Archive for June 2017
Omnichannel & Customer Experience: How Flexible Supply Chain Technologies Make the Shopping Experience Seamless
Flexible supply chain technologies are essential to the modern world. They allow customers to make purchases across multiple channels, and they enable broad scalability for supply chain entities. However, the omnichannel strategy and customer experience are two of the most important aspects of flexible supply chain technologies, and you need to understand how they contribute…
Read MoreWarehouse Cost Reductions: 3 Understandings Driven by Inventory Management & Lean Principles
Maintaining inventory management and control through lean principles is a major trend through warehousing. Across the spectrum of warehouses and distribution centers, these practices play a vital role in driving warehouse costs down. Through continuous improvement and dedication to lean warehousing, including just-in-time inventory management, warehouse managers can effectively achieve significant warehouse cost reductions. Primarily,…
Read More5 Tips for Warehouse & Distribution Center Management Success You MUST Instill Today
In 2016, total e-commerce sales reached $394.9 billion, and initial findings suggest 2017 will surpass last year’s sales, reports Scott Stone. Thus, warehouse and distribution center management will face added pressures to do more this year with the same, if not fewer, resources. But, according to third-party logistics (3PLs) provider, Cerasis, effective, successful distribution management…
Read More10 Advantages of Slotting Optimization in Warehouses
As the number of products being sold has increased, the demand for superior warehouse control has grown. For your company, this means you need to make sure every space in your warehouse is maximized for efficiency and optimization. In fact, slotting optimization in warehouses can lead to the following benefits for your company. 1. Increased…
Read MoreHow Slotting Optimization Software Increases Labor Efficiency & Lowers Operating Costs
In 2016, finding qualified workers, like pickers, was among the top concerns of 41 percent of warehouse managers, reports Roberto Michel of Modern Materials Handling magazine. Unfortunately, this concern appears to be growing stronger with each year as e-commerce and the demand for omnichannel fulfillment grows. However, slotting optimization software is poised to meet these demands by increasing…
Read MoreOMS and WMS: Benefits of Combining the Use of an Order Management System with a Warehouse Management System
Warehouse management systems (WMSs) and order management systems (OMSs) have evolved tremendously with the rise of the internet. As explained by Patti Satterfield of Inbound Logistics, the lines between these systems, which may have included previous enterprise resource planning systems (ERPs), have become blurred. Essentially, the benefits of both OMS and WMS have taken on characteristics…
Read MoreOrder Management System: What exactly is an OMS?
In modern order fulfillment, the demand for an order management system is unparalleled. Prior to the rise of e-commerce, orders were handled through faxes and direct mail. However, the growth of e-commerce and Big Box retailers required systems that could streamline the entire process, getting more orders processed with fewer delays. As customers grew to demand greater…
Read MoreNew Supply Chain Technology: The Real Cost of Inaction of Implementing SCM Tech?
There is plenty of new supply chain technology on the block. The cloud, the Internet of Things, warehouse management systems (WMSs), warehouse execution systems (WESs), transportation management systems (TMSs), software-as-a-service (SaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and many more. These systems are leveraging the power of the connectivity to create a better, faster and more efficient supply chain.…
Read MoreThe Internet of Things in Supply Chain: What is the Impact of the IoT on Supply Chain Management?
The Internet of Things (IoT) is among the greatest innovations to ever occur in modernity. At its fundamental level, the IoT exists as computer systems share information between one another through the internet. Meanwhile, the power of the IoT has grown increasingly complex as everyday households are using products, like smart appliances and energy systems,…
Read MoreOmnichannel Supply Chain Metrics: What Should Supply Chain Leaders Measure?
There is no easy way to say it; single-channel retail is dead. Customers want the flexibility of shopping online, over the phone, via apps, social media and in-person. The transition between each of these channels should be seamless, and all channels should work together to create a single, continuing experience to customers. But, how do…
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