Technology may be helping companies work faster and with fewer resources, but the modern-day distribution center is still some way from achieving optimum productivity.

The freight industry is trying new business models and tools to keep up with consumer demand for same-day and one-hour delivery times. This guide to carrier rate shopping can help shippers navigate these changes.

NBG Home deployed voice for picking and many other workflows in the distribution center. Learn more about the benefits that voice enabled workflows (text-to-speech and speech-to-text) provided for this leading home décor products company.

The volatility of the U.S. – China Trade war has caused considerable uncertainty for companies with global manufacturing networks. Increasing tariffs, regulations and other barriers are forcing companies to adapt to prepare for commercial risks amid escalating trade tensions.

These are the financial and operational forces driving the adoption and evolution of robotic technology.

For operations with lift truck fleets, telemetry programs can produce a wealth of small data insights for quick conversion into actionable business intelligence.

Here's how an innovative multi-level lift truck design can expand the “golden zone” of the pick face, enabling new slotting strategies that increase capacity and picking efficiency, reduce labor and storage requirements and decrease overall materials handling costs.

Advanced sales and operations planning allows you to turn information into actionable insights that fuel your digital supply chain, uncover new opportunity and mitigate risk. 

Your parcel shipping operations are unique, and so too are the transportation management systems for parcel shipping in the market — each with enough features and functionality to confuse even the most seasoned industry expert looking to implement a new solution.

With greater reliance on trading partners, complex supply networks and customer demands, running an intelligent supply chain has never been more vital. Explore the value of linking direct spend sourcing with design, manufacturing and planning processes to build an intelligent digital supply chain.