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50 warehouse automation stats you should know

6 River Systems

Warehouse automation stats show that automation is making a big impact on warehouses and distribution centers. As technology awareness grows, more warehouses and DCs turn to automation to adapt to the changing landscape. The number of private warehouses is growing. Warehouses are increasing in size, as well.

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Customer Experience Driving Innovation for High-Performing Companies

Talking Logistics

To gain insights on that question and more, Adelante SCM and BluJay Solutions conducted a web survey of supply chain and logistics professionals in March 2018. A total of 137 respondents completed the survey from Manufacturing, Retail, Logistics Service Provider, and other companies in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

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Three Key Trends From The WERC DC Measures Survey

Lucas

WERC’s Annual DC Measures Survey is a great tool for benchmarking your distribution center and warehouse operations, but it’s also a valuable resource for identifying trends across the industry. This year’s survey showed the growing importance of labor-related metrics in assessing DC performance.

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Real-Time Monitoring Fuels IoT Growth In Manufacturing

IQMS

Manufacturers in the high-performance cohort captured in our latest survey are using real-time monitoring to aggregate metrics and gain a 360-degree view of manufacturing operations accessible from any mobile or handheld device. 53% rely on real-time monitoring to increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) accuracy.

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Building the Business Case for Supply Chain Risk Management

GlobalTranz

On the other hand, only 8 percent of companies that were rated by their executives as less than significantly above average on supply chain-related metrics have the same performance. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Without a doubt, managing supply chain is nothing but easy.

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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

exact location of goods (on order, in transit, or in a warehouse)). Products we infrequently order are not stored in regular Amazon warehouses. billion (based on 2018 sales). Digitalisation enables partners to track the entire supply chain in real-time (e.g.

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Reverse Logistics: What is it, and Why is it So Important?

Unleashed

In a 2018 survey of 1000 shoppers , 89% said they have bought an item online and returned it. When the goods arrive back at the warehouse, an efficient process again saves money. This means that goods can be resold or repurposed more quickly, warehouse space optimised and inventory waste minimised.