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Widespread, Yet Cautious Optimism for 2021: ARC’s Order Fulfillment Research Findings

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At the beginning of 2021, ARC Advisory Group, in partnership with DC Velocity magazine, anticipated factors such as a subsequent surge when we crafted our survey of warehouse practitioners. More than 25 percent of survey respondents stated that they experienced a decrease of order throughput volumes in 2020.

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Warehouse Labor Woes Are Worse than Ever

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Contract logistics – companies that provide warehousing services – certainly falls into that category. ARC Advisory Group’s warehouse labor survey has shown that 35% of warehouses have a seasonal surge in the number of workers they employ of over 20%. million people quit jobs in August, according to the monthly survey — about 2.9

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Profitably Delivering eCommerce with Consumer-Centric Priorities

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Because warehousing and transportation represent significant cost centers, intelligent logistics decisions are critical. Uberization: Exploring On-Demand Transportation, Labor and Warehousing. then secure on-demand transportation, warehousing and labor assets dynamically, re-planning flexibly as conditions change.

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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2023

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Just last week, my colleague Clint Reiser wrote an article about the top logistics and supply chain conferences to attend in 2024. If you haven’t attended recently, it is an unmatched display of warehouse automation, robotics, and software systems. Automate was not co-located with ProMat as it has been in years past.

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Most Popular Logistics Stories from 2021

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Last week, Clint Reiser published an article highlighting our 2022 supply chain predictions. Three years ago, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article about the Amazon supply chain , asking if it was the most innovative in the world. This year we have decided to lead with our predictions about the broader supply chain function.

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The Most Overlooked DC Performance Strategy

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In the following paragraphs, we’ll discuss the process of using technology and automation to improve the workplace culture and environment. Let’s explore how: Use automation to alleviate workers’ tasks. These traits all present great opportunities to automate. This takes creativity – and empathy.

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Listening to the Voice of the Warehouse Worker –5 Factors Impacting Employee Attraction and Retention

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In this article, we’ll explore each of these topics and deliver strategies employers can implement to build these learnings into actions to attract, retain and engage on-floor warehouse workers. Robotic automation in the warehouse has exploded over the past decade and shows no signs of slowing down.