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 seen […]
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How Can Recommerce Benefit Your Supply Chain?
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 products […]
GOOD QUESTION | What disruptive innovation will have the greatest impact on the supply chain?
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 that […]
Trends—October 2016 – Inbound Logistics
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 Dec. […]
Groceries Give Warehouse Automation A Lift
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 JD.com, […]
Vertical Focus: Pet Supplies – Inbound Logistics
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 food […]
Truckload Carriers and E-commerce: Serving the Middle Mile
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 and […]
LTL Carriers: E-Commerce Powerhouse – Inbound Logistics
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 to […]
Scalable Automation Boosts Productivity for Peak Season and Beyond
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 struggling […]
Manhattan Active WMS for a Leading USA Retailer
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 operations […]
Finding a Home for Holiday Returns
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 will […]
Walmart Rolls Back Driver Shortage Concern
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 the […]