Online shopping and the need to deliver items in two days, next day, or even same day, have fundamentally changed distribution, and as a result, fulfillment.
Warehouses are increasingly moving to omni-channel operations— offering the ability to fill orders from full truckloads to single items from a single facility.
From order acceptance to final delivery, the fulfillment process has evolved and now encompasses an array of technological achievements, from artificial intelligence and robots in warehouses, to how we think about physical retail locations. The evolution of e-fulfillment has just begun.
In this special digital issue, we share stories about how the fulfillment process has evolved and now encompasses an array of technological achievements, from artificial intelligence and robots in warehouses, to how we think about physical retail locations. The evolution of e-fulfillment has just begun.
Inside this issue...
- Reinventing fulfillment operations
- The keys to the omni-channel retail kingdom
- The Future of Warehousing: The four cornerstones of competitive advantage
- Turn your retail space into distribution space
- NextGen Supply Chain: Bots will transform your distribution operations
- How is same-day delivery becoming a viable strategy for U.S. retailers?
- Customers Satisfied: What the future of fulfillment looks like