Though warehouse management systems (WMS) are widely employed, they’re not the ultimate answer to optimized warehouse operations.

Over the last few years, companies across the supply chain have learned to survive disruption using an array of tools and strategies.

Mesh networks can handle fluctuations in supply and demand, optimize routes, and create transparency and accountability in the supply chain, increasing efficiency, reducing costs, and improving customer satisfaction.

As inflation rises and recession looms, companies are compelled to take a close look at their production, supply chain and sales practices.

Combined ELD, load board, dispatching portal and truck navigation seeks to address core needs of small- to mid-sized trucking companies at an affordable price.

Supply chain disruptions have brought a lot of talk of nearshoring and offshoring, and these are compelling propositions for many reasons.

Digital twins offer a real-time, 3D simulation of the physical warehouse, showing actual operations including staff, equipment, space allocation and workflow. 

Digital twins — dynamic 3D replicas of complex industrial operations — have been in use for decades in high-end production lines, power plants and laboratories.

Transfix, like many freight brokers, has struggled over the past year as freight volumes and rates have fallen alongside waning demand. 

Warehouse automation is gaining traction among operators of manual distribution and fulfillment centers amid demand pressures, customer expectations driving e-commerce, workforce churn and shortages, and an emerging mix of larger and more complex facilities catering to last-mile delivery.