Warehousing

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…

Binghamton University, Raymond Corp. and NYSEG partner to create more sustainable warehouses

Tuesday, July 2, 2019 · SCMR Staff The project is designed to demonstrate why a behind-the-meter storage system and controllable forklift charging can be beneficial for warehouse owners and the utility grid.

Little room for labor error

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 · Joy Duce and Gregg Hague When it comes to labor, a booming economy has placed new pressures on warehouse operations

Think Outside the Cart: How AMRs Optimize Warehouse Fulfillment

Thursday, May 2, 2019 · SCMR Staff The exponentially growing demand for ecommerce, next-day shipping, special handling and a shrinking labor pool is putting significant pressure on fulfillment warehouses to deliver orders faster and more efficiently. To meet this challenge, 3PLs and retailers need to think…

The warehouse of the future

Friday, December 14, 2018 · Bob Trebilcock Several trends are redefining the warehouse as we know it

Think small!

Monday, November 12, 2018 · Bob Trebilcock The fastest-growing trend in warehousing could be smaller and smaller facilities.