Order fulfillment - Articles - Page 8

Analysis

Here's Where to Invest to Keep Up With Amazon

February 12, 2020

Bruce Tompkins, SCB Contributor

Customer demand for fast and cheap delivery is forcing the marketplace to step up performance.

Analysis

Micro-Fulfillment Is Promising, But These Solutions Aren't Cutting It

February 12, 2020

C. Thompson Brockmann, SCB Contributor

There are major design gaps that will limit the effectiveness of today's small-format urban fulfillment solutions.

Analysis

This Five-Pillar ‘Sell Anywhere’ Strategy Will Help Retailers Thrive

February 12, 2020

Jim Tompkins, SCB Contributor

Each sales channel presents a unique opportunity to connect with customers and achieve long-term, profitable growth in a constantly evolving commerce environment.

Analysis

The State of American Supply-Chain Labor

February 12, 2020

Brian Hudock, SCB Contributor and David Latona, SCB Contributor

Finding labor to manage 24/7 demand is a growing challenge for today’s businesses, and many warehouses are turning to transportation-related automation.

Analysis

Warehouse Automation Needs This Software to Reach Its Full Value

February 11, 2020

Will King, SCB Contributor

As a warehouse changes the underlying mechanisms by which it operates, it must also change the software that orchestrates it.

Uber Freight Drivers Are Calling Out Bad Warehouses

February 3, 2020

Bloomberg

Digital trucking apps are changing how freight gets moved around the country, and the advent of ratings has given drivers a powerful new voice.

Three Ways Wearables Boost Supply-Chain Efficiency

January 31, 2020

Kristen Herhold, SCB Contributor

Smart electronic devices in the form of wearables are delivering intriguing possibilities for logistics companies.

It's Time to Change Our Feelings About Robots

January 29, 2020

Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

While the debate rages over whether the loss of industrial jobs is caused by offshoring, immigration or automation, the revolutionizing power of robots in the supply chain is becoming undeniable.

Russia’s Google Will Bring You Groceries in Just 15 Minutes

January 28, 2020

Bloomberg

In Moscow, online orders delivered in just 15 minutes by bicycle signal what the future of shopping may hold.

Amazon Is Its Own Biggest Mailman, Shipping 3.5 Billion Parcels

December 23, 2019

Bloomberg

As Amazon.com works to speed orders to customer doorsteps before Christmas, the e-commerce giant is touting an accomplishment that would have seemed absurd just a few years ago: Amazon is now its own biggest carrier.