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ANALYSIS

Before Pursuing Micro Fulfillment, Consider These Four Things

February 1, 2021

Micro-fulfillment centers offer benefits like faster delivery and lower transit costs, but they won’t lead to greater profitability without a holistic network strategy.

ANALYSIS

Shifting E-Commerce Landscape Calls for New Look at Network Strategy

February 1, 2021

Darren Jorgenson, SCB Contributor

A massive channel shift driven by COVID-19’s e-commerce escalation demands a reexamination of facility locations and network strategy — as both have a growing impact on supply-chain profitability.

ANALYSIS

Five Smart Ways to Ride the Surge of E-Commerce Returns

February 1, 2021

Craig Leifeld, SCB Contributor

Forward-thinking companies go beyond treating returns as a necessary evil and embrace them as a critical element of competitive advantage and brand promise.

Amazon Keeps Buying Pricey Jets to Meet Customer Demand

January 28, 2021

Bloomberg

Despite creating algorithms to anticipate shoppers’ needs and opening all those warehouses, Amazon can’t meet its one- and two-day shipping pledge to customers without an ever-expanding fleet of pricey jets.

4SIGHT Launches Smart Gate Access Solution for Intelligent Dock Operations

January 27, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

4SIGHT has recently announced the launch of Connect Digital Gate, a logistics solution for warehouse and distribution center dock operations to improve driver scheduling and communications.

Why Automation Belongs in Your Post-Pandemic Strategy

January 24, 2021

Ray Grady, SCB Contributor

How can business leaders restore stability? One powerful method is supply-chain automation.

VIDEO

Watch: How Much Warehouse Space Will We Need in the Coming Years?

January 20, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Melinda McLaughlin, vice president and global head of research with Prologis, paints a picture of warehouse demand in the U.S., now and over the next five years.

Robots in the Warehouse: Who’s Your New Friend?

January 13, 2021

Locus Robotics

With online orders surging, retailers, logistics providers and distributors of essential supplies are expanding their use of robots to optimize order fulfillment.

Geek+ and Universal Logic Announce Strategic Partnership for Supply Chain Automation

January 7, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Geek+, a global provider of autonomous mobile robots and warehouse automation, and Universal Logic, a pioneer of an AI, machine-control software “brain” for robots, have recently announced a new partnership.

Twelve Post-Pandemic Supply-Chain Trends for 2021

January 5, 2021

Scott Sureddin, SCB Contributor

As vaccines roll out more broadly, and countries begin to get the coronavirus under control, attention will turn to the recovery and a return to normal operations. The supply chain will play an integral role in this effort, and will itself emerge in a different shape, with COVID-19 leaving a lasting legacy on many areas of transportation and warehousing.

All Warehouse Services

The latest news, analysis, services and solutions regarding warehousing and distribution systems and their impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are moving goods across more suppliers, vendors and customers than ever before, and warehouses are critical points in the overall supply chain. New technologies in warehouse management systems (WMS), automation, robotics, RFID and order fulfillment are transforming the way companies do business — and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving supply-chain operations through their strategic use of warehousing and distribution services.