- 21. 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 ...
- 22. 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 ...
- 23. Automated DCs Arrive
- (News)
- The traditional paths for distribution center design, low automation vs. high-automation, are still available.Full automation, always a sort of 'out there in the future' option, may have arrived. A new ...
- 24. 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. ...
- 25. Succeeding at the Last-Mile Challenge
- (News)
- The race is on to solve the 'last-mile' dilemma, according to Bridget McCrea on the Supply Chain 24/7 site. Getting products purchased on-line from the DC into the customers' hands can make or break a ...
- 26. 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 ...
- 27. 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 ...
- 28. 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 ...
- 29. Network Design for Omnichannel
- (News)
- Designing a supply chain network has never been an easy project. With the growth of ecommerce and the advent of the omnichannel consumer, it's become even more complicated.On the Supply Chain Brain site, ...
- 30. Driverless Vehicle Update
- (News)
- Tam Harbert, on the EBN site, provides an update on 'autonomous vehicle' (driverless transportation) usage in supply chains. While we won't see the highways flooded with driverless trailers, inroads in ...
- 31. 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 ...
- 32. WalMart Invests in 'e
- (News)
- When a company builds a couple DCs, it's usually no big deal. When WalMart does it and it signals an update to their strategy, it's a different story.eCommerce is here to stay and you need to have your ...
- 33. 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 ...
- 34. Cutting DC Costs
- (News)
- Everyone wants to take cost out of their distribution center operations, but you probably have exhausted all potential sources for savings, right? Well, James A. Cooke on the DC Velocity site has a few ...
- 35. The FedEx Matrix
- (News)
- Ever wonder how FedEx processes all those packages? I have, especially when I lived in Memphis close to their hub and listened to planes landing at their facility at all hours. Their amazing processes ...
- 36. 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 ...
- 37. Fearless Predictions for 2014
- (Blogs)
- ... purchased robot manufacturer Kiva, adopt their use, others will be right behind them struggling to keep up. As electronic commerce grows and more distribution centers are built to support logistical needs, ...
- 38. Omnichannel and the Supply Chain
- (News)
- Kevin O'Marah, on the SCM World site, has thoughts about how omnichannel in the retail world is affecting its supply chains. He uses BestBuy as an example.There are many things done 'behind the curtain' ...
- 39. Task Interleaving at the DC
- (News)
- The concept of 'task interleaving' seems to be gaining visibility in DC environments. But what does it mean?In a Supply Chain Digest article, we get a view into exactly how this way of sequencing tasks ...
- 40. More Versatile Robots Needed
- (News)
- Robots play a key role in many large distribution center operations. However, the recent omnichannel trend in retail has exposed a need for more versatile automation.It's still a highly manual process to ...
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