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2025 Top Supply Chain Projects Award: Nominations Open
Nominations are open for Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2025 Top Supply Chain Projects award, which profiles innovative case study-type projects designed to automate, optimize, streamline and improve the supply chain.
Retention
How to Attract More Women to Skilled Trade Careers
Automation
2024 Saw Rise in Mega Distribution Center Leasing Activity
Retail
How a Complete Wireless Strategy Keeps Retail Warehouses Connected
Procurement Software
Pros to Know Award: Nominations Open
Design-Build
Increase in Industrial Vacancy Rate Suggests Temporary Supply-Demand Imbalance
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Manufacturing
Industry 4.0 Transforms Industrial DataOps: Alexis Asks
Industry 4.0 and other digital advancements have tackled the manufacturing sector and continue to do so. This year, these technologies are on the trajectory to further advancements and widespread adoption.
3PL/4PL
Backstage Pass to Manifest Vegas 2025 Expo Hall
Editor-in-chief Marina Mayer sat down with the Manifest team to get a Backstage Pass to the Manifest Expo Hall. Let's find out what to expect at this year's show!
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Transfer Loads From One Pallet Type to Another
Columbia's Load Transfer Stations (LTS) optimize your facility's lift truck productivity, reduce labor and shipping costs and help reduce contamination from entering production areas.
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Cold Storage
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Ambient Shipping Solution
Transitioning from cold-chain packaging to ambient temperature shipping from distribution center to customer reduces package material mass, improves the customer experience and supports the company’s global sustainability efforts.
Automation
25 Largest Industrial and Logistics Markets Poised for Faster Recovery than Others: Study
The 25 largest U.S. industrial markets — by inventory — represent 76% of the total U.S. industrial base among the 77 markets Colliers tracks, according to a recent Colliers report.
Design-Build
Cost of Warehouse Space, Labor on the Rise: Study
A yearly cost of $8.31 per square foot of warehouse space, up from $8.22 in 2023, reflects the ongoing rise in real estate expenses.
Automation
3 Steps Towards a Sustainable Warehouse: Alexis Asks
As the demand for sustainable practices grows, warehouses that invest in energy-efficient solutions and strategy will be better positioned to thrive. Here are 3 steps to take you in that direction.
Design-Build
Meeting Year-Round Demands with Smarter Warehouse Management
Proactively optimizing warehouse operations with a WMS gives teams a leg up on the competition and ensures businesses are well-prepared all year long.
Retail
Warehouse on Wheels Streamlines Supply Chain Issues with Mobile Storage Solutions
Warehouse on Wheels (WOW) assists companies with streamlining their operational needs when it counts the most: at a moment’s notice.
Sponsored
Transfer Loads From One Pallet Type to Another
Columbia's Load Transfer Stations (LTS) optimize your facility's lift truck productivity, reduce labor and shipping costs and help reduce contamination from entering production areas.
3PL/4PL
Industrial Users Leased More Megawarehouses in First Half of the Year
Claiming the largest shares of the 100 leases were traditional retailers and wholesalers, followed by third-party logistics (3PL) providers, e-commerce operators and food and beverage companies.
Automation
3 Best Practices to Help Your Automated Warehouses Stay Safe from Fire
By following a few best practices, warehouse owners and fire sprinkler contractors can develop effective, affordable ASRS fire protection schemes that can help keep product moving and business running.
Automation
Inventory Costs, Warehousing Capacity, Transportation Prices on the Rise
Respondents to the LMI survey continue to be largely optimistic about the future of the logistics industry.
Automation
Rising Warehouse Wages Driving Demand for Technology and Automation
The National Industrial Real Estate Vacancy Rate eclipsed 6.2%, which is up from 5.7% in Q1, according to new data from ITS Logistics.
Project Management Software
Top Supply Chain Projects: ALOM Increases Warehouse Storage Capacity for Products Containing Lithium-ion Batteries
ALOM is building a new 170,000-square-foot state-of-the-art battery storage facility to meet fire code, workplace safety, insurance, and regulatory compliance requirements.
