Warehousing | Supply and Demand Chain Executive

Adobe Stock 214169701 60c11a55c977b

Consumer Trends Impact Food Supply Chain Visibility

Trends like increasing grocery e-commerce and reliance on micro-fulfillment centers are changing the food supply chain and the logistics behind supply chain visibility.

Littlewolf1989 Warehouse Worker

L.I.N.K. | Micro-Fulfillment Changes the Face of Warehousing

Associate editor Brielle Jaekel sits down with Rueben Scriven, senior analyst at Interact Analysis, to discuss micro-fulfillment and how it has disrupted the market.

Suthicha Adobe Stock Scanning Barcode In A Warehouse

What is Micro-Fulfillment?

E-commerce pushes micro-fulfillment to a must have in retail. But what is the main difference between that and traditional warehousing?

Ipopba Robotics Controls

SCN Summit | Executive Outlook: Industry Trends & Technologies

December 7, 2021

Industry experts provide an in-depth detail on what’s ahead trends- and technology-wise and what the supply chain industry can do now to prepare for tomorrow.

Adobe Stock 182350781

Supply Chain Industry Experts Discuss Future of Supply Chains

SCN Summit: State of the Supply Chain Week kicks off Dec. 6 with a discussion on warehouse automation and e-commerce fulfillment, followed by Industry Outlooks, procurement, transportation, procurement, risk management and smart manufacturing.

Adobe Stock 122333079

Will Barcodes Alone Help Manufacturers Navigate the COVID-19 Bullwhip Effect?

Barcode technology is commonly leveraged for critical transactional and inventory management functions such as advanced shipping notice creation, goods receipt, put-away and material localization.

Adobe Stock 254923500

SCN Summit | E-Commerce Fulfillment

December 6, 2021

Industry experts outline how to achieve the ultimate in e-commerce fulfillment and what’s in store for 2022 and beyond.

Ded Mityay

SCN Summit | Warehouse Automation

December 6, 2021

Industry experts detail the importance of warehouse management systems and how automating your warehouse can provide forecasting, inventory refill, traceability and visibility to help mitigate future supply chain disruptions.

Hquality

It's True; The Cannabis Industry is Here to Stay

According to a new a report from BDSA, the Cannabis industry is expected to hit beyond $62 million by the year 2026.

Five Keys to Unlock Continuous Innovation

Five Keys to Unlock Continuous Innovation

Innovation starts with having a customer-centric vision. This means delivering quality products and services that captivate customers and grow market share. Learn more about the 5 keys to turn your best ideas into valuable innovations with Oracle.

Adobe Stock 271350355

Modern Themes Push the Supply Chain Forward

Growing themes in the supply chain will help create a more resilient future despite the unstoppable disruptions currently seen.

Dusan Kostic

L.I.N.K. | Lessons from China in Food Sourcing

Associate editor Brielle Jaekel speaks with Xavier Naville, author of the Lettuce Diaries, to learn from his experience working in China in agriculture. He details how we can attribute lessons he learned there to Western industries.

Stock Labeling Distribution Center

How to Scale Order Fulfillment

Careful planning, finding the right 3PL partner, making reasonable automation investments and attracting and retaining good workers are key to scaling order fulfillment.

Locus Waypoint 20210916

Locus Robotics Acquires Waypoint Robotics

This acquisition will help address use cases from e-commerce, case-picking and pallet-picking to scenarios requiring larger, heavier payloads and fulfillment modalities.

Stock Clothing

Winning Customers Back with Distributed Order Management

To win customers back and regain their loyalty, retailers must ensure every customer gets the product they want, when and where they want it, by seamlessly synching the online realm with the physical store.

Adobe Stock 321471783 (1)

How to Reduce the Cost of E-Commerce Returns and Improve Margins

Timely and accurate data is absolutely crucial in reducing the cost of reverse logistics. But, it can also offer some critical business insights that can drive down overall return rate.

