Warehouse Management Systems

Annual Study Shows 2012 Was Good Year for 3PLs

January 7, 2014

The past year was a good one for the third-party logistics industry, according to the14th annual 3PL Study. Shanton Wilcox, principal at Capgemini Consulting, a co-sponsor of the study, highlights year-over-year changes and responses to "deep dive" questions.

How Good Labor Management Can Make You World-Class

January 7, 2014

Evan Danner, President, TZA

Strategies for 'Intelligent' Supply-Chain Execution

January 6, 2014

Fabrizio Brasca, VP, Global Logistics, JDA Software

Accellos Teams With Dovetail for 3PL Service in Africa

January 3, 2014

Accellos Inc.

Accellos Inc., a vendor of supply-chain execution software, is expanded its market presence in Africa through a partnership with South Africa-based Dovetail Business Solutions.

2013 Supply Chain Innovation Awards, Presented by SupplyChainBrain & CSCMP

January 3, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Innovation of the Year: Smart packaging creates right size box for every item shipped from e-commerce centers Winner: Staples & Packsize International; Runner-Up: PepsiCo; Finalists: LMI, Motorola Solutions, Pa. Liquor Control Board, IBM

The Strategic Approach to Implementing Traceability Standards

January 3, 2014

Mark Miller, Vice President, AFS Technologies

The importance of produce traceability has been made devastatingly clear in recent years by well publicized incidents of illness, and even death, due to contaminated lettuce, spinach, cantaloupes and more. While officials in such cases spend weeks tracing the contamination to its source, all growers, wholesalers and retailers suffer market consequences.

Highlights of the 2013 3PL Study

January 2, 2014

Shanton Wilcox, Principal, Capgemini Consulting

3PL Helps Charity Move Million Pairs of Shoes

December 30, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

A short window to arrange transportation and warehousing threatened receipt of a donation of a million pairs of shoes, but the charity, Samaritan's Feet, found the right 3PL partner to make the operation work.

Alcohol-Control Authority Toasts Vendor-Managed Inventory System

December 30, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

By leaving much of the management up to its many suppliers of wines and spirits and by postponing transfer of ownership, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board saves an estimated $100m.

Macy's to Build Major Fulfillment Center in Oklahoma to Support Omnichannel Growth

December 30, 2013

Macy's

Macy's Inc. says it will build a major direct-to-consumer fulfillment center near Owasso, in Tulsa County, Okla., to support continued sales growth driven by the company's omnichannel strategy.

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.