6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Warehouse automation stats show that automation is making a big impact on warehouses and distribution centers. As technology awareness grows, more warehouses and DCs turn to automation to adapt to the changing landscape. The number of private warehouses is growing. Warehouses are increasing in size, as well.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

With more brick-and-mortar stores shutting their doors than ever before and demand for warehouse space on the rise, retail warehousing creates a profitable opportunity for many companies. In this post, we’ll discuss the trends contributing to the retail warehousing trend and three ways retail warehousing impacts profitability.

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Stord

JANUARY 30, 2019

Now is a great time for shippers to take stock of what happened in 2018 so they can prepare for what’s coming in 2019. With that in mind, we summarized seven warehousing stories and trends from last year and indicated here what they mean for the year ahead 1. FedEx pursued both strategies in 2018. FedEx’s news release 2.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 23, 2022

The need to know where products are, whether they are on the way to the warehouse, store, or customer, is critical to ensure a positive experience. The rise of visibility solutions at the container level is helping to drive the transportation execution market to new heights, with real-time visibility as a major growth driver.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

More than a year into a freight capacity crisis that shows little sign of weakening, it’s time for all parties involved in logistics and freight transportation to meet this issue head on. Freight Capacity Crisis: How Did We Get Here So Quickly? The seeds for this current market were sown in the aftermath of the Great Recession.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2023

Traditionally, planning processes are designed to serve specific time horizons – sales & operations execution (S&OE) is used for short term horizon, sales & operations planning (S&OP) for the mid-term horizon, and integrated business planning (IBP) for long term strategic horizon. This is known as the “black box” problem.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Warehouse vacancy rates are at an all-time low. Learn how to secure top-tier warehouse space and SLA’s without paying peak season premiums or getting locked into a long-term contract. Warehouse capacity is at an all-time low, with vacancy rates as low as 3.6 % on the west coast.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

The demand caught off-guard those retailers and suppliers who relied on just-in-time inventory practices. Orchestrating the efforts of suppliers, manufacturers, truck drivers, warehouses, retail employees, and other critical links in the supply chain was no small feat. 2020 Was A Year Of Supply Chain Disruption.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 5, 2022

”[1] Here’s the rub: “All those excess retail inventories are starting to weigh on warehousing markets. … And it’s not just Walmart.”[2]. And the time to start planning was probably months ago. Nevertheless, time is getting short. warehouse complexes, things are about to get worse.”[5]

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Ware2Go

JUNE 20, 2023

Due to sustained inflation and higher energy cost, global growth in sea freight shipments turned negative in the second half of 2022 for the first time since the onset of COVID-19. In this age of globalization, using ocean freight to transport goods is increasingly important to emerging brands.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 28, 2024

Late last year, the staff at Digitate released the results of a survey entitled “AI and Automation: Laying the Foundation for the Autonomous Enterprise.” The survey found, “90% of IT decision-makers plan to deploy more automation, including AI, in the next 12 months.”[1] ”[1] These trends are not new.

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FLEXE

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

As a result, we hear a lot of stories about capacity, inventory peaks and the search for the ideal extra space. So, this summer we commissioned a Warehouse Capacity Economics and Trends Survey. </strong> They simply accept the extra capacity as sunk costs. Those stories led us to want to learn more.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. These are just a recent indication of the disruption from weather events and natural disasters that your supply chain may encounter. Capacity constraints and transportation delays. Cyber threats and attacks.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 22, 2021

Gain Control Over Your Production With Effective Capacity Planning. Perhaps, a process that matches your production capacity with sales demand can be the solution in this case. Perhaps, a process that matches your production capacity with sales demand can be the solution in this case.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 22, 2021

Gain Control Over Your Production With Effective Capacity Planning. Perhaps, a process that matches your production capacity with sales demand can be the solution in this case. Perhaps, a process that matches your production capacity with sales demand can be the solution in this case.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 14, 2022

Coming out of the breakouts felt a little like exiting a nightclub at closing time, and the healthy keynote session attendance and lively expo hall felt almost like old times. It’s time to stop coping and adopt an “offset strategy”. According to Gartner’s 2022 CEO survey, growth is still the #1 priority (the same as 2021).

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. It’s not enough to have a Plan B, just in case. These are just a recent indication of the disruption from weather events and natural disasters that your supply chain may encounter. Cyber threats and attacks.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2022

And today, supply chain instability is an ongoing concern, including when it comes to logistics and warehouse management. To help maintain the right inventory levels, manufacturers can use real-time tracking throughout the whole production process. But inventory management is just a piece of the supply chain puzzle.

