Warehouse Management Systems

Changing the 'Dominant Design' of Distribution

January 20, 2014

Chris Caplice, executive director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, discusses his research on identifying dominant designs in logistics and how these designs, in which companies are heavily invested, may be disrupted by emerging trends.

Inventory Accuracy, In-store Loss Prevention Among Top Uses Retailers Have for RFID, Study Says

January 20, 2014

ChainLink Research

By a wide margin, the top reason for retailers to implement RFID is to improve inventory accuracy.

Evolution of Change in the Supply Chain Swirling at Breathtaking Pace

January 20, 2014

Doug Braun, CEO, IBS

"The more things change, the more they stay the same." The proverb from the 19th Century French journalist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr suggests that change does not affect reality on a deeper level but only cements the status quo. In our era, however, change is not only happening, the evolution of change continues to be fast.

Promises and Challenges of Omni-Channel Retailing

January 16, 2014

Annibal Camara Sodero, Asst. Professor - Dept. of SCM, University of Arkansas

Changing the 'Dominant Design' of Distribution

January 13, 2014

Chris Caplice, Executive Director, MIT Center for SC & Logistics

Australian Investors Very Much Interested in Warehouses

January 9, 2014

BusinessDay

The boom in e-commerce and the rising use of the internet will bring boom-time conditions to the industrial property sector in Australia in the coming year, according to logistics leasing experts.

Cognex Unveils New Barcode Technology for Tire Manufacturers

January 8, 2014

Cognex Corp.

Cognex Corp., a provider of machine-vision technology, has introduced Cognex Tire Solutions.

Growth of More Than 10 Percent Expected for Cold Chain in India

January 8, 2014

FnB News

The Indian cold chain sector, which is currently grappling with such issues concerning the quality of food products and food safety maintenance has realized the necessity of faster development, and could grow at the rate of 10 percent to 15 percent per annum in the next five to 10 years, according to Arvind Surange, chief consultant and proprietor, ACR Project Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

The Science of Distribution Center Design

January 8, 2014

Russ Meller, VP Research & Development, Fortna

Logistics Outsourcing Is for Smaller Companies, Too

January 8, 2014

Lise Bourjot, Sr. Implementation Manager, Celestica

Warehouse Management Systems

The latest news, analysis, services and solutions regarding warehouse management systems (WMS) and their impact on warehousing and distribution centers. 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 are optimizing productivity, increasing efficiency and cutting costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving supply-chain operations through their strategic use of warehouse management systems and softwares.