Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 3, 2022

This was on a day I was busy analyzing the global warehouse automation market. There are many other similar growth examples in warehouse automation. Below are a few interesting tid bits from the publicly available information I have reviewed so far in my analysis of the global warehouse automation market. percent to 3.79

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

The pace and scope of supply chain disruption are beyond human cognition, manual analysis, and consumer-grade spreadsheet tools. Kudos to the supply chain and logistics teams that have already adopted transportation management systems (TMS), warehouse management systems (WMS), and other digital solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Open Sky Group, a global leader in supply chain execution solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Easy Metrics , a premier provider of labor management and warehouse performance management solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2023

The concept of digital twins has emerged as a powerful foundational tool to drive improvements in warehouse productivity and efficiency. In the warehouse context, a digital twin can be created to represent the physical layout, inventory, equipment, and workflows of a warehouse. Physical change (i.e.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This capital will help scale the company’s Shared Autonomy Platform and expand manufacturing for its TWA Reach forklifts, which integrate AI-driven autonomy with human oversight to optimize labor and safety in warehouse operations. This includes identifying hazards like guardrail damage, missing signs, and improper road striping.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Winning the Supply Chain Wars To thrive amidst these challenges, ToolsGroup recommends five strategic pillars: Conduct What-If Scenario Analysis Simulate potential disruptions to plan and respond proactively. Optimize Distribution Networks Adapt warehouse locations and logistics for localized supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

Limitations of Traditional Supply Chain Planning Traditional supply chain planning relies on retrospective analysis. This system allows for dynamic inventory adjustments across warehouses, reducing stockouts and minimizing excess inventory. AI-powered robotics in warehouses increase picking accuracy, reducing mis-shipments and returns.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2025

These multi-agent systems often employ hierarchical structures, where higher-level agents supervise and direct lower-level agents, ensuring alignment with overall objectives, which is particularly effective in large-scale settings like warehouse operations.

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IT Supply Chain

JULY 8, 2024

By Bill Denbigh (pictured) VP GTM Strategy, Tecsys The post Decoding the Real Impact of WMS in Modern Warehousing: A Nucleus WMS Technology Value Matrix Analysis appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2023

Marijuana distributors will ship the final products to a dispensary and / or warehouse goods that are waiting to be sold. There are two major industries that are impacted by marijuana testing: transportation and warehousing. Jobs in retail, restaurants, trucking, and warehousing are particularly hard to fill.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 11, 2023

My colleague Clint Reiser has completed a study on warehouse management system (WMS) boutiques. Bricz is a consultancy with a focus on all things warehousing – appropriately headquartered in the logistics hotbed of Atlanta. I’ve completed research on supply chain planning (SCP) boutiques. What is a boutique?

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AB&R

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In an era where adaptability can make or break a business, the warehouse industry finds itself at a crossroad. RFID technology is a game-changing solution that’s reshaping the landscape of warehouse operations and setting a new standard for agility in the supply chain.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2024

”[5] He continues, “Most supply chains consist of the following layers or departments: manufacturing; suppliers; transporters; warehouses; distributors; service Providers; retailers; [and] customers. Those areas are: Warehouse optimization. ” Inventory optimization. ” Customer service optimization.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Network Design tools that are fueled by powerful mathematical optimization in the back end, and intuitive scenario analysis capabilities at the front, empower supply chain professionals with the ability to create flexible plans and expose hidden risks in their network. – Tweet this. Resilient planning in action .

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 25, 2024

These solutions are flexible and versatile, and can be utilized for a variety of manufacturing and warehousing tasks. This can lead to lower emissions from transportation and warehousing activities, and decreased reliance on fossil fuels. One solution that is experiencing tremendous growth are autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

ITR Economics analysis shows rising and unmet demand for electric power from sustainability initiatives, coupled with the proliferation of data center construction ($27.3 Digital Transformation Digitalization is fundamentally reshaping logistics operations, from warehouse management to last-mile delivery.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Supply chain efficiency is the cornerstone of success and involves the effective management of processes, resources, and technologies from procurement to production, transportation to warehousing. Warehouse utilization rates: This indicates storage space efficiency. These metrics can highlight bottlenecks in the supply chain.

