Warehouse Management Systems

Robots Could Cut Amazon's Fulfillment Costs by Estimated $2.5Bn

July 7, 2016

Amazon has about 30,000 Kiva robots scuttling about its warehouses across the globe. Dave Clark, the retailer's senior vice president of worldwide operations and customer service, estimated the addition of the bots reduced operating expenses by about 20 percent.

What Does One Keystroke Cost Your Operation?

July 6, 2016

DMLogic

WMS Pain Points: Packing Pains in the E-Commerce World

July 6, 2016

DMLogic

The Dynamic Role of a Systems Integrator

June 30, 2016

ScottTech

Wavelink Enables Speakeasy Support on Velocity Platform

June 29, 2016

Wavelink

Wavelink has enabled support for Speakeasy, its voice-driven warehouse picking system for mobile devices, on the Velocity platform.

Mainfreight USA Adds Warehouses in Newark and Dallas

June 28, 2016

Mainfreight USA

Mainfreight USA, a global supply-chain and logistics services provider, has added two warehouses to its North American logistics network, in Newark, N.J., and Dallas.

Chasing Amazon: Building a Dynamic Warehouse Network

June 27, 2016

FLEXE

Global Pallet Manufacturing, Use Driven by Four Main Trends

June 23, 2016

Technavio

The top four emerging trends driving the global pallet market are greater emphasis on automation processes and use of new technologies, vertical integration by companies, growing preference for block pallets, and the rise in power of pallet pooling companies, according to Technavio transportation and logistics research analysts.

BlueStar Now Offering Desktop Printers From Zebra Technologies

June 22, 2016

BlueStar, Inc.

BlueStar, Inc., a global distributor of ADC, mobility, point-of-sale, radio frequency identification, digital signage and security technology, is now offering the new ZD410 and ZD420 desktop printers from Zebra Technologies.

Imagine Where You Can Go With The Right Automation

June 20, 2016

Challenge: A pharmaceutical company's existing manual pick/pass picking system was constrained due to unbalanced workload across the operation — flooding some zones while others had no orders to pick.

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.