Warehouse of the Future: The Adoption of Technology within the Distribution Center – Part 2 of 3
In part 1 of this blog series, we took a look at how innovation is changing the supply chain and the evolution of different warehouse types and processes. In part 2 of this 3-part series, which is based around The Warehouse of the Future report,…
The Evolution of the Warehouse: How Innovation is Changing the Supply Chain – Part 1 of 3
Evolving customer behavior is causing many changes in the supply chain industry, and the pace of change is happening so fast that it’s dislocating many established companies and portions of the economy. These changes are impacting workplaces around the world, and distribution centers (DCs) aren’t…
BoB vs. ERP – Part 2: Warehousing, Distribution and Logistics
A common theme in the Tier 1 and 2 landscape of supply chain execution management is the desire to “orchestrate and synchronize end-to-end business processes,” and that “warehousing and transportation are notable points of convergence” (source: Gartner 2017 Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems). Logically…
The “New” Safe Approach to Mission Criticality: Cloud for Warehousing, Distribution and Logistics
Spend five minutes perusing blogs like this, or traipsing about the corporate headquarters of nearly any company (in nearly any industry, country, or department), and you’ll hear repeated mention of terms such as “Cloud,” “SaaS (software as a service),” “PaaS (platform as a service),” and…
Warehousing Made Easy: How to Meet Ever-Changing Customer Demands
Today’s distribution environment is more complex than ever. Warehouse managers are under a lot of pressure to maximize throughput, minimize cost, optimize labor productivity and meet shipping deadlines, and do so in a way that keeps each and every customer happy, which is a tough…
The Innovative Solution Strategy to a True Real-Time, Predictive Digital Supply Chain
In parts 1 and 2 of this blog series, you learned about the role collaborative partnerships play in supply chain planning and execution with real-time visibility and predictive analytics and the benefits of the JDA and TransVoyant partnership. The last part of this blog series…
2017 EFT Global Logistics Report
While 2016 was a year of opportunity, 2017 is setting up to be a defining year for shippers and logistics service providers (LSPs). New industry research from Eye for Transport (EFT) shows that despite the rapid pace of change in the market, shippers and LSPs…
New Study: Bridging the Expectation Gap on Innovation Between 3PLs & Shippers
Everybody in supply chain talks about innovation. It’s almost perceived as a professional weakness or disadvantage if you don’t use the word ‘innovation’ when talking about your company or vision for the future. But what exactly is innovation and is there a real business case…
Wholesale-Distributors Step Up to Play a Strategic Role in a Multi-channel World
The world of wholesale distribution has been changing. It used to be fairly simple, wholesale-distributors focused their attention on driving out costs in delivering for their customers. But increasing numbers of millennials are now involved in purchasing decisions and in fact more than a third…