Supply Chain & Warehouse Logistics Blog

Industrial weighing scales and WMS integration

Industrial weighing scales are measurement tools that facilitate various processes related to production, storage, packaging and transport.

Distribution logistics: Definition, optimisation and main models

Distribution logistics relates to all the goods management processes involved in moving products to customers.

Cartonisation and its benefits for logistics

Cartonisation has become a key process in modern logistics. It optimises space usage, reduces costs and protects products during transport and storage.

Putwall for efficient order fulfilment in ecommerce warehouses

A putwall is a solution designed to organise picked orders. It consists of cubbies for sorting individual customer orders and is ideal for companies with high daily workloads.

Warehouse organisation ideas to boost efficiency

The best warehouse organisation ideas are those tried and tested in numerous client facilities across multiple industries and validated by Mecalux storage experts.

Spaghetti chart and warehouse operations

A spaghetti chart is a drawing made up of lines that reproduce the movement of people, products or goods to be distributed. It is used to represent manufacturing and logistics processes.

Route planning and applications in logistics

In logistics, route planning involves calculating the path that a vehicle or other form of transportation must travel to make specific stops in the safest, quickest and most cost-effective way.

Volumetric weight and its effects on storage and shipping

Volumetric weight is widely used in transport and logistics. It determines how much space goods occupy and what options exist for storing or transporting them.