Fab Brasca, vice president of global logistics with JDA Software Group, demonstrates how companies can get the best out of their warehouse and transportation systems. He also discusses the concept of "intelligent' transportation planning.

Kane Is Able, a third-party logistics provider, has opened a new distribution center in Rialto, California.

IndoSpace Logistics Parks Ltd, which develops industrial real estate and warehouses, said it has closed its second fund called IndoSpace Logistics Parks II (ILP II) at $330m.

Supporting the many different channels through which today's consumers shop for, purchase and return products presents tremendous challenges and opportunities for retailers, says Annibal Sodero, assistant professor at the Sam Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas.

Geographical information systems and advanced mapping tools will increasingly be used in the supply chain to map potential risks and mitigation strategies as well as to track people and assets inside the four walls, says Wolfgang Hall, global industry manager at Esri.