To comply with a new reporting requirement by the Securities and Exchange Commission, public companies need to be able to measure their supply chain emissions, says Michael Wohlwend, managing principal with Alpine Supply Chain Solutions.
The practice of gamification is contributing to a more highly motivated workforce in the warehouse, says Ken Ramoutar, chief marketing officer of Lucas Systems Inc.
Warehouse orchestration is the answer for facilities looking to integrate and efficiently manage a multitude of discrete systems, says Keith Moore, chief executive officer of Autoscheduler.ai.
LiDAR, a remote-sensing method using pulsed lasers to measure range, is proving to be of high value in supply chain automation, says Peipei Zhao, president of North America with Robosense.
The attacks on Red Sea shipping have forced carriers to reroute their vessels around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, resulting in increased cost. But that hasn’t fazed New Balance.
Growing uncertainties in global supply chains necessitate a fresh approach to inventory strategy, says Warren Owen, vice president solutions consultants with Netstock.
In a difficult economy, the most obvious action item on executive agendas is cutting cost. Yet businesses often fail to make good on that relatively straightforward objective.
Visibility is top of mind for supply chain executives today, but they still need to sell the organization on the value of investing in that capability, says Jeffrey Luft, portfolio development executive with Siemens Digital Logistics.