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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

In other news… Descartes Launches Updated Advanced Home Delivery Solution. HighJump Software, TrueCommerce EDI Solutions Group Announces Strategic Partnership with Unisun Software. As a result, the answers to “What is a warehouse?” and “What is a transportation provider?” percent last year. .

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This Week in Logistics News (May 30 – June 3, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Wal-Mart says it is 6-9 months from using drones to check warehouse inventory (Reuters). Enspire Commerce Launches Next Generation Point of Sale (POS) Software. Natarajan said drones can reduce the labor intensive process of checking stocks around the warehouse to one day.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Warehouses promised lots of jobs, but robot workforce slows hiring (Los Angeles Times). MyWebGrocer and Descartes Combine Solutions to Help Grocers Drive Ecommerce Growth and Profitability. Acquires enVista’s Capacity Solutions Brokerage Division. Retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico to invest $1.3 R2 Freight & Logistics, Inc.

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20 warehouse professionals and business leaders reveal the single most important first step when designing a warehouse layout

6 River Systems

There are many factors to consider when designing a warehouse layout, and every design decision can have a significant impact on operational efficiency. Curtis Barry & Company , labor comprises more than half of a warehouse’s total operations costs. According to F.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Top gift purchases over the weekend included clothing and, toys, gift cards / certificates, books / music / movies / video games, and electronics. Robots outnumber human workers in this autonomous truck yard north of Denver. The overall number of online shoppers decreased to a total of 127.8 million from 145.4 million last year.