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The Warehouse Execution System: A New Competitive Imperative

Logistics Viewpoints

In today’s fast-paced, hyper-competitive, omni-channel world, warehouses play a critical role in maximizing service and fulfilling the ambitious customer promises that are required today. Warehouses also represent an enormous cost center. Volatile demand means warehouses need to pivot quickly when order volumes change.

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Mastering Disruption: A Smarter, More Connected Approach

Logistics Viewpoints

Kudos to the supply chain and logistics teams that have already adopted transportation management systems (TMS), warehouse management systems (WMS), and other digital solutions. It is not surprising that the TMS market will nearly double in size between 2024 and 2029, increasing from $11.75 billion to $23.07 billion in 2023 to $13.3

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The Pressures of Omni-Channel Fulfillment and Returns Are Growing

BlueYonder

Around the world, e-commerce accounted for 17% of all retail sales last year and that number is expected to rise to 21% by 2029. In the case of product returns which amounted to a staggering $890 billion in 2024 the warehouse needs to move with lightning speed and precision to capture the resale opportunity and minimize waste.

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Warehouse Digitalization: The Warehouse of Tomorrow

Vinculum

The Digi-Smart manufacturing process empowers enterprises to gain control of their warehouses and ensures that products can be delivered to customers as quickly as possible. This wave of change has made warehouses smarter and more agile. Some experts say that within five years high-performance warehouses will be fully autonomous.

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Addressing the Talent Gap in Logistics and Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The perception of the logistics profession as an operative work e.g. warehouse picker or truck driver resulted in completely overlooking logistics and supply chain by next generations and new graduates. They are expected to retire between now and 2029 creating a big gap of skilled logistics professionals. This is no longer sufficient.

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Choosing the Right WES: What to Look For

BlueYonder

My previous blog post focused on defining what a Warehouse Execution System (WES) is, as well as the benefits this solution delivers for retailers, manufacturers and logistics services providers (LSPs). Joe recently joined me for a LinkedIn Live event called “Warehouse Execution System: A New Competitive Imperative.”

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The Insider’s Guide to Choosing the Best Inventory Management Software for Your Business

RFgen

billion by 2029. Analyze Existing Processes Review your warehouse procedures to identify areas of inefficiency: Inventory turnover Stock control Demand forecasting Reorder points Safety stock Customer demand vs current inventory levels Material handling processes Then look for areas where your inventory management process can improve.