Warehouse Management Systems

Labor Planning: A Critical Component of Today's Supply Chains

January 15, 2015

Evan Danner, president of TZA, explains why it's essential for companies today to employ sophisticated labor-planning and optimization systems on the plant floor and in the warehouse.

Almost 60 Percent of Industrial Manufacturers Use Some Robotics Technology, Report Says

January 8, 2015

Industry Today

A group of workers is poised to dominate industry, according to a report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers and The Manufacturing Institute. They are tireless and silent, and yet, incredibly disruptive.

'Shadow IT' Permits Logistics, Transportation CIOs to Assume Greater Leadership Roles

January 6, 2015

Supply Chain Digital

Chief information officers (CIOs) in transport and logistics have an unprecedented opportunity to take a leading role in their organisations, thanks in part to the rise of "shadow IT".

Cognex Issues PowerGrid Technology for 2D Barcode Reading

January 5, 2015

Cognex Corp.

Cognex Corp., a vendor of machine-vision technology, has developed a new system for reading 2D matrix and Direct Part Mark (DPM) barcodes.

Peru's Largest Retail Pharmacy Chain Aims to Get Even Larger

December 19, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

InkaFarma has an ambitious plan to nearly double the number of stores it operates in Peru, with an emphasis on opening up new locations in some of the country's remotest areas. To make that happen, the company needed both a new, automated distribution center and a warehouse-management system with which to run it.

The Value of Technology to Omnichannel Fulfillment

December 18, 2014

Russell Goodman, Editor in Chief, SupplyChainBrain

Analytics in the DC

December 17, 2014

FORTE

From "What Happened?" to "What's Coming?"

Boosting Supply Chain Performance

December 17, 2014

Russell Goodman, Editor in Chief, SupplyChainBrain

2014 Supply Chain Innovation Awards – Presented by SupplyChainBrain & CSCMP

December 16, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Innovation of the Year: Disruptive technology products must get to market faster than ever, and a product innovation center at Flextronics reconfigures the supply chain to do just that. Runner-up: Sears Holdings Corp. Finalists: Intel, Fast Logistics, Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council

Customers Unforgiving When Deliveries Late, Incorrect, Especially During Holidays, Study Says

December 11, 2014

Voxware

Late or inaccurate deliveries greatly impact consumers' future decisions to shop with a retailer online, by phone or in the store, according to a Voxware study of 500 consumers.

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.