With e-commerce demand spiking in 2020 and returning to a more level growth pattern in 2023, supply chains need to remain agile. Consumer behavior, technological advancements, environmental concerns, and market dynamics all influence how shippers evaluate process improvements today.

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chains are faster and more competitive than ever, warehouse operations managers and stakeholders have settled for outdated and problematic warehouse designs.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.

This guide will share details on how right-sized packaging on demand can help manufacturers address challenges such as reducing product damage, supply chain inefficiencies, labor shortages, and throughput.

Stakes are high in an industry beset by counterfeit product, diversion of narcotics and high-end medicines, even theft for personal use. Will supply chain partners be ready by November 2024?

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.

AliExpress and Temu have frequently been neck-and-neck as two of the most valuable Chinese firms on the U.S. stock exchange.

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.

The adoption of e-commerce as the consumer’s retail channel of choice has increased by 30% post-pandemic, spurring urgent mandates for e-tailers to scale operations and services.