Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2021

This executive was speaking at Körber Elevate because this retailer has chosen to standardize on Cloud warehouse and labor management systems (WMS and LMS) from Körber. The company is also striving to improve their omnichannel capabilities. Two years ago, the company had 5 different warehouse management systems.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2018

An effective warehouse management strategy is key to staying competitive and meeting consumers’ expectations in the omnichannel world. To understand this paradox, warehouse managers need to understand the pitfalls of omnichannel warehouse management and how to develop a winning strategy. Download white paper.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 25, 2017

In supply chains, omnichannel solutions are often used interchangeably with multichannel solutions. However, understanding the elements of omnichannel vs. multichannel supply chain is essential to maximizing profit margins in a tightening economy. Product purchased online can only be shipped to a consumer’s address.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Automation in the warehouse is essential to meeting the growing demand of e-commerce and the blending of traditional supply chain channels into the omnichannel supply chain. Unfortunately, warehouse capacity around the country is tight, but available capacity is only being used at rates shy of 70 percent. Download WhitePaper.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 5, 2018

An omnichannel retail strategy is the new norm in today’s supply chains. Therefore, an omnichannel retail strategy must become the new standard business model for companies wanting to remain competitive. This is most obvious in business models allowing for ship-to-store and curbside pickup of online orders. In fact, 78% of U.S.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 27, 2018

The application of omnichannel in manufacturing primarily focuses on the collaboration between suppliers, or vendors, and distributors. To understand this relationship, we have to consider its driving forces, how it affects omnichannel experiences , and what it means for warehousing capabilities and capacity.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Omnichannel is a term frequently used in today’s modern supply chain management. Omnichannel capability is associated with getting product to the customer in any possible fashion, that is convenient for the customer. Supply chain leaders need to understand omnichannel 2.0 What Exactly Is Omnichannel 2.0, Omnichannel 2.0

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2024

Autonomous supply chains can help businesses by enabling faster and more accurate demand forecasting, optimizing inventory levels and distribution networks, automating warehouse and delivery operations, and enhancing customer service and satisfaction. Degree two: Remotely controlled ship with seafarers on board.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 15, 2017

More companies are actively engaging with consumers in search of the ultimate omnichannel sales experience as the strength of online sales increase, reports Supply Chain Quarterly. As a result, companies that want to go omnichannel need to begin working to deploy these standards and supply chain technologies. The Big Picture.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2022

Demand for e-commerce and omnichannel fulfillment continues to grow. Many top retailers rolled out more versatile fulfillment to better serve customers, embracing gig economy couriers to offer same-day and two-hour delivery and rounding out omnichannel fulfillment offerings with buy online pickup in store (BOPIS) and related services.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The importance of an omnichannel supply chain strategy cannot be overstated. This means omnichannel supply chain success is key to at least 62 percent of shopping experiences. What’s Wrong With Omnichannel Supply Chain Strategy and Customer Service? Staying competitive in the omnichannel age has contributed to multiple problems.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

E-commerce value will exceed $4 trillion by 2025, and demand for e-commerce requires seamless integration between traditional shipping practices and an e-commerce shipping plan. Its global nature makes conventional shipping strategies inefficient and utterly unworkable. Access to multi-modal shipping and drop shipping options.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The long and unpredictable peak shipping season continues to challenge supply chains. A 2021 Peak Shipping Season survey conducted by Edelman Intelligence found hiring to be a strong concern among supply chain decision makers with 90% having a strong need to increase hiring to account for peak season and beyond. Higher freight volumes.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 23, 2025

5000 list, its smart warehousing and 3PL fulfillment solutions enable same-day order processing, streamlined Amazon FBA prep services, and a robust global shipping network that virtually guarantees on-time delivery. This allows 3PLs to customize shipping rates and maximize profitability across all carriers.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

The days of managing inventory in warehouses with pen and paper have disappeared. In their place, warehouse management systems have risen to make managing inventory easier, and these systems provide tremendous benefits, explains Rick Register of Inbound Logistics. A Warehouse Management System Saves Space.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2021

Following their fourth quarter results, top executives talked about their supply chain and omnichannel strategy at a high level. This new infrastructure will allow the retailer to expand ecommerce assortment while reducing both shipping time and cost. Walmart is also investing pickup and delivery capacity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 13, 2022

Walgreens, like many other retailers, has embraced omnichannel. Prior to COVID the company had a three-year plan to add omnichannel order flows by adding buy online/pick up in store and curbside pickup. And ecommerce and omnichannel fulfillment costs more. The company needed to accelerate their omnichannel roadmap. “We

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 8, 2017

In the omnichannel supply chain , where order accuracy and on-time delivery are paramount, the difference between getting the right product to consumers at the right time and getting a similar product to consumers at the right time could be disastrous. Warehousing and Transportation Costs.

