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ProMat 2025: Robotics Steps Up to Tackle the Warehouse Labor Crisis

Logistics Viewpoints

The cavernous halls of McCormick Place in Chicago played host to ProMat 2025, a sprawling testament to the relentless innovation shaping the future of manufacturing and supply chain. ProMat 2025 showcased AMRs performing tasks such as goods-to-person picking, transporting materials, and even assisting with pallet movement.

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Navigating M&A Trends in the Transportation, Logistics, and Energy Storage Space

Logistics Viewpoints

Digital Transformation Digitalization is fundamentally reshaping logistics operations, from warehouse management to last-mile delivery. Predictive analytics tools enabled by AI are helping organizations optimize inventory management, reduce downtime, and improve demand forecasting.

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Amid Supply Chain Pressures, It’s Time to Prioritize AI in Yard Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

At the same time, companies have been forced to pull forward inventory purchases, creating a squeeze where carrying costs are up while cash flow is tight. Until a trailer is unloaded and the warehouse records that inventory, it’s not reflected in the companys warehouse management systems. He lives in Chicago.

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Why Are Supply Chain Cyberattacks on the Rise?

IT Supply Chain

It also includes using software bills of materials to track software components and their origins, setting up real-time monitoring systems to detect unusual activity and keeping detailed inventories of all third-party services and applications. Update and patch the system regularly.

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Why Data Visualization is Key to Better Decision-Making in Warehouse Operations

Logistics Viewpoints

In the fast-paced, data-driven environment of today’s warehouse and distribution operations, data visualization has become a linchpin of decision-making, productivity, and user satisfaction. That started the wheels turning on some other best practices that can visually turn a flood of data into meaningful information.

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Supply Chain & Logistics News April 7th- 10th 2025

Logistics Viewpoints

At the ARC Forum 2025, Rachelle Howard highlighted how Vertex combines advanced technologies like Continuous Manufacturing (CM), Process Analytical Technology (PAT), Warehouse Barcoding, and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) with a strong people-focused culture.

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Trends in Logistics Technology, according to Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article! Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. I've learned that one doesn't have to remind Germany about your EDI orders.