Ipopba Stock adobe com

SAP Allows for Emissions Compliance Through Entire Product Lifecycle

SAP is growing the ability of supply chain companies and manufacturers to track the emissions of their products through their entire lifecycle. The new product allows for greater compliance and consumer transparency towards consumers.

Adobe Stock 321471783 (1)

Leverage Package Tracking to Improve Logistics Performance

The most common package tracking method is currently RFID, followed by IoT sensors; few organizations are currently using blockchain for package tracking.

Chika Milan Adobe Stock Shopping Bags

Leveraging New Sales Channel with EDI Integration

Franco Manufacturing transitioned from a legacy ERP environment to a custom EDI integration from TrueCommerce.

Supply & Demand Chain Executive Honors Women of the Supply Chain

Supply & Demand Chain Executive introduces the recipients of its second annual Women in Supply Chain award.

Berkshire Grey Rpp Solutions Carefully Picking Packing Bottl

Berkshire Grey Moves Forward with Robotic Pick and Pack Roll Out

As robotic solutions become more popular for pick and pack endeavors in the warehouse, Berkshire Grey embarked on a testing journey with various customers. After successful runs the robotics company is taking its solution worldwide.

Our Brands Protect Your Brands

Our Brands Protect Your Brands

Your focus is your business. What’s ours? Protecting your products in transit. Discover how Signode protects products, brands, and bottom lines.

Melonee Wise, CEO of Fetch Robotics, and a self-described robot ninja, has spent close to 20 years designing and building innovative and complex robotics systems.

2021 Women in Supply Chain: Fetch Robotics’ Melonee Wise Opens Doors to Diversity in Robotics

Melonee Wise, CEO of Fetch Robotics, is named Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s overall 2021 Supply Chain Woman of the Year.

Westafila Sargento

How AS/RS is Key to Scaling Order Fulfillment

To manage the many unknown disruptions ahead, a high-density AS/RS and WES system are critical in maintaining a proactive business model.

Avery Dennison Smart Trac

Etam Group Turns to RFID to Boost Sustainability Objectives

Etam deployed digital ID technology from Avery Dennison Smartrac to better connect consumers to the brand.

Adobe Stock 321471783 (1)

U.S. Shipping Volume Reached 20B Parcels in 2020

BOXpoll by Pitney Bowes found 41% of consumers plan to continue to shop online more than they did before the pandemic, underscoring the record growth of e-commerce over the past 17 months.

69c5d656 A188 4c50 9146 8b881f21e478

L.I.N.K. | Accenture Reveals the Resiliency Potential of Digital Twins

Digital twin technology is a form of artificial intelligence that does much more than replicate machinery in a digital space, it can even help with disaster planning.

Monopoly919

Google Leans into Supply Chain Tech with Digital Twin

Big players like Google come to the supply chain with new solutions to help mitigate disruption, as the industry becomes top of mind.

Littlewolf1989 Warehouse Worker

MasonHub Targets New York for Fulfillment

As fulfillment providers look for locations adjacent to densely populated metropolitan areas, MasonHub expands to the East Coast to get close to New York.

Amconsoft Stock

TrueCommerce Acquires DiCentral

The acquisition fuels TrueCommerce’s vision for global growth with expanded services and integrations.

Stock Clothing

The Future of Sustainable Manufacturing is a Hybrid Approach

The ease and efficiency of on-demand combined with the cost-effectiveness of traditional manufacturing is truly paving the way for the future of sustainable retail.

Img 0682 (2)

State Legalization, COVID-19, Demand Fluctuation - The Many Disruptions in Cannabis Supply Chains

Numerous states in recent years legalized marijuana and cannabis sales have sky rocketed. But as this changes the industry and COVID-19 continues to upend supply chains, what is the state of cannabis supply chains now?

Stock Package Delivery

The Importance of Carrier Diversification Ahead of Peak Shipping Season

Perhaps one of the most impactful shipping strategies this year is carrier diversification, and companies of all sizes can benefit.