Freight Waves

JUNE 27, 2025

Warehouse automation appears to be gaining traction despite prior forecasts of a dip in market growth for autonomous mobile robots. Inventory and network optimization technologies are also predicted to see an increase in adoption from 58% to 92% over the next five years. Over the past three years, DHL Group has invested over $1.17

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This article is from Zheyuan Du at Kinaxis and discusses unconventional solutions to excess inventory challenges. According to recent statistical data, vacancy rates for industrial real estate across North America have been declining since 2020 and reached an all-time low in the third quarter of 2022.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 11, 2023

My colleague Clint Reiser has completed a study on warehouse management system (WMS) boutiques. Bricz is a consultancy with a focus on all things warehousing – appropriately headquartered in the logistics hotbed of Atlanta. In SCP, they have one of the largest practices in North America. What is a boutique?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

And it appears that the combination of labor and inflation in the form of warehouse labor cost inflation is currently the highest concern for 2023 among the listed warehousing related external factors in ARC’s survey. I suspect that inventory shortages would have been the highest ranked factor if we conducted our survey a year ago.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

While consumers may see some short-term benefit in the form of discounted goods, many retailers have had to reset investor expectations , reflecting the expected hit on margins from carrying so much inventory. Inventory management is challenging enough in normal times. So, what is it going to take to enable better inventory management?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2023

I believe our findings capture the pulse of North America logistics operations and the executives’ perceptions and priorities going into the second half of 2023. The factors impacting broader supply chains extend all the way down to the warehouse floor. And they must be capable of adapting to various demands.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 13, 2025

End-to-End Solutions Tailored for Beverage: From managing vast inventories to ensuring timely distribution, Bettaway provides comprehensive logistics solutions that are specifically designed to support the unique demands of the beverage industry, as evidenced by their work with Arizona Ice Tea.

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QAD

OCTOBER 22, 2019

JITS is the acronym for “just-in-time-sequence,” a common supply chain practice in the automotive industry that eliminates or significantly reduces the need to maintain parts inventory at the assembly plant. Cost savings in warehousing and floor space along with associated reduction in personnel required. But why just in North America?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2024

Managing yard and warehouse operations has long been one of the thornier aspects of transportation logistics. Yards are a choke point between transportation and warehousing — and wherever you have choke points, you have a higher risk of inefficiencies that drive up labor costs, detention fees and delivery commitments.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2022

Amidst ongoing uncertainty caused by COVID-19 lockdowns in Asia, war in Europe, scarce raw materials and steep inflation, companies are stockpiling inventory as never before in the hopes of mitigating future supply chain shocks. As soon as inventory hits the yard, it gets lost in a shuffle of trailers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

The average MAPE for North America was 36% while the European average MAPE was 45%. The average bias of European forecasts versus North America had 2% more bias. Aggressively integrate multiple demand streams (downstream data, warehouse withdrawal data, and market intelligence). Tougher in Europe.

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PINC

JANUARY 5, 2021

Leaders in yard management services and technology to collaborate to bring transparency and efficiency to hundreds of facilities in North America. Founded in 1996, Lazer Spot provides yard spotting , shuttling, trailer rentals and specialized yard services in 400+ locations in North America.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 31, 2023

This multinational operates 280 factories and 500 warehouses, that source raw materials from 52,000 suppliers in over 150 countries, processes 25 million customer orders annually, that are then shipped to customers in over 190 nations. It was believed a SCP transformation would reduce inventory, improve service and free up cash flow.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

As the bricks and mortar retailer is attacked by eCommerce pure plays—Amazon in North America, Alibaba in China, and Flipcart in India—assortment and excitement in the store become paramount to lure customers. Current State of Perpetual Inventory. Replenishment is fueled by an effective perpetual inventory signal.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2025

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.

