Why it's more important than ever for manufacturers and distributors to automate their supply chains, or pay the high costs associated with not going digital.
Transportation teams have a mandate to keep costs low without sacrificing performance. Lowering transportation costs is no longer as simple as selecting the cheapest provider on a cost per mile basis.
Challenge: A high-profile customer needed fulfillment for over-the-counter pharmaceutical goods at a new e-commerce store on short notice. Requirements included robust inventory controls, multi-site scalability and fast WMS set up — with a hard "go live" of just 29 days.
Shortages in supply and disruptions in the logistics chain are a tale as old as time. And while there are few precedents in this period of uncertainty, the basics remain the same: By adopting guidance that pacesetters use to navigate other forms of disruption, you can confidently lead your supply chain through change, now and in the future.