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A Brief History of WMS in the Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

The development and history of warehouse management systems (WMSs) have had a profound impact on how the supply chain functions. Ancient Times Through Colonization: Warehouse Management Dates to Ancient Times. The concept of warehouse management originated in ancient Egypt as people sought ways to manage grain gathered from crops.

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Taking a Big Picture View of Supply Chain Networks

Logistics Viewpoints

And it must integrate with a myriad of internal and external systems such as transportation management, warehouse management, order management, ERP, weather and traffic systems and many more. A supply chain data network needs to aggregate and share data from and with customers and vendors, too. Data integrity.

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Combat Rising Transportation Costs and Driver Shortage With Supply Chain Analytics

Savi

Today’s driver shortage is helping to drive transportation costs higher. To put this in perspective, 2018 is the first year since 2006 in which driver shortage is the primary concern of the industry. Numerous aspects involving shipping information create longer wait times at plants and distribution centers.

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The History of Supply Chain Management! (Infographic)

Supply Chain Game Changer

pallets and pallet lifts) to improve the very labor intensive processes of material handling and how to take better advantage of space using racking and better warehouse design and layout. By the 1960s, a clear trend had developed in shifting more time-dependent freight transportation to truck rather than rail.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

pallets and pallet lifts) to improve the very labor intensive processes of material handling and how to take better advantage of space using racking and better warehouse design and layout. By the 1960s, a clear trend had developed in shifting more time-dependent freight transportation to truck rather than rail.

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Visibility: If Only I Could See

Supply Chain Shaman

Examples include Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Warehouse Management (WMS_ or Advanced Planning (APS). In 2004-2006, Greg Aimi (now a Gartner analyst) and I worked on a common definition of visibility for over a year. Improved visibility allows teams to see information and take action. What does an IT taxonomy mean?

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The State of Supply Chain Trends Part IV: Data Analysis, Wearables, and the Cloud

GlobalTranz

Cloud-computing technologies are primarily designed to enable rapid dissemination of information and access to software suites at a fraction of the costs of tradition systems, such as Oracle or SAP. Furthermore, the vastness of warehouses also means wearables may be used to identify medical emergencies and call for help if an incident occurs.