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The Most Overlooked DC Performance Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

Companies must also offer a healthy workplace which listens to their workforce and offers modern tools that keep workers happy in addition to being productive. Survey your users to avoid unseen pitfalls and make sure you’re actually purchasing a solution that provides a good user experience. Technology can play an important part.

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FedEx CIO Attests to Data-Driven Strategies in Pandemic Times

IoT World Today

As organizations continue to adapt to the roller-coaster ride of 2020, some leaders’ pre-pandemic IT strategies brought business resilience even as COVID-19 struck. Indeed, some organizations spent several years laying the foundations for data-driven strategy and remote operations even prior to COVID-19.

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6 Strategies for Reducing Your E-commerce Store’s Shipping Costs

GoShip Blog

Fortunately, there are effective strategies you can employ to reduce your e-commerce store’s shipping costs. A perfect example is GoShip , a self-service freight marketplace that directly connects small to mid-sized businesses. You can also use third-party tools to create labels for multiple carriers.

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How manufacturers and distributors can use ERP to gain control across the supply chain

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Longstanding weaknesses in the supply chain like port infrastructure, outdated supply chain strategies and impacts of natural disaster and wars have all further affected global supply chains. While the pandemic was undoubtedly the catalyst for recent supply chain disruptions it’s not the only cause. Digitalization to thrive into the future.

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60% of Warehouse Leaders Plan to Deploy RFID by 2028

Logistics Business Magazine

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the invention of RFID which has become a problem-solving tool for front-line workers in warehouses and other industries. In fact, both groups — 82% of associates and 76% of decision-makers — acknowledge they need better inventory management tools to achieve better accuracy and determine availability.

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Industry Outlook: Manufacturing Trends

Trinity Logistics

DIFFICULTY FINDING LABOR DIVERSIFYING WORKFORCE TECHNOLOGY IS TAKING OVER INCREASING CYBERSECURITY CARBON NEUTRALITY BUILDING RESILIENT SUPPLY CHAINS DIFFICULTY FINDING LABOR Manufacturers are still struggling to find labor, with a recent Deloitte survey estimating that the manufacturing sector will be short 2.1 Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0

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What’s the gig economy mean for the warehouse labor market?

Logistics Viewpoints

Let’s explore some of the impacts, good and bad, this new way of doing business has had and some specific considerations if you are looking at implementing a more specific strategy around it in your plans. For example, you’ll need more tech skills to manage the equipment (robots, hydrogen vehicles, ASRS).