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Making the Leap to Artificial Intelligence: Four Keys for Manufacturers

May 8, 2017

It seems everywhere you look, traditional original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are investing heavily in artificial intelligence (AI). Ford recently announced its plans to invest $1bn over the next five years in Argo AI, a start-up formed just in December whose focus is the development of autonomous vehicles. Similarly, last year GM invested $1bn when it acquired Cruise Automation, another AI start-up.

Amazon Expands E-Commerce Fulfillment Capacity in India

May 8, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

In line with the hyper growth of e-commerce activity there, Amazon is expanding its operations in India by adding seven new fulfillment centers. MoneyControl.com reported that Amazon India plans to invest $5bn in its facilities by the end of June.

How an ERP Debacle Triggered Supply-Chain Transformation at Finning Canada

May 8, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The exclusive distributor of Caterpillar equipment and parts in Canada runs into a brick wall when attempting to implement a new ERP system. But the crisis ends up driving supply-chain transformation.

Warehouse Optimization Needed - and Not Just During Holiday Season

May 4, 2017

Adam Mussomeli and Brenna Sniderman of Deloitte

Online retail continues to grow at a rapid rate, with a 14.6-percent increase in the category in 2015, totaling $341.7bn. That has major implications for warehouse optimization.

Opinion: Why You Need to Embrace Autonomous Supply Chain Planning

May 2, 2017

Jeff Bodenstab, Vice President of Marketing, ToolsGroup

We are living in a new wave of automation. Machines are already performing many tasks previously done by humans, and the increased use of various smart technologies such as machine learning means the changes have only begun.

The New Shopping Hubs for Cities: Warehouse Distribution Centers

April 21, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Past scrapyards, railroad tracks, stacks of old wooden pallets and rusty shipping containers here sits a nondescript warehouse, alongside a snarl of freeway overpasses, with two dozen trucks parked at its docks.

Online Retailers' New Warehouses Heat Up Local Job Markets

April 17, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Retailers and logistics companies have been opening warehouses at a record pace to ensure online orders reach customers as quickly as possible. Now they're struggling to find workers to staff them.

Amazon's Robot War Keeps Spreading

April 11, 2017

Industryweek

It was Amazon that drove America's warehouse operators into the robot business.

Fuel-Cell Powered Drones Aim to Improve Supply Chain Efficiency

April 10, 2017

Environmental Leader

In a move that Intelligent Energy says will make supply chains more efficient, the clean energy company has signed a deal with PINC to supply air cooled fuel cell systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Four Steps to Align Qualitative and Quantitative Metrics in the Warehouse

April 5, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: After 13 years of conducting the Warehousing Education and Research Council’s (WERC) annual DC Measures Study of key warehousing and distribution performance metrics, a pronounced gap remains between "Best-in-Class" and "Major Opportunity" facilities within several key performance indicators. To close that gap by 2020, Major Opportunity warehouses must understand both qualitative and quantitative metrics as they relate to performance improvement. In other words, move beyond the numbers and focus on their processes. –Karl Manrodt, Georgia College & State University; Joseph Tillman, APQC; Steve Murray, Warehousing Education and Research Council; and Michael Mikitka, WERC

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The latest news, analysis, services and solutions regarding warehousing and distribution systems and their impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are moving goods across more suppliers, vendors and customers than ever before, and warehouses are critical points in the overall supply chain. New technologies in warehouse management systems (WMS), automation, robotics, RFID and order fulfillment are transforming the way companies do business — and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving supply-chain operations through their strategic use of warehousing and distribution services.