Warehouse Management Systems

How Sears Holding Company Optimized Online Fulfillment

January 27, 2015

Sears Holding Company needed to improve service to online shoppers, to stay competitive with both traditional and e-commerce rivals. Chief supply chain officer Bill Hutchinson and vice president Jeff Starecheski tell how it was done. A finalist in the SupplyChainBrain/CSCMP Supply Chain Innovation Award for 2014.

Arm-band Computers Have Great Utility in Warehouse, But Cost Can Be Hurdle for Some

January 16, 2015

EBN

For some supply chain and logistics functions, rugged wearable computers can be a real boon. At the same time, the cost of managing these devices can be daunting.

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

January 15, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

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

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.