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Manhattan Associates Releases a Ground-breaking Supply Chain Planning Solution

Logistics Viewpoints

The announcement came on May 15th at the company’s annual user conference, Momentum. This reflects manufacturers’ difficulty in synching the plans finalized in an integrated business planning executive meeting with what the shop floor is capable of manufacturing in the short-term time planning horizon.

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13 Warehouse Types: Definitions, Functions & Examples

Conger

Plenty of examples of warehousing. Companies often choose private warehouses because of the high degree of control that they confer over the handling and storage of goods. Perhaps the most prominent fulfillment center example is Amazon’s fulfillment centers. Their pros and cons. Tips for choosing the right type of warehouse.

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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative Tackles Warehouse Complexity

Logistics Viewpoints

I recently attended Körber Supply Chain’s user conference, Elevate 2023. I therefore took the opportunity to meet with a few of the independent consultants in attendance. For example, SMECO wanted RFID capabilities to track the movement of high-value items as they entered and exited the yard.

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Welcome to A Day at ProMat 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

I spent the full day yesterday roaming the floor and meeting with exhibitors. I asked Manhattan about recent examples of customers utilizing the company’s WES functionality. I decided to (virtually) pick boxes from a shelf onto a Locus robot. So much so that I started to walk forward after I completed the first pick.

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KataCon4–Notes along the way: Part 2

The Lean Thinker

In Joy, Inc , Rich Sheridan describes the often contentious process of then forcing the customer to pick a single persona as the primary user – the persona whose needs will drive all decisions about optimization. For example, for an ideal retail experience, a mom with two kids in tow would be a different customer than a single guy.

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Continuous Warehouse Optimization and The DC Technology Gap

Logistics Viewpoints

Any company shipping physical products today – whether to consumers or to other businesses – needs to meet higher service expectations, including faster order turnaround in the DC. Supply chain and distribution leaders are already adopting new approaches to DC operations and technology to meet the challenges.

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Autoliv’s Supply Chain Risk Management Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

spoke on best practices on supply chain risk management at ARC Advisory Group’s Digital Transformation in Industry conference. The company works hard to meet the demanding requirements for quality, innovation, and cost from their OEM customers. Autoliv is the world’s largest safety system supplier in automotive industry.