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Looking Back at Our Most Popular Blog Posts of 2021

GlobalTranz

2021 will be remembered as an unprecedented year of supply chain disruption and market volatility creating a host of challenges for shippers and carriers alike. New Survey Highlights Confidence in Supply Chain Operations Despite Challenges. 7 Tips For Building Supply Chain Resiliency.

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Labor Shortages in Supply Chain & Logistics: They’re Not Subsiding

Logistics Viewpoints

In late 2023, we conducted a survey of 1,000 supply chain and logistics decision-makers across North America and Europe across three sectors: manufacturing, distribution and retail; carriers; and logistics services providers. The results of the research report How Bad Is the Supply Chain and Logistics Workforce Challenge?

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Kanban Logistics’ Top 3 Most-Read Blog Posts of 2023

Kanban Logistics

In 2023, our blog explored a variety of topics crucial to the logistics and supply chain industry. 1) The Need for a Warehouse with Rail Siding Unlocking the Benefits of Rail-Sided Warehousing Our most-read article of the year delves into the critical considerations and advantages of warehouses with rail siding.

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Why Warehouse Managers are Miserable

Locus Robotics

By Mary Hart The rapid pace of e-commerce growth following the start of the pandemic and the increasing demand for faster product delivery, thanks to the expectations of next day (or even same day) delivery, have elevated the role and importance of warehouses in the supply chain.

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Is Warehousing Imperative to Reduce Logistics Costs?

Arkieva

This blog explores whether warehousing can help optimize the logistics process. Is Warehousing Imperative to Reduce Logistics Costs? ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. Logistics costs account for a large portion of final costs.

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Embracing the Supply Chain as A Complex Non-linear System

Supply Chain Shaman

This weekend, I edited the Supply Chains to Admire report. In the past five years, companies have 5-10X the number of AGVs in their warehouses, but 40-60% more planners in corporate. We have successfully reduced warehouse labor, but planning is more labor intensive today, and less effective. I posted my working summary.)

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Primer for Control Layer Technology Platforms Applied to Warehousing and Customer Fulfillment Processes

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides a first installment in a four-part technology market education series where we address the evolving use of Cloud based control layer technology platforms applied to warehousing and customer fulfillment processes.