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Editor’s Choice: The Ultimate Guide to Reducing Warehouse Travel

Logistics Viewpoints

Today’s article is from Lucas Systems and highlights the ways to reduce warehouse travel. Labor is the single largest operating cost in most DCs and warehouse travel often accounts for half of all labor time, especially in order picking. In some DCs, pickers can travel upwards of 12 miles per shift. According to U.S.

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How to Use Software to Reach Peak Warehouse Efficiency

C3 Solutions

As the DC becomes more complex and moves more quickly that's where yard and dock automation plays a key role in ensuring that your DC operations can keep with the increased speed of automation. All the steps in between that order's receipt and final fulfillment are manageable through these iterations of warehouse management software.

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The Importance of Transportation Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

I am working on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. Visibility solutions are becoming more necessary.

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WMS Lite: Gain Essential Best-of-Breed WMS Functionality at a Fraction of the Cost

RFgen

Introducing advanced warehousing automation into your operation can help your facility increase efficiency, productivity and business agility. Automation in the warehouse continues to expand in popularity and effectiveness. Warehouse Automation is the Future. Warehouse Automation is the Future. WMS vs Advanced WMS.

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WMS Lite: Gain Essential Best-of-Breed WMS Functionality at a Fraction of the Cost

RFgen

Introducing advanced warehousing automation into your operation can help your facility increase efficiency, productivity and business agility. Automation in the warehouse continues to expand in popularity and effectiveness. Warehouse Automation is the Future. Warehouse Automation is the Future. WMS vs Advanced WMS.

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Is Saint-Gobain Serious About Reducing Their Carbon Footprint?

Logistics Viewpoints

Saint-Gobain also has a goal for organic growth of 3 – 5% through 2025. In a green field study, a company looks for an optimal placement a new factory or warehouse. It might be that distribution centers (DCs) are delivering goods to customers in a 50-mile radius. Fewer miles traveled means less emissions.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company says it will be profitable in 2023 and is telling investors it plans to reach $1 billion in sales in 2025. The membership-only warehouse club said Friday it had huge gatherings and pent-up demand in mind as it selected and ordered holiday merchandise. That is a lot of money for personalized delivery.