Warehouse Management Systems

It's Music to My Ears

April 4, 2014

Challenge: The customer manufactures and distributes products for musical instruments globally and wanted faster and more accurate processing of their orders. Their goal was to accomplish these goals by using the existing footprint of their current warehouse. ScottTech was engaged to engineer and integrate an automated warehouse control system.

SmartDrive Updates Platform for Truck Safety

April 3, 2014

SmartDrive Systems

SmartDrive Systems has added features to its platform for managing truck driver performance and road safety.

Accellos Issues New Version of WMS for 3PLs

April 3, 2014

Accellos Inc.

Accellos Inc., a vendor of supply-chain execution software, has released version 4.0 of AccellosOne Enterprise 3PL.

SAP to Acquire Workforce-Management Vendor Fieldglass

April 2, 2014

SAP AG

SAP AG has disclosed plans to acquire Fieldglass, a vendor of software for contingent labor management.

Associated Allied Acquires Peach State Integrated Technologies

April 2, 2014

Associated Allied

Associated Allied has completed its acquisition of Peach State Integrated Technologies Inc.

Retailers Meet the Challenge of the Omni-Channel

April 2, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

How Neiman Marcus Built a New East Coast D.C.

April 2, 2014

Steve Johnson, Principal, Johnson Stephens Consulting, Inc.

EBay Enterprise Expands Operations in Canada With New Automated Fulfillment Center

April 1, 2014

eBay Enterprise

An automated, 150,000-square-foot fulfillment center is planned for Ontario in the second quarter, according to eBay Enterprise.

Switching On the Lights-Out Warehouse

April 1, 2014

Kevin Ambrose, CEO & President, Wynright Corporation

The "lights-out warehouse" is a little like Bigfoot: a mythical idea everyone in the material handling industry has heard about but few have actually seen. It's been a buzzword for years, yet just a handful of companies have made the leap to a fully automated distribution center, despite abundant indications that it would increase efficiency and profit margins.

Dematic Unveils Cloud-Based Inventory-Management Software

March 31, 2014

Dematic

Dematic, a supplier of automated fulfillment technology for warehouses and distribution centers, has introduced Dematic iQ.

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.