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FLEXE

AUGUST 10, 2017

Aside from that being one of your busiest times of the year, the movement to eCommerce and omnichannel shopping has made accurate demand planning impossible and inventory allocation harder than ever. According to our Warehouse Capacity Economics and Trends survey, 74% of retailers cite fluctuation as a key challenge throughout the year.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 20, 2022

A lot of recent media attention has been devoted to what might be considered “macro” logistics problems, such as port closures, blocked shipping lanes and a lack of ocean container capacity. These and other logistics challenges leave products stranded thousands of miles from their final destinations. The Same-Day Delivery Challenge.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

This index complies 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. The authors point to the delivery time disruptions occurring in China , an increase in air freight costs from the U.S. after reaching an all-time high of 76.2

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

94% of US and Canadian healthcare systems use Cardinal Health in one capacity or another. Supply Planning Implementations are Just Harder The previous SCP implementation had not gone well. Teams will then revert back to their former tools, often times using Excel. I put my name on the line.” Indicators of success are critical.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 20, 2021

Artificial Intelligence In Inventory Management – How To Optimize Your Warehouse Inventory Management. Why is optimizing Warehouse Inventory Management a need of the hour? Inventory management involves creating a balance between demand and supply with the right amount of stock at the right place, at the right time.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2023

The other side, call it Team Soft Landing, argued that the situation was very different this time.”[1] Correspondent Melissa Repko reports that it might take some time for retailers to figure out how consumers are going to behave over the coming months. ”[1] He asks, “So where does that leave us?”

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Locus

JUNE 2, 2023

Inbound logistics activities typically include transportation, warehousing, inventory control, material handling, quality control inspections, and scheduling. Inbound logistics activities typically include transportation, warehousing, inventory control, material handling, quality control inspections, and scheduling.

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Locus

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In the competitive world of e-commerce and supply chain management, ensuring timely and efficient product deliveries can be the difference between a repeat customer and a missed opportunity. Missed the real-time buzz? Insights are just a click away! Just a few minutes and you can evaluate the health of your last-mile delivery!

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 8, 2024

A recent Gartner survey confirmed that more than two-thirds of Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) are still recovering from the last major disruption when the next one comes along – a continuous barrage of challenges that proves that responsive supply chains are going to struggle in a state of constant volatility.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 28, 2021

”[1] After providing a brief overview of the economic devastation created by the pandemic, international banker Joseph Moss observes, “What has been perhaps less visible but just as impactful has been the damage the virus has inflicted on the world’s supply infrastructure and, in particular, global supply chains. .”[1]

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

But according to NRF’s 2023 Valentine’s Day spending survey , U.S. Of course, love should be celebrated every day, not just one day a year. With that promise, comes challenges both to the retailers and manufacturers (and particularly at this time of year, flower growers). per consumer. So why do we celebrate it?

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2021

He writes, “Global supply chains were clearly in trouble before COVID-19 arrived on the scene, but when it did, the weakness of our time-honored strategies for procurement, production and delivery became shockingly evident. ” Robert J. Bowman, Managing Editor of SupplyChainBrain, agrees with Quasney’s assessment.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

This begs the question: Even if the industry gets more truck drivers, just how much is enough to relieve the strain on trucking capacity? Below, Jason shares his insights and offers recommendations for what shippers can do to obtain capacity and plan for the coming months. for Q2 2021, relative to Q2 2018.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

The Financial Times reporters observe, “[Supply chain woes] are likely to intensify if China digs its heels in and continues to pursue a zero-Covid policy that has left millions of workers across the country confined to their homes. ”[2]. ”[2]. Hospitals from the U.S. ” Consequences of Chinese Lockdowns. ”[4].

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Parade

MARCH 28, 2022

Building Connections Internally and Externally Turvo isn’t just about building connections between different pieces of the supply chain. Turvo helps provide visibility across the supply chain, from suppliers to the warehouse to distribution centers to over-the-road to the end customer. What Does Turvo Do?

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Locus

JUNE 23, 2023

As a critical component of the sales process, order fulfillment ensures customers receive the order on time. If customers do not receive their orders on time, they won’t buy from that company again. So, order fulfillment is critical for businesses to provide customers with cost-effective, timely, and delightful deliveries.

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Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

” Indeed, handling/reusing returned products is increasing as noted in the Reverse Logistics Association’s (RLA) recent survey. During the third-quarter, 45% of survey respondents noted the number of returns increased while a combined 46% said that returns either stayed the same or did not increase during the quarter.

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Locus Robotics

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

By Mary Hart “We’re thinking of adding robotics to our retail warehouse, but I’m worried about the change. I just want it to work…” Our retail sales executives hear statements just like this from anxious warehouse managers all the time. Heck, just look at the Will Smith film, “I, Robot”. What’s the truth?

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Locus Robotics

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Home February 12, 2024 Overcome Retail Warehouse Automation Anxiety with Robots Mary Hart , Senior Content Marketing Manager “We’re thinking of adding robotics to our retail warehouse, but I’m worried about the change. You have nothing to fear from adding robots into your retail warehouse operations and everything to gain.

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