Warehouse automation is gaining traction among operators of manual distribution and fulfillment centers amid demand pressures, customer expectations driving e-commerce, workforce churn and shortages, and an emerging mix of larger and more complex facilities catering to last-mile delivery.

All supply chains — including the service spares supply chain — have been transformed by the ripple effects of the past few years’ catastrophic events.

Person-to-goods (P2G) and goods-to-person (G2P) are the two major approaches for order picking automation technology.

The legendary “Amazon effect” has undoubtedly had the most significant influence on logistics activities in the last decade.

This eBook explains what can happen to your shipment under the UFLPA – detention, release, or exclusion and seizure, how to minimize the risk of detention, and the challenges with existing approaches. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the complicating factors that’s hampering warehouse worker retention, but it’s certainly not the only thing that’s made this quest even more challenging.

For busy warehouse operations, accurate labeling is essential. Unfortunately, many modern warehouses are still relying on outdated methods.

How do you scale operations up and down without risking inefficiencies that threaten the very core of your business? An important part of the answer lies in the deployment of smart technology. 

Continuing supply chain threats and opportunities are the new normal. But some of these disruptions will also present opportunities for growth for those who are ready, willing and able to act.

Shipment and inventory visibility repeatedly tops the list of must-haves in surveys as freight shippers scramble to build resilience and agility into their supply chains.