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Challenges for Retail in the Age of the Omnichannel

February 26, 2016

Robert Bowman, Managing Editor, SupplyChainBrain

Time to Step It Up, 3PL Providers!

February 26, 2016

Analyst Insight: Third-party logistics providers (3PLs) will no longer be able to squeeze the wages and benefits of their warehouse workers for cost savings. In the past, 3PLs came in with a lower hourly rate and a lower benefit package, with a mix of contract and full-time employees. The savings from this strategy, along with design improvements, workflow and systems, enabled the 3PL to present a value proposition with a lower cost for operation. - Valerie Bonebrake, SVP, Business Solutions, Tompkins

Industry's Use of Robots Is Increasing. What Does That Mean for Your Job?

February 24, 2016

Computerworld

If a robot takes your job, don't say the government didn't warn you.

Sustainable Reverse Logistics: Reducing Waste and Emissions in the Retail Supply Chain

February 24, 2016

Optoro

Modern UI Design for Warehouse Terminals Increases Productivity, Efficiency, Accuracy

February 22, 2016

Eric Miller, CEO, JLT Mobile Computers

As a vital part of the supply chain, today's warehouses need to be efficient, tightly integrated profit centers. Making this happen relies on the warehouse employees' efficiency as they go about shipping and receiving, fulfilling and picking orders, and doing inventory. All these functions rely on warehouse computer terminals that are designed for the job they are doing, whether that's a computer mounted on a forklift or a handheld tablet device. The problem is, sometimes the design of these terminals prevents workers from operating as efficiently as they otherwise could.

How Retailers Can Meet the Challenge of Amazon

February 22, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The outsourcing of logistics is supposed to save businesses big money. They pay only for the services they need; they turn over complex operations to a pro, and they get expensive assets off their books. It all makes eminent sense - unless your name is Amazon.com Inc.

DMLogic Solves Temperature Control Compliancy Issues for Major Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

February 18, 2016

Challenge: DMLogic was challenged by a major pharmaceutical manufacturer to help streamline their compliance tracking of temperature-specific drug storage and delivery. While shipments were continuously tracked via their WMS, the manufacturer was forced to manually note temperatures throughout transit via spreadsheet. Eventually, the spreadsheets became cumbersome and the manual tracking was slowing down the process.

Warehouse Creates Entirely New Revenue Stream and Increases Utilization 40%!

February 18, 2016

Challenge: A respected provider of direct marketing, printing and fulfillment services operates a ten-thousand-rack space warehouse. While their core business generally keeps their warehouse busy, the management team realized they had unused capacity. Their challenge was to find a fast, efficient way to increase their warehouse utilization.

Corning Awards Life Sciences Business to Kuehne & Nagel

February 18, 2016

Kuehne & Nagel

Corning Incorporated has appointed Kuehne & Nagel to manage the distribution requirements for its Corning Life Sciences business in the Asia-Pacific market.

Service Parts Operation Delivers: 500 Orders/Day - 40% Less People

February 17, 2016

Challenge: This service parts organization needed to handle over 500 orders per day and 170,000 items in their inventory. They needed to move from a paper-base to automate through system-directed processes, gain real-time visibility and tracking of parts and orders throughout their supply chain.

All Warehouse Services

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.