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Rethinking WMS: Why No-Code / Low-Code Solutions are Transforming Warehousing

Logistics Viewpoints

The average cost of a Warehouse Management System (WMS) install continues to rise each year, with implementations often reaching millions of dollars today. But heres the good news: this doesnt have to be the reality for your warehouse operations. holiday retail, fresh food distribution) must ensure scalability and system flexibility.

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The Costly Oversight: Why Your Inventory Rebalancing Strategy Is Failing You

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Are you making the fatal mistake of underestimating the importance of inventory rebalancing? Many retailers treat inventory management as a mundane task rather than a strategic lever for success. It’s about strategically adjusting your inventory levels across locations and products in response to real-time customer demand.

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Blind Shipping: Solution for Inventory & Labor Challenges

GlobalTranz

If so, optimizing your inventory management strategy can be a game-changer. This method offers a solution to various inventory and shipping challenges for businesses just like yours. Below, we outline three ways blind shipping can help optimize your logistics, keep inventories healthy and save you money!

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Supply Chain AI: 25 Current Use Cases (and a Handful of Future Ones)

Logistics Viewpoints

In mathematical terms, optimization is a mixed-integer or linear programming approach to finding the best combination of warehouses, factories, transportation flows, and other supply chain resources under real-world constraints. ML can also be used to generate labor standards for warehouse workers.

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Mastering Disruption: A Smarter, More Connected Approach

Logistics Viewpoints

Kudos to the supply chain and logistics teams that have already adopted transportation management systems (TMS), warehouse management systems (WMS), and other digital solutions. Teams are constrained by their physical resources, like trucks, inventory, and labor capacities, as they seek to resolve a disruption.

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Global Supply Chains in Flux as U.S. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Take Effect

Logistics Viewpoints

Businesses are responding with production shifts, supply chain diversification, inventory stockpiling, and trade route adjustments in efforts to lessen the financial burden and avoid long-term instability. Retailers and e-commerce giants like Amazon are stockpiling key inventory, preparing for potential further trade restrictions.

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Interoperability in the Supply Chain: Leveraging the OSI Model for Seamless Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

This layer includes trucks, ships, warehouses, and other physical assets. Data Link Layer: Local Communication This layer focuses on the direct communication between devices within a localized environment, such as a warehouse or a port. For example, coordinating inventory management systems with demand forecasting tools. •