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Ware2Go

MARCH 14, 2025

According to CapitalOne researchers, 73% of consumers identify as omnichannel shoppers. There’s demand for retail stores to offer same-day shipping, next-day shipping, scheduled delivery, multiple store pick-up locations — you name it. It might be time to adopt an omnichannel fulfillment strategy.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 31, 2018

The 2018 State of Logistics Report , sponsored by 3PL Central , indicates warehousing models are evolving at a phenomenal rate. More importantly, demand for warehouse space is at an all-time high, and warehousing is still short two million workers. Optimize warehouse design. Even with 5.2 GET YOUR COPY HERE.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2024

Manhattan Associates, a leading supplier of supply chain and omnichannel management software solutions, recently had a major product release that will shake up the supply chain planning market. The same disconnect can happen in the warehouse and in transportation. In a warehouse, workers pick cases and build pallets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Third, what are the big trends in warehouse and transportation management? For the warehouse, the biggest trend is to maximize the pace and speed to meet customer service level agreements. Finally, a real focus on cubing – not shipping lots of extra air and packaging – is all focused around sustainability. WMS and TMS Trends.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Omnichannel fulfillment took center stage. What is omnichannel fulfillment? Omnichannel is a centralized strategy that enables businesses to coordinate, streamline, simplify and speed up fulfillment of orders that have been placed through different channels (online, retail, etc.). Need diapers delivered overnight?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 18, 2016

E-commerce and omnichannel solutions are rapidly becoming the next frontier in the use of the Internet of Things and better order fulfillment processes. However, Amazon is shaking up the mix by seeking to make today’s e-commerce practices obsolete, and shipping and logistics providers need to understand why.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 24, 2020

Safety stock concerns continue to plague omnichannel supply chains. Omnichannel brought an influx of customers to businesses and led to an increase of products and SKUs shipped in multiple modes, in a myriad of ways.

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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. The industrys shifting dynamics are reflected in recent reports from Bain and McKinsey.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2018

Today, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of individual warehouse management systems ( WMSs ) available, but how do you reap the real-world features within this innovative type of supply chain management systems? Shacklett of TechTarget , consider the size, set up and number of warehouses in your supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 25, 2019

Interest for a Warehouse Management System in the cloud has risen as companies attempt to stay competitive with Big Box Retailers and Amazon, but those are not the only factors driving investment in cloud-based WMS. Traditional WMS simply told the company where a product was and when it would ship. Challenges of Traditional WMS.

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Ware2Go

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Use this guide to understand warehousing services, prioritize service level agreements, and choose the right warehouse partner for your business. Table of Contents: What is Warehousing? What Is Warehousing? Types of Warehousing Services. By this definition, a warehouse would only provide inventory storage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The pandemic brought the omnichannel initiatives to the top of the list of priorities for many companies. Before COVID-19, many companies had separate business units running e-commerce and brick and mortar stores, corresponding warehouses and fulfillment centers. They managed online product availability separate from store inventory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Even consumers find making online returns a pain, having to repack, print shipping labels for and drop off unwanted online purchases. Returns are costly even before the shipping process is accounted for, costing retailers on average $10 – $20 per return. Who pays the price?

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ShipBob

APRIL 9, 2025

Table of Contents ** Minutes What are warehouse functions? But they couldn’t be more wrong: a warehouse is a dynamic hub of activity that is the foundation of the entire ecommerce order fulfillment process. What are warehouse functions? However, managing warehouse functions is no simple feat.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 16, 2022

She leads global sales, partnerships, and marketing teams in furthering the adoption of the Flowspace platform, empowering fast-growing omnichannel brands with the real-time visibility and scalable fulfillment infrastructure necessary to provide the quick, affordable, and accurate fulfillment experience that today’s consumers have come to expect.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

The old product development process involved shipping prototypes back and forth. Supporting Ecommerce and Omnichannel. During COVID, VF responded to COVID-driven consumer behaviors by adding new omnichannel capabilities like buy-online, pick-up-in-store and ship-from-store. A Digital Supply Chain Transformation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

A First-Hand Look at Berkshire Grey’s Warehouse Robotic Solutions ; Clint Reiser. The Boston area is a hub for warehouse robotics companies. The BG innovation center is an operating warehouse where the development team creates, tests, and enhances its solutions. These terms perfectly describe the Asian Paints supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Omnichannel is “in.” It sounds like a shipping nightmare, and in some respects, it is. This will require an LTL and e-commerce focused shipping strategy. As a result, companies must embrace the combined nature of omnichannel to realize its benefits, and the same is true of combined LTL and e-commerce shipping strategies.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Omnichannel supply chains are increasing in complexity and prevalence for good reason. Omnichannel customers have a tendency to spend more than their brick-and-mortar counterparts, explains Digital Commerce 360 , making them an ideal way for retailers to stay competitive and reach more customers. Increased speed in warehouses.

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