First Things First, Do You have all The Tools To Set You Up for DC Or Warehouse Slotting? Your Warehouse Management System (WMS) must reflect these storage locations for proper location control in your warehouse or DC. All we’re doing here, in the kitchen example, is making sure those things we use the most frequently are the most easily accessible in the warehouse or DC. You should concentrate on this 20% and have them available for picking upfront in your warehouse or DC. MORE

Windows Sunset is a big deal for every manufacturer, logistics provider, and DC using Windows-based RF, voice and vehicle mount devices. Recent malware attacks highlighted the dangers of running PCs with outdated and unsupported operating systems. MORE

Top New Karl Manrodt of Georgia College and Colleagues Talk about New Top Metric, Strategic HR and more MORE

Karl Manrodt of Georgia College Leads Discussion on Three Key Issues from the 2016 Report MORE

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America (MCFA) and LeanCor Supply Chain Group simultaneously act as buyer and supplier to each other—to the benefit of both. Carrier Management Transportation Management supply chain insights MORE

The average DC spends 6-8 weeks getting new employees trained and up to standard, representing thousands of dollars in training costs per new hire. This represents a windfall for any DC that relies on temporary labor, or that is consistently hiring and onboarding new workers. MORE

Better Smarts Can Improve Order Batching, Optimal Pick Paths, More, Lucas Executive Says MORE

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Successful Program at Ricoh DC in Europe to be Expanded in Scope, Implemented in Next Phase Pilots Across the Globe MORE

DC Velocity and Descartes have conducted a transportation benchmark study for the last two years to help transportation professionals understand what is driving the market, and how the strategy and tactics of top performers differ from the rest of the pack. MORE

Matt Yearling discusses the growing role of drones , advanced robotics, and yard management solutions to optimize supply chain efficiency with DC Velocity 's executive editor Mark Solomon. yard management digital supply chain drones DC Velocity MORE

Your Warehouse Management System (WMS) must reflect these storage locations for proper location control in your warehouse or DC. You should concentrate on this 20% and have them available for picking upfront in your warehouse or DC. MORE

Jungheinrich group will act as general contractor for all intralogistics equipment installed at the new DC – which is located 50 kilometres north-west of Moscow – while also performing the role of systems integrator. Cases dc distribution centre Ikea intralogistics Jungheinrich moscow MORE

But growth can severely strain an outmoded distribution center (DC), hampering productivity and fulfillment capabilities. In this two part blog series, I’ll offer some thoughts on the best way to optimize your existing and future DC to meet growing demands. It should be noted that a DC optimization […]. Blog Service Supply Chain Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Operations Transportation What's New DC Distribution Optimization Richard Koch SCOPs Supply Chain MORE

Windows Sunset is a big deal for every manufacturer, logistics provider, and DC using Windows-based RF, voice and vehicle mount devices. Recent malware attacks highlighted the dangers of running PCs with outdated and unsupported operating systems. MORE

Windows Sunset is a big deal for every manufacturer, logistics provider, and DC using Windows-based RF, voice and vehicle mount devices. Recent malware attacks highlighted the dangers of running PCs with outdated and unsupported operating systems. MORE

By Richard Koch | Associate Director, Logistics Growth is good for a business but can severely strain any distribution center (DC) that can quickly become outmoded. There are many ways a company can go about optimizing an existing or future DC. MORE

Lots of Distribution Robots will be on Exhibit Floor at MODEX Show in Early April MORE

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shippers need an efficient and effective Distribution Center (DC) to support this consumer spending peak that takes place typically at this time of the year. Benchmark DC Systems to Handle the Volume. MORE

Introduces Concept of Task to Person, with 7 to 8 Robots per Picker MORE

shippers need an efficient and effective Distribution Center (DC) to support this consumer spending peak that takes place typically at this time of the year. Benchmark DC Systems to Handle the Volume. MORE

When a company outgrows its distribution capacity, it expands by opening a new distribution center (DC). The best approach to choosing your new DC location is to evaluate your entire logistics strategy. MORE

Undercover Report by UK Paper Finds DC Job is Tough, Demeaning. Is that Just the Way it Is MORE

We Say the Jury is Still Clearly Out, though there Appears to be Many Applications in Manufacturing MORE

Brian Devine of ProLogistix Shares DC Worker Survey Data at Recent WERC Conference MORE

The post Why Use Augmented Reality in Your Warehouse or DC? While most everyone has heard of an augmented reality (AR) eyeglass-type product, many have only seen it being used for consumer applications. MORE

In this DC Velocity article , 3Gtms CEO Mitch Weseley discusses the need for creative solutions to transportation challenges, and why the best TMS platforms enable flexibility that ultimately saves companies money. Read the full article, Keep Calm and Let the TMS Decide , at DC Velocity. MORE

Properly Sizing a DC for Future Shipping Capacity can be Problematic MORE

Simple: updating or replacing your WMS is not always the best method to improve DC operations. If your goal is to improve the efficiency and accuracy of hands-on processes in the DC, then mobile work execution may fit the bill, at a considerable savings compared to a new WMS. MORE

FC/DC designs processes often start with an emphasis on solving the known issues. Supply Chain Management DC design distribution center material handling warehouseBy Thompson Brockmann, Partner, Tompkins International. MORE

Simple: updating or replacing your WMS is not always the best method to improve DC operations. If your goal is to improve the efficiency and accuracy of hands-on processes in the DC, then mobile work execution may fit the bill, at a considerable savings compared to a new WMS. MORE

AMRs Replace Traditional Tuggers in Job where Humans Add Little Value MORE

In a Change, Most DCs will be Using Both Bar Code Scanning and Voice by 2020, New Zebra Research Finds MORE

Amazon Increased Fulfillment Center Capacity of All Types about Five Times 2010 Levels by End of 2015, and Keeps on Building MORE

The Cloud World DC event, taking place at the Marriott Marquis Washington, DC on Thursday, March 24 , will feature a session about Oracle Supply Chain Cloud entitled "Path To Supply Chain Cloud”. MORE