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Locus Robotics

MARCH 31, 2025

Home March 31, 2025 Luxury Fashion and the Need for Flexible Warehouse Automation Melissa Valentine , Vice President, Sales (North America) Luxury fashion has long been defined by exclusivity, craftsmanship, and high-touch customer experiences.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2024

MODEX is the leading trade show for supply chain, logistics, and material handling solutions in North America. Fetch Robotics This solution consists of a fleet of robots that can navigate autonomously in a warehouse, using sensors, cameras, and lasers to avoid obstacles and collisions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. VF sources many US bound items in Central America; the woeful performance at US ports is still a problem. There will be one view of inventory across the entire distributed network.”. But it affected VF less than many.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

In North America, 81% of consumers said they would stop buying products from brands they learned were harming the environment. The Demand for Carbon Accounting The push for sustainability isn’t new, but it has reached a tipping point. Retailers are following suit.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

If you haven’t attended recently, it is an unmatched display of warehouse automation, robotics, and software systems. Körber CEO Discusses Warehouse Labor Management, Engagement, and Retention ; Clint Reiser Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak with Chad Collins, CEO of Körber Supply Chain Software.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

The company said that it has already replaced 95 percent of the plastic air pillows with paper filler in North America and is working toward complete removal by year’s end. It is the company’s largest plastic packaging reduction effort in North America to date and will remove almost 15 billion plastic air pillows from use annually.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2022

The available talent pool of drivers, warehouse associates and other employees is small, which creates staffing volatility. A North America?n The company is using an advanced TMS to achieve real-time inventory visibility for both warehousing and shipment tracking across its extended carrier network.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 14, 2020

ToolsGroup’s GM of North America, David Barton, sat down for a video interview with Robert Bowman, managing editor at Supply Chain Brain , to share anecdotes and advice for supply chain planners in a year no one could have planned for. Inventory (and therefore customer service level attainment) has faced unprecedented stress this year.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. Today, there are many top 3PL warehousing companies that handle warehousing, fulfillment, logistics and distribution services for companies of all sizes. Revenue: €63.3 billion/$72.43 Smith 4.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

And what is sitting in the warehouse. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility. We should be able to see, with the click of a button, how much product is at the port of destination. And at the cross-dock. And in the rail car.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 14, 2023

Despite a challenging economic environment and less favorable market conditions, the largest third-party logistics companies in North America continued to grow last year. Shippers have replenished their inventories after struggling with supply chain bottlenecks during the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

” E2E also means being able to see things when they are not in transit, such as raw materials upstream, inventory in a warehouse or yard, products in retail outlets, or shipments stuck in customs. You need visibility because you live within such a variable network.” Global supply chains are mind-bogglingly complex.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations. Eliminate Before You Automate : Automation is critical to large, efficient warehouse operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

It was precisely the industry’s inability to make real-time decisions (based on real-time data) that was at the root of depleted store shelves, clogged ports and warehouses overflowing with excess inventory. Supply Planning and Deployment : Will any intra-network disruptions cause imbalances in warehouse and transportation capacity?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

But to verify the “in full” part, your real-time transportation solution needs to be connected to warehousing, inventory, fulfillment and order management. A platform approach to real-time supply chain execution integrates across every critical system so you can get a real-time ETA together with a live view of your inventory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Freight rates have plummeted, brokerages are struggling, and the industry is still bloated with excess inventory. If it takes 50 days from ownership transition at origin to receipt at the warehouse, you could save $2M in inventory, or $250K in working capital, if you reduce transit time by one day (50 to 49 days).

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Moller – Maersk is turning to flying drones to manage inventory counts in its warehouse network, the Danish firm said. Verity’s system then delivers that information to the client’s existing warehouse management system (WMS) software product. Maritime containership giant A.P.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 26, 2015

The merged company will be the third largest food and beverage company in North America and the fifth in the world. The goal is to drive organic growth in North American and global expansion by combining Kraft’s brands with Heinz’s international platform. This, I believe, is a sign of a new wave of merger mania.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 17, 2025

As companies across North America and Europe reconfigure their supply chains to reduce dependency on overseas operations in the wake of recently announced tariffs, there is a growing need for fully transparent, granular, and holistic visibility into manufacturing and supply chain operations as a whole. ThroughPut.AI

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Gartner analyst Paul Lord has developed a framework to better understand inventory trade-offs by categorizing those decisions according to the objectives they are meant to achieve: structural, operational and situational. Many companies struggle with decisions such as “How many days of sales or inventory turns per year should we target?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Restaurants, bars find suppliers’ inventories are running dry. After being limited to only offering takeout and delivery for months under some of the strictest lockdown rules in North America, food product shortages are just the latest headache for small business owners to contend with. Descartes acquires GreenMile.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2024

The goods flow through 3 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 106 final-mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. Michael Jacobs “Our warehouse management system is from Körber Supply Chain Solutions – HighJump when we bought it. “In Across the US, Ferguson has 6.5

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