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How Automation Empowers Retail Warehousing Success

Veridian Solutions

Automation is quickly becoming the newest way to empower supply chain leaders with warehousing success. Automation enables paperless warehouses, and cloud computing spending has seen a remarkable trend upward of 4.5 Supply chain leaders need to understand how automation truly empowers retail warehousing success.

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Autonomous Mobile Robotics (AMR): What They Are and Benefits of Using Them

GlobalTranz

Sudden surges in warehouse demand result from increased access to retailers. Let’s look at how robots have evolved and their benefits in modern warehousing. Their capabilities were limited, so warehouse managers may not have seen their value. Autonomous mobile robotics (AMR) make this possible. Greater order accuracy.

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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Warehouses are full, and supply chain leaders are using containers as overflow warehouses adding to port snarls. IBM, in contrast, purchased over fifteen supply chain acquisitions but drove little innovation. I tell technology leaders, that IBM is the company where innovations go to die. Should we do better?

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Three Cool Technologies

Supply Chain Shaman

like Stefan’s quote, “However, all the boasts of value it (DDMRP) brings are in comparison to the value of MRP. I like best-of-breed innovators especially those with deep math and a passion for what they do. Driving supply chain innovation is hard. This is why I have a soft spot in my heart for technology innovators.

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Who's Really Running Your Retail Operation?

C3 Solutions

Let's take a look at the absolutely fundamental importance of the software systems that underpin DC operations: Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). Warehouse Control Systems (WCS). Warehouse Execution Systems (WES). Warehouse Management Systems. Warehouse Control Systems. Warehouse Execution Systems.

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The Green Corridor – Optimal Tech for Green Logistics – Making Emissions Visible

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Digitizing logistics technology is innovating fast. Such real-time data and visibility functions allow for supplier comparisons as well as overall emission source contributor identifications, which can be focused on for improvement. The ability to do any of this generally means having the tools – and that takes data.

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Top Take Aways from Oracle CloudWorld

Logistics Viewpoints

1-800-Flowers gave a presentation in which they talked about implementing Oracle warehouse management and transportation management systems in the Cloud. The order-to-delivery process, for example, is much wider than the fulfillment processes supported in a warehouse management system. There was more confirmation at the show.