planning tools to help them track inventory movements based on forecasts, across a number of sites. Their current systems needed stabilising and updating to reflect a greater need for more accurate information in the business, in a more timely and less administrative manner.
Juniper Innovations were asked to supply software development support and business analysis for the project, based on their track record of delivery and responsiveness to custom software needs. Also because Juniper Innovations has a unique understanding of system design and supply chain processes.
The result of the project was greatly reduced administration, faster, more accurate and consistent information that was shared across a wide audiance, with improved system support giving greater business control and reduced risk.
Stealing a march in 2010…
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010Many organisations working in logistics are talking about using a mixture of existing and new technology to steal a march on the competiton at the start of this year. They believe a combination of high quality business analysis and new technology will help achieve their twin aims of spending to save and gaining higher returns on investment. The impetus is from a variety of sources. Whether driven by business analysis coming from innovations programs, green initiatives, being more productive, hitting performance targets, reducing costs, offering better service, winning new business, increasing revenue, cash flow and profits. So what is the technology in question?
Warehouse software adds control to Jerónimo Martins retail supply chain
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
Juniper Innovations’ consultants co-wrote part of ISRetail’s warehouse management system, which is a best of breed solution ISRetail sells and promotes. This system was installed in Jerónimo Martins, Portugal. (more…)
Juniper Innovations reviews major phone, PDA, voice and data package provider offering
Friday, November 27th, 2009Whether you’re looking to renew your landline, mobile phone, voice or data packages we can provide you with extremely cost effective and competitive solutions. We have advice from one of the largest providers in the industry that offer tailored packages and custom account management support. We understand this is the reason more and more companies are signing up every week, including during this economic downturn.
For more information please contact us.
International retailer requests Juniper Innovations warehouse technology advice
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009A large international retailer required specialist business analyst help and ideas to understand the effectiveness of some of their logistics processes, specifically to review ideas for their new warehouse despatch and inventory tracking projects. (more…)
Juniper Innovations supports logistics provider with IT strategic review
Friday, September 4th, 2009Juniper Innovations is working with a multi-national third party logistics provider reviewing their IT strategy.
The problem
The client required advice in a number of key areas:
- An IT strategy to support a number of UK sites
- Vendor recommendations for inventory control software and supporting hardware
- Improved IT service levels across the organisation
- Immediate problem solving and fixes for IT related problems
- Advice on which aspects of IT to outsource or keep in-house
The solution
Juniper Innovations provided advice and recommendations based on:
- Vendor and product knowledge
- Industry experience
- Proven methodology
The benefits
The client received:
- Immediate fixes to a number of problems that slowed down and frustrated both IT and operational teams
- Risk management advice that could be applied now and in the future
- Vendor, product and service level recommendations
- A strategy supporting the business over the next few years
- IT platform advice to support their own and their client’s business
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