Shippers and carriers have struggled for years to reduce empty backhauls and optimize truck loading. New developments in collaboration are finally making it possible, says Chandler Hall, executive vice president and chief operating officer of LaneHub.

For operations with lift truck fleets, telemetry programs can produce a wealth of small data insights for quick conversion into actionable business intelligence.

Here's how an innovative multi-level lift truck design can expand the “golden zone” of the pick face, enabling new slotting strategies that increase capacity and picking efficiency, reduce labor and storage requirements and decrease overall materials handling costs.

Advanced sales and operations planning allows you to turn information into actionable insights that fuel your digital supply chain, uncover new opportunity and mitigate risk. 

When it comes to running the modern-day factory, there’s a yawning gap between theory and reality.

One might assume that a manufacturer that is vertically integrated — with direct control over delivery routes and the customer purchase experience — would have no trouble devising a workable demand plan. If only that were the case.

In the age of supply-chain disruption, who are the winners and the losers? Martin Verwijmeren, chief executive officer of MPO, lays out the keys to success in a time of great uncertainty.