Companies today see their storage and fulfillment networks as extensions of their risk-management strategy: places to adapt, recalibrate and absorb shocks when global dynamics shift.

When it comes to assessing business health, is the logistics real estate market a mirror for the economy at large?

Modern-day sortation technologies — including hardware, software and data— at middle-mile cross-docks give retailers and shippers the tools to transcend the “transportation-only” mindset.

Warehouses that are best equipped to weather the storms of disruptions are often those that have the technology they need to stay resilient.  

Mark Hasler, consulting alliance director for North America with AutoStore, explains why an explosion in product variations has posed new challenges for retailers, distributors and warehouses.

The retailers and logistics providers that dominate this peak season won't be the ones with the biggest budgets or the most warehouses.

A case study with Glenn VanLandingham, vice president of solutioning and implementation with Datex, and Chris Larsen, president and chief executive officer of Castellini.

When it comes to innovations in warehouse technology, “state of the art” is a constantly moving target.

Despite years of investment, many facilities still depend on manual work and outdated processes. Yet the consequent challenges also present an opportunity.

The shift from longer-term storage and distribution of cases and pallets to the continuous flow of deconsolidated, repacked and cross-docked eaches has significantly impacted both the workplace and workflow.