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 6, 2025

Home January 06, 2025 Warehouse Automation Reflections for 2024 and What Lies Ahead in 2025: Part 2/3 Rick Faulk , Chief Executive Officer What will the future hold for warehouses in 2025? The rise in e-commerce and omnichannel demand drives the need for flexible warehouse automation. Customers Will Demand RaaS Solutions.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 9, 2025

Faced with unprecedented supply chain complexity, more companies are making a strategic choice to focus on their core business, while outsourcing their warehousing and transportation to the experts logistics services providers, or LSPs. We understand the needs of LSPs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2023

ARC Advisory Group, where I work, publishes an analysis of the 25 manufacturers with the most mature digital transformations. APQC Digital Transformation in Logistics Results On average, respondents report allocating 14 percent of their logistics and warehousing annual budget to technology.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2023

Through data analysis help the team understand the trade-off (the effective frontier) and the need for a clear definition of supply chain excellence. To accomplish this goal, analyze forecastability (analysis of Coefficient of Variation (COV)), Forecast Value Added analysis (FVA), fill rate, and product flows.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Warehousing 3.) Sometimes 3rd party logistics companies are described as: Asset-based – companies that own actual assets like trucks, boats, planes, warehouses. Warehousing 4.) Warehousing Services. Warehouse Management System (WMS). Supply Chain Security Analysis. Transportation 2.) Logistics 4.)

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2023

Marijuana distributors will ship the final products to a dispensary and / or warehouse goods that are waiting to be sold. There are two major industries that are impacted by marijuana testing: transportation and warehousing. Jobs in retail, restaurants, trucking, and warehousing are particularly hard to fill.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Data can be easily used for various applications such as detailed monitoring and analysis of operations, planning, optimizing stocks and use of resources or preparing recorded master data for other locations. The question is: can we also operate a warehouse fully autonomously ? However, there are technological limitations to it.

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Locus Robotics

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Home February 12, 2025 Why Warehouse Agility Wins: The Case for Flexible Automation Kait Peterson , Vice President, Product Marketing The past few years have reinforced that disruption can come from anywhere, including natural disasters, economic shifts, viral product trends, or labor shortages. Thats where automation comes in.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

An efficient supply chain strategy is one that takes every aspect of your supply chain into account, from inventory management and warehouse design to freight tendering and transport optimisation. Inventory Management The key starting point is implementing proper ABC analysis, and you need to look at it from multiple angles.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 8, 2023

Shane is Founder and CEO of Square1 Distribution & Logistics , a 3PL Warehouse that focuses on the Beauty and Packaged Food sectors. He is the Founder and CEO of Square1 Distribution & Logistics, a 3PL Warehouse that focuses on the Beauty and Packaged Food sectors.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Risk assessment frameworks such as Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) or SWOT analysis will allow organizations to categorize risks based on severity and likelihood. Multi-location warehousing ensures critical products remain closer to key markets, reduces lead times, and enhances responsiveness.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2024

SAP as part of S/4 HANA stack, also offers a feature-rich WMS known as Extended Warehouse Management (EWM). Within 7 months of selecting Stellium, they had gone live at their first warehouse site. After doing a fit-gap analysis, they developed a global template for the rollout that allowed for small nation-specific adjustments.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

With increased emphasis on sustainability, I am often asked about sustainability “levers” that can be pulled in warehousing and fulfillment. But I believe that more efficient packaging is the area with the greatest potential to improve sustainability metrics within the warehouse.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Whether it means recognizing a skilled labor shortage at a specific warehouse today or anticipating a significant weather event next week, logistics professionals need to see exactly what is happening across the end-to-end supply chain, in real time. The Digital Warehouse, Fueled by Optimized Labor.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 30, 2020

In the eight years of the Supply Chains to Admire Analysis, there has never been a winner in the pharmaceutical industry. In Table 1, we share the Supply Chains to Admire 2019 analysis. Supply Chains to Admire Analysis for the Pharmaceutical Industry. New Problems Require New Solutions. Recommendation. Be a good shipper.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Building the Business Case for Supply Chain Technology Implementations This course equips you with the knowledge and tools to effectively justify and implement supply chain technology solutions, such as Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and transportation Management Systems (TMS).

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Locus Robotics

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Home February 24, 2025 Understanding Opportunity Cost in Warehouse Automation Decisions Kane Edwards , Business Development Manager Every business decision comes with trade-offs and choosing one path means forgoing another. In the context of warehouse operations, this principle applies directly to warehouse automation.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 27, 2025

Complicated logistics routes or unexpected defects can create a domino of issues for warehouse and logistic efficiency. Instead, some companies experience analysis paralysis that puts them in a perpetually reactive state. Trends appear (and disappear) faster, and with more intensity, in recent years.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Anthony transitioned to a Corporate Economist & Consultant, advising CXO leaders and Fortune 500 companies on economic analysis, industry trends, and internal strategy. He led analysis around M&A, pricing sensitivity, competitive intelligence, and annual sales forecast for the executive team. pageviews a month and over 1.5B

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

I was promoted to run the warehouse, and at the time, I had no experience in distribution, but was asked to run the largest distribution center in the system. A warehouse is the tip of the spear for dysfunction. As a result, the warehouse, supporting the factory, was always full. I also ran three outside warehouses.

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