Archive for July 2018
Why E-commerce Fulfillment Is Set to Move to a 2-Hour Delivery Standard & What You Can Do About It
The basic premise behind the move to two-hour delivery is based in Amazon’s invention of Amazon PrimeAir. Amazon is already well underway with developing a two-hour delivery option for Prime members shopping at Whole Foods, asserts Dennis Green via Business Insider. This reincarnation of the Amazon Effect is forcing e-commerce fulfillment centers and warehouses to…
Read MoreWMS Modification: To Modify or Not to Modify a WMS? What is the Answer?
The advent of cloud-based computing power was a breakthrough for warehouse management. The most (WMS) can leverage the power of the cloud, Internet-enabled sensors, and customer-facing platforms to ensure maximum ROI and reduce expenses related to warehouse management. However, the cloud has introduced a new problem. Warehouse Managers can modify systems heavily, using cloud-based technology.…
Read More[WHITE PAPER] The Current and Future State of the Omnichannel Supply Chain
The omnichannel supply chain is a major trending topic among warehouse managers, distribution centers, and supply chain partners alike. To help an organization thrive, executive-level leadership, shareholders, managers, and team members must understand the value of omnichannel supply chains. Furthermore, they must understand the necessary response to the issues present in today’s supply chains which…
Read MoreHow to Reduce Time to Implement a Warehouse Management System in 4 Steps
Making the decision to implement a warehouse management system can be among the most cost-effective means to improve warehouse operations. A modern warehouse management system can bring disparate systems together, leverage data from internal and external resources, and stimulate growth in the saturated e-commerce market, allowing businesses to stand out from the crowd. Unfortunately, the…
Read MoreThe Current WMS Market Gets More Focus by Supply Chain Execs: Here’s Why
The current warehouse management system (WMS) market is expanding at an amazing rate, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.2 percent. Digital technologies, including cloud-based platforms, encourage interest in the current WMS market on the part of supply chain executives. By some estimates, reports Allied Market Research, the warehouse management system market will…
Read MoreWhat is ConfigBuilder & What’s the Role in WMS Implementation?
Around the globe, Warehouse Managers are turning to innovative, cloud-based warehouse management systems (WMS) to enhance productivity and reduce costs. Unfortunately, the path to implementing a new WMS is not always clear, and manual processes can dramatically affect the total cost of ownership. To improve WMS implementation, Warehouse Managers need to understand the benefits of…
Read MoreWarehouse Management System Testing: How Do You Want to Test Your WMS?
In the digital supply chain, time management and time-to-go-live are everything. Few warehouse processes are more affected by this concept than implementing and maintaining a warehouse management system. Fortunately, testing of the application through automation is a way to reduce testing cost while at the same time improve the overall test coverage, explains Infosys. The…
Read MoreCan You AutoMate Your WMS Implementation?
Implementing a new warehouse management system (WMS) is a time of great threat and opportunity. The right steps during implementation will reduce time to return on investment (ROI), improve warehouse management, and minimize risk. A misplaced step could result in severe setbacks, delays that rival entire business startup timelines, and more. Meanwhile, an implementation may…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Role of Analytics in Reverse Logistics
Analytics can be used to improve operations throughout the entire supply chain, but the role of analytics is often applied to warehouse operations and forward logistics. In other words, analytics are associated with today’s warehouses and supply chains in the direction of a supplier to customer. However, reverse logistics can benefit from analytics as well.…
Read MoreLogistics Artificial Intelligence Automation: Voice Recognition Technology is Here and It Can Hear You
Typically, as evidenced by the home automation industry’s active use of voice recognition for the consumer space, the consumer application of technologies, like virtual reality or augmented reality, leads towards logistics artificial intelligence applications in logistics and supply chain, which includes the use of voice recognition. No less exciting than space travel or driverless cars is the…
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