Warehouse Management Systems

Industry Needs Better Transportation Management and Dynamic Optimization, Study Says

February 13, 2013

Only 59 percent of shippers use performance metrics to manage freight costs and only 43 percent are currently running or planning to implement a transportation management system, according to a survey of more than 400 logistics managers by transportation services provider U.S. Xpress Enterprises.

Alibaba to Create Its Own Logistics Network

February 11, 2013

China Daily

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., China's largest e-commerce company, plans to join with partners to build a logistics network across China that can support 10tr Yuan ($1.6tr) worth of transactions a year within the next decade.

Transforming Logistics Outsourcing

February 8, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Greg Aimi, research director with Gartner, joins us in a discussion of new ideas in logistics outsourcing, including the move from transaction-based to strategic relationships between providers and their customers.

Association for Advancing Automation Launches New Web Site

February 7, 2013

The Association for Advancing Automation, the umbrella trade group for the Robotic Industries Association, AIA - Advancing Vision + Imaging, and the Motion Control Association, has launched a new web site, www.A3automate.org.

New HighJump App Enables EDI Data Tracking and Reporting

February 7, 2013

HighJump Software

The TrueCommerce EDI (electronic data interchange) application of HighJump Software allows for tracking and reporting on EDI data, with built-in transaction history and reporting features.

Infor Develops Version 10.2 of Supply-Chain Execution Tool

February 7, 2013

Infor

Infor has released version 10.2 of Infor Supply Chain Execution (SCE), software that supports warehousing and logistics management.

TZA Issues New Mobile App for Labor-Management System

February 6, 2013

TZA

TZA has developed a new mobile app for its ProTrack Labor-Management System (LMS).

Oracle Enhances JD Edwards App for Health and Safety Management; One-View Reporting

February 6, 2013

Oracle Corp.

Oracle Corp. has introduced two applications for managing health and safety incidents, within version 9.1 of its JD Edwards EnterpriseOne software suite.

Rise of the Machines: The Brave New World of Management in the Automated DC

February 5, 2013

Ken Dickerson, COO, Wynright Corporation

One of the most constant staples of science fiction is its view of the automated world of the future. Whether it was the giants of the genre (H.G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Jules Verne), animated movies or the Tomorrowland section at the Disney properties, all envisioned a world where manual labor was largely replaced by intelligent machines rapidly performing dull, repetitive tasks.

The NEW Demand-Driven Operations: The Only Operations Strategy for Success in Multichannel

January 31, 2013

Jim Tompkins, CEO, Tompkins International and Greg Brady, CEO, One Network

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.