Warehousing

2022 Warehouse/DC Operations Survey: Recalibrating operations and spend

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 · Roberto Michel Capital expenditure expectations for the coming year declined, though there are still signs of sizable automation budgets and interest in warehouse technology. The bigger picture revolves around continued struggles with upstream supply chains, inventory management and space.

CBRE points to industrial real estate rate gains near major airports

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 · Jeff Berman In a research brief, entitled “Industrial Facilities Near Airports Command Rent Premiums,” CBRE explained that companies are locating distribution operations closer to airports, or air cargo ports, in order to counter various challenges, especially increasing…

Warehouse operators work to optimize operations

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 · SCMR Staff A report from VDC Research also says on-time shipments and receipts are receiving special attention.

How Amazon is boosting its supply chain portfolio

Friday, September 2, 2022 · Jeff Berman Global e-commerce giant Amazon introduced a new offering, Amazon Warehousing & Distribution, geared towards helping sellers on its platform utilize new purpose-built technologies for bulk inventory storage and automated distribution.

AutoScheduler.AI names Keith Moore CEO

Friday, August 5, 2022 · SCMR Staff Founder Tom Moore joins the company’s Board.

Logistics employment: What is happening?

Wednesday, August 3, 2022 · Jason Miller, Zac Rogers, and Dale Rogers As supply chains adapt to the new realities and employees continue to jump around to new opportunities, the job of a supply chain manager will continue to be more difficult.

Is there a unicorn in your warehouse?

Thursday, July 14, 2022 · Sridhar Raman There are many steps that can be taken to ensure improved efficiencies operationally and system wise with a warehouse management system implementation. Consider this your guide to success.

Kem Krest announces new e-commerce fulfillment division

Monday, May 9, 2022 · SCMR Staff The venture will focus on managing costs and warehouse space requirements.

WERC launches new benchmarking tool

Thursday, May 5, 2022 · SCMR Staff On-line tool compares your operations to industry standards.

STG Logistics acquires the intermodal division of XPO Logistics

Monday, March 28, 2022 · SCMR Staff The new company will be known as STG Logistics, focusing on North America.

Fortna announces acquisition of Optricity

Monday, February 14, 2022 · Gary Forger The move expands Fortna’s warehouse optimization, analysis and performance improvement offering.

DHL Supply Chain invests in robots for warehousing

Tuesday, February 1, 2022 · Gary Forger DHL Supply Chain set to use Boston Dynamics robots for unloading processes in its contract logistics warehouses.

2021 Warehouse and DC Operations Survey: Automation as a Disruption Response

Thursday, November 11, 2021 · Roberto Michel Capex budgets and headcount are both up amid signs of expansion. But underneath those positives are strains, led by concerns about labor and inventory turns. Applying more technology, say respondents, is the path forward.

The Future of Warehousing: The four cornerstones of competitive advantage

Tuesday, July 6, 2021 · Arun Kochar, Sumit Chada and Arpit Sharma Whatever the means, the end goal is to have platforms that can nimbly and cost-effectively adapt to new, more complex and ever-changing requirements in terms of order sizes, mixes and schedules.

2021 Warehouse/DC Equipment Survey: Preparing for post-pandemic volumes

Tuesday, July 6, 2021 · Roberto Michel In this year’s annual survey, the disruption of the past year certainly influenced some short-term trends, but respondents are optimistic going forward. Results reflect more than a bump in the road, however. Companies are deeply concerned about issues like labor…