[ad_1] November 15, 2021 Tags: Warehousing, Distribution, Partnership When Advanced Drainage Systems needed to expand its distribution footprint amid a building boom, DHL Supply Chain helped the company scale its supply chain and position itself for future growth. The Challenge Some of the economic effects of the pandemic can be […]
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How Can Recommerce Benefit Your Supply Chain?
[ad_1] November 15, 2021 Tags: Retail, E-commerce, Sustainability Priorities for global commerce and consumerism continue to evolve, and retail companies are turning to recommerce to reduce their carbon footprint while managing the cost of returns. Recommerce is a fast-growing service focused on reselling problem inventory to extract value from existing […]
GOOD QUESTION | What disruptive innovation will have the greatest impact on the supply chain?
[ad_1] October 17, 2016 Tags: Logistics I.T., Trucking, Supply Chain Management, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Technology , Supply Chain Twitter Face-off: When given four buzz-worthy innovations to choose from, IL Twitter followers picked self-driving vehicles as the tech with the most supply chain bang. Supply chain advancement is a methodology […]
Trends—October 2016 – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] October 17, 2016 | By Jason McDowell Tags: Trucking, Retail, Site Selection, Distribution, E-commerce, Transportation, Retail Logistics, Real Estate Response to ELD Mandate: Yours, Mine, and Hours The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) deadline for truckers to install Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) is nearly one year away, on […]
Groceries Give Warehouse Automation A Lift
[ad_1] November 15, 2021 | By Jaclyn Ix Tags: Retail, E-commerce, Food Logistics The global warehouse automation market will grow from $29.6 billion in 2020 to $69 billion in 2025 (see chart), says an Interact Analysis report, largely driven by e-commerce retailers that sell groceries and general merchandise, such as […]
Vertical Focus: Pet Supplies – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] December 07, 2021 | By Jaclyn Ix Tags: Retail, E-commerce Pets Get Their Paws On Table Food With 89% of dog and cat owners saying it’s important for their pets to eat the highest-quality ingredients, a Chewy.com survey reports, dog and cat food manufacturers shift their products from pet […]
Truckload Carriers and E-commerce: Serving the Middle Mile
[ad_1] January 31, 2018 | By Gary Frantz Tags: Trucking, E-commerce, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain E-commerce is redrawing the landscape for freight transportation. Do truckload carriers have a place in this new world of high-velocity supply chains, especially as shipments get smaller and delivery windows shrink? As consumers buy more […]
LTL Carriers: E-Commerce Powerhouse – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] January 31, 2018 | By Emma James Tags: Trucking, E-commerce, Logistics, Supply Chain Less-than-truckload carriers are developing new strategies to serve retailers and manufacturers who create the goods that impatient e-commerce consumers expect will be delivered fast and free. In today’s “I want it now” market, parcel services need […]
Scalable Automation Boosts Productivity for Peak Season and Beyond
[ad_1] January 31, 2022 Tags: Demand Planning, Automation, Robotics Verst’s partnership with Locus Robotics addresses labor challenges by using system-guided robots, enabling Verst to fill orders faster and with pinpoint accuracy. The Challenge With recent increases in e-commerce, specifically during peak season, consumer demand is rapidly growing, and companies are […]
Manhattan Active WMS for a Leading USA Retailer
[ad_1] February 28, 2022 No tags available A major retailer sought to modernize their supply chain operations with a cloud warehouse management system and turned to ITOrizon as their system integrator. The result was a seamless integration. The Goal The customer had an all-encompassing goal to modernize their supply chain […]
Finding a Home for Holiday Returns
[ad_1] January 31, 2022 Tags: Reverse Logistics, Retail, E-commerce, Retail Logistics Record retail sales, including a growing share of online purchases (see chart), mean that more returns than ever are flooding warehouses. U.S. holiday retail sales were up 8.5% compared to 2020, says data from Mastercard, and 66% of consumers […]
Walmart Rolls Back Driver Shortage Concern
[ad_1] February 28, 2019 Tags: Trucking, Transportation Management, Transportation New onboarding events for Walmart drivers include assessments, mentorship, and a faster hiring process that has cut in half the time between a candidate’s initial interview and mandatory driving assessment, expediting the time it takes to complete a new hire. Even […]