Design-Build
5 Questions to Ask Before Electrifying Indoor Operations
The opportunity to electrify is more real than ever, but what should you know about electrification of indoor forklift applications?
Material Handling Equipment
10 Easy Tips to Increase Warehouse Safety
In order to help facility management professionals, here are 10 tips to improve safety, which can be implemented separately or together for even greater effectiveness.
Retail
Retailers, Wholesalers Dethrone 3PLs as Top Drivers of Big-Box Warehouse Demand in 2023
General retailers and wholesalers leased the most big-box warehouse space in North America in 2023, accounting for 36% of all transactions, according to a new report from CBRE.
Automation
The Scope of Warehouse Automation in Western Markets
Given that China is forecast to account for the largest amount of revenue growth between 2022 to 2027, it’s more important than ever for automation vendors to gain a clear understanding of the market as a whole.
3PL/4PL
New Space Construction Experiences 50% Drop While Consumer Sentiment Remains Positive: Study
Despite inflation, holiday spending in 2023 outpaced the year before, and the annual growth of spending continues, but the rate of growth is slowing and returning to pre-pandemic levels, according to new data from ITS Logistics.
Design-Build
Essential Strategies for Optimizing Amidst the Vacancy Crunch
The new reality for businesses and warehouses means accepting the drastic reduction in warehouse availability and implementing logistics strategies to meet—even delight—customers.
Sponsored
Transfer Loads From One Pallet Type to Another
Columbia's Load Transfer Stations (LTS) optimize your facility's lift truck productivity, reduce labor and shipping costs and help reduce contamination from entering production areas.
Manufacturing
4 Ways to Harness Industry 4.0 in Your Overhead Crane Operations
Industry 4.0 is taking shape in the manufacturing sector in the form of equipment automations and modernization, manufacturing customizations and data communications.
3PL/4PL
Enhancing Warehouse Safety with Third-Party Logistics Partnerships
As businesses continue to rely on 3PL providers to manage their warehousing operations, it’s essential to understand the specific roles 3PLs should play in enhancing warehouse safety.
Design-Build
Economic Growth Slowing in 2024: Study
CBRE’s economists anticipate that resilient consumer spending will counter economic headwinds next year, including high interest rates and near recessions in Europe and China.
Design-Build
Cargo Theft Prevention: Don’t Overlook the Loading Dock
By integrating these pieces of equipment and making sure they work together as a system, facilities can greatly enhance cargo security, protect employees, reduce contamination and improve energy efficiency.
Emerging Technologies
Filling the Gaps that Wi-Fi and LTE Signals Don't Reach
Those in the industrial space need to know their business has a network that supports intelligent, automated technology.
3PL/4PL
Inventory Costs on the Rise, While Inventory Levels Decrease: Study
In September, the Logistics Manager’s Index (LMI) reads in at 52.4, up (+1.2) from August’s reading of 51.2. This is the second consecutive month of expansion following three straight readings of contraction from May-July.
Material Handling Equipment
The Secret Weapon of Key Cabinets and Asset Lockers in Warehouses
For businesses operating in industries where asset management is critical, it's not a question of whether to invest in key cabinets and asset management lockers but rather a matter of when.
Design-Build
Trends in Sustainable Warehousing to Cut Carbon Footprint
Understanding that evaluating best practices and then investing in processes that cut carbon footprint makes good sense for today, and for the future.
AI/AR
Simplifying with Data-Driven Warehouse Optimization
The right software optimizes hands-on work and streamlines manual processes, thus making the work easier, faster and more accurate for workers. For managers, machine learning-based applications provide new insights and recommendations.
WMS/TMS
Why a Warehouse Management Solution Might be the Hero You Need
Luckily, with the rise of modern, flexible warehouse management systems (WMS), businesses can now tap into real-time data, automation and analytics to revolutionize their warehouse visibility.
Design-Build
Industrial Outdoor Storage: Key Strategies for Supply Chain Operators
By following these tips and remaining flexible, supply chain operators can navigate the challenges of the IOS market and find the space they need to keep their operations running smoothly.
