Warehouse Management Systems

Five Operational Issues to Focus on as Economy Continues to Strengthen

February 27, 2014

Companies that successfully rode out the recession are now looking for better times ahead, but they should be cautious, says a report from Jones Lang LaSalle, which identified five operational issues that companies should remain focused on as the economy continues to strengthen.

Case Study: DLA Grabs Control Over Demand Variability

February 25, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

The Defense Logistics Agency partners with LMI in a unique effort to get a handle on those difficult items with high demand variability. A finalist in the 2013 Supply Chain Innovation Award competition of CSCMP and SupplyChainBrain.

Logistics Outsourcing Is for Smaller Companies, Too

February 18, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Lise Bourjot, senior implementations manager of Celestica, explains why smaller companies can benefit from the use of an outsourced logistics provider -- all the while ensuring continued operational effectiveness.

Transportation Technology Trends

February 13, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Companies that view transportation management as a core competency with a strategic impact approach technology acquisitions as investments and not merely as costs, says Mike Joseph, director of business development at LeanLogistics. Joseph discusses how this mindset is reflected in other supply chain trends.

Choosing an In-Country Logistics Provider

February 11, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

With warehousing and logistics operations in numerous countries, Greg McKinley of InComm shares his experience and advice on how to select a reliable in-country vendor.

2014 to Be 'Year of the Distribution Center' - and Here Are Four Reasons Why

February 10, 2014

Jones Lang LaSalle

Industrial real estate is poised for a spike in demand, development and delivery according to research by Jones Lang LaSalle. Industrial markets nationwide have been recovering for more than four full years, with 15 consecutive quarters of positive net absorption. Last year marked a five-year high, with 168 million square feet of net absorption, and, with current forecasts, this figure could top 180 million square feet in 2014. So, what's behind this momentum?

Notes From the Oracle Value Chain Summit

February 10, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Some random themes and thoughts to emerge from Oracle Corp.'s Value Chain Summit in San Jose, Calif. last week:

Coregistics Opens Packaging Facility in Cleveland

February 5, 2014

Coregistics

Coregistics, a supply-chain services provider with a focus on packaging, has opened a facility in Cleveland, Ohio.

TZA Adds Manufacturing Module to Labor-Management App

February 5, 2014

TZA

TZA, a consultancy specializing in labor-performance applications, has added a manufacturing module to its cloud-based ProTrack Labor Management Software.

How Good Labor Management Can Make You World-Class

February 5, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

A new push by companies to become "world-class" has executives thinking about how labor-management programs can play a key role in the effort. Evan Danner, president of TZA, provides the details.

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.