- 1. The Future of Robotics in Supply Chain Management
- (Logistics)
- ... their own automation technologies. Many are turning to suppliers like Seegrid, which offer a wide range of AMRs for various applications in warehouses and distribution centers. The adoption of AMRs is ...
- 2. Nearshoring Has a Long Upside
- (Logistics)
- ... with distribution industry associations and buying groups and is a frequent speaker at industry events. Before his role at Infor, Will ran distribution centers for Grainger, Coca-Cola, MSC Industrial ...
- 3. Innovations in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Supply Chain Management
- (Technology)
- ... autonomous trucks to transport goods between warehouses and distribution centers. Eliminating the need for human drivers means that companies can reduce labour costs and increase efficiency. Blockchain ...
- 4. Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Supply Chain Management in 2023
- (Logistics)
- ... reducing the need for storage and distribution centers. Improved Safety and Risk Management Autonomous vehicles can improve safety and risk management in Supply chains. With these vehicles, there ...
- 5. Are You Tracking These Supply Chain Changes?
- (Technology)
- ... distribution centers involves almost everything starting with the process to physical automation. Some automation in warehouses includes digitization of manual processes, and the use of autonomous mobile ...
- 6. Small Is The New Big In Supply Chain Management
- (Supply)
- The strain on the supply chain isn’t easing up — causing massive shipping delays, empty distribution centers and lower earnings for companies. This congestion at fulfillment centers and shipping practices ...
- 7. Unhook Your Supply Chain
- (Technology)
- ... effect, thus making the intermodal asset tracking a reality. Until recently, tracking vehicles at large distribution centers was a significant challenge. For distribution centers serving many retailers ...
- 8. Planning for 2020 Holiday Supply Chain
- (Supply)
- ... be staffed at distribution centers and those who are staffed at brick and mortar stores will focus on curb-side pickup and pick-up orders from online sales. “We continue to see the guests gravitate towards ...
- 9. Supply Chain is Turning to AI Amid Covid-19
- (Technology)
- ... the pandemic became an issue, warehouses and distribution centers found it difficult to find human labor,” Melonee Wise, CEO of Fetch Robotics told Forbes. If finding human labor was hard before Covid-19 ...
- 10. Target Usings Tech to Keep Shelves Stocked
- (News)
- ... of rolling out various automated technologies to some of its distribution centers, designed to replenish store inventory in such a way that backroom stock levels can stay low and less labor is needed upon ...
- 11. Reverse logistics will trash your inventory plans
- (Retail)
- ... forward Forward logistics is what most people think of when they contemplate stocking warehouses. Buyers project sales for the period, place orders, stock distribution centers and local warehouses, stock ...
- 12. The Robotic Revolution
- (News)
- Robots have been all over the news recently as the technology has improved, costs have dropped, and rising labor costs have managers exploring their potential. Amazon was an early adopter in their ...
- 13. Distribution Centers in the Omnichannel World
- (News)
- The role of the DC has certainly changed as omnichannel consumers have taken control of the buying experience. eCommerce order fulfillment requires an unprecendented level of coordination between supply ...
- 14. Unmanned Delivery Options are Changing the Supply Chain
- (Logistics)
- ... services ranging from simply managing its own delivery fleet and moving away from USPS, FedEx, and UPS, to deploying drones from local distribution centers within a 5 mile redius of delivery locations. ...
- 15. Followup on Finish Line Project Issues
- (News)
- We've previously looked at the problematic system implementation at the Finish Line's distribution centers. Dan Gilmore, editor of the Supply Chain Digest site, has collected thoughts from his readers on ...
- 16. White Collar Jobs in Automation Crosshairs
- (News)
- The use of robots in distribution centers (DCs) is clearly on the rise. Is that the only place we'll see them in the supply chain? Not likely, according to Ritika Shah on the CNBC site.White collar positions ...
- 17. Last Mile Challenges
- (News)
- On the Logistics Viewpoints site, Chris Cunnane explains why the explosive growth of ecommerce is causing headaches for retailers. As on-line and omnichannel purchases increase, more pressure is felt to ...
- 18. The Amazon 3PL?
- (News)
- Here's an interesting question: Is Amazon on its way to becoming a 3PL? With some of the steps it's taken recently, as well as processes it has long been involved in, the concept isn't that outlandish.You ...
- 19. Amazon On the Move
- (News)
- When a company like Amazon decides on a direction, they don't mess around. Since they're always in expansion mode and one of their key efforts is to ramp up overseas, they're going all-in on distribution ...
- 20. Omnichannel Gaps
- (News)
- The omnichannel retail phenomenon, where the customer drives the shopping experience, isn't just a 'front-end' thing. Supply chain and other 'behind the scenes' functions are greatly affected.There are ...
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