Even though today’s supply chains are faster and more competitive than ever, warehouse operations managers and stakeholders have settled for outdated and problematic warehouse designs. In fact, many warehouses haven’t changed since their original configurations years ago, even as the demands placed on those warehouses have evolved.

As labor shortages persist and warehouse automation becomes more prevalent, it is critical to stay competitive with a WMS that is both effective and adaptable. 

Within the four walls of a typical warehouse today reside a host of applications, each designed to manage a wide assortment of tasks. Perhaps the most commonly known among these is the warehouse management system (WMS), which has played a key role in distribution facilities for decades.

Artificial intelligence can help eliminate unneeded inventory, says Sankalp Arora, chief executive officer and co-founder of Gather AI.

Join us on March 26 for a webinar hosted by SupplyChainBrain, where experts from Locus Robotics, Bricz and Tecsys will share insights and practical guidance on how to successfully address this challenge.

Automation has been touted as the key to ramping up warehouse efficiency in the face of a shortfall of labor. But it comes with its own set of problems.

The company is also planning to add headcount to its logistics workforce in Mexico, where it has more than 12,000 employees.

Warehouse management systems have long produced a wealth of data relating to picking, packing, slotting and inventory management, but the visualization capabilities provided by digital twins go a long way toward making that information actionable.

Slotting has a significant impact on all the warehouse key performance indicators – productivity, shipping accuracy, inventory accuracy, warehouse order cycle time, and storage density. Yet, typical warehouses have less than a third of items located in optimal locations.

Forget about the omnichannel. We're living in the world of "channel-free" logistics, says Bill Thayer, founder and chief executive officer of Fillogic.