Order Management & Fulfillment

‘Boxing Clever’: Realizing the Benefits of Intelligent Cartonization

September 22, 2020

Cartonization is getting more attention from businesses as rising volume demand and shipping restrictions drive up costs, and as warehouses surge-hire less-experienced packers to keep up.

Amazon Plans to Put 1,000 Warehouses in Suburban Neighborhoods

September 21, 2020

Bloomberg

With the holidays approaching, Amazon is consumed with honoring a pre-pandemic pledge to get products to Prime subscribers on the same day.

GEODIS and IBM Sterling Order Management Launch New e-Commerce Fulfillment Service

September 19, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

GEODIS has launched a service that is designed to help retailers and consumer brands accelerate their omnichannel customer experience capabilities with a new e-commerce fulfillment service.

Robots Driving Forklifts Score Venture Capital, Create Jobs

September 17, 2020

Bloomberg

Silicon Valley investors are increasing bets on a Pittsburgh company that turns a venerable machine of the past century of industrialization — the forklift — into a driver of the e-commerce boom.

UPS Holiday Season Hiring Will Top 100,000 Amid E-Commerce Boom

September 10, 2020

Bloomberg

The holiday hires, a slight increase from last year, will be on top of the thousands of workers the courier already has added to keep up with a surge in package demand.

EDITOR'S Q&A

How the Pandemic Is Paving the Way for Robots in Retail Fulfillment

September 8, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Automation was proceeding at a rapid pace in many factories and warehouses before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now, however, concerns over worker health, the need for social distancing, and the relentless push for cost-cutting are accelerating the progress of robots for order fulfillment.

EDITOR'S Q&A

Prepping for Peak Season: For Many Retailers, a Game of Catch-Up

August 27, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and a plummeting economy, retailers must nevertheless prepare for the traditional peak shopping season. Some are ready, but many are not.

DT Research Launches 6 and 8-inch Handheld Rugged Tablets

August 25, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

DT Research, a designer and manufacturer of purpose-built computing solutions for vertical markets, today announced the DT362GL and DT382GL, unique 6-inch and 8-inch rugged tablets running Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise with a built-in Common Access Card reader, 2D Barcode Scanner and Ultra High Frequency RFID reader.

Rethinking Your Supply Chain? Start With the Warehouse

Cutting Out the Middleman: Suppliers Adopt Direct-to-Consumer

August 17, 2020

Mahesh Rajasekharan, SCB Contributor

Here are three ways to strategically grow wholesale distribution.

Moving EDI to the Cloud: Why and How? A Step-by-Step Guide

August 12, 2020

Comarch

Benefits include higher data accuracy, lower operational costs, easy access to historical records and more.

Order Management & Fulfillment

The latest news, analysis, services and solutions regarding order fulfillment for warehousing and distribution. 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 order fulfillment are transforming the way warehouses and distribution centers operate — allowing corporations to stay ahead of 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 order fulfillment solutions in the warehouse.