Sam’s Club is the latest retailer to invest in new supply-chain facilities as companies seek to deliver packages faster.

Variable market conditions and a continuously shrinking workforce have drastically crippled supply chains in recent years. Automation is the only viable option for companies looking to address labor shortages and optimize operations during times of peak demand.

With rising consumer expectations, today’s global supply chains need real-time data visibility to manage operations effectively.

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.

Person-to-goods (P2G) and goods-to-person (G2P) are the two major approaches for order picking automation technology.

The legendary “Amazon effect” has undoubtedly had the most significant influence on logistics activities in the last decade.

For busy warehouse operations, accurate labeling is essential. Unfortunately, many modern warehouses are still relying on outdated methods.

How do you scale operations up and down without risking inefficiencies that threaten the very core of your business? An important part of the answer lies in the deployment of smart technology. 

Descartes studied 1,000 supply chain and logistics executives in North America and Europe, to determine where they’re placing their innovation emphasis and technology deployment focus.

Many companies are failing to take advantage of the savings to be derived from foreign trade zones because they worry about the complications involved in using them.