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Why Automation Is Taking Hold in the Warehouse

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and other forms of automation are catching on quickly in the warehouse, as operators strive to become more efficient while coping with labor shortages, says Chris Anton, executive vice president of global sales with SnapFulfil.

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Watch: Supply Chain 2040 — a Look at the Future

What will the next 20 years of supply chain look like? And did predictions about the last 20 come true? Amy Thorn, CEO of Supply Chain Leaders in Action, reviews past, present and future.

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Watch: Robotics in the Age of Distributed Logistics

In a time of increasing customer demand, robotics technology is helping e-commerce sellers to manage forward inventory and next-day delivery, says Jim Serstad, vice president of product development with Tompkins Robotics.

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Time for Plan B: How Supply Chains Can Avoid the Mad Scramble of Disruption

Time for Plan B: How Supply Chains Can Avoid the Mad Scramble of Disruption

Did you know that courtship is as important to the art of e-commerce as it is to the art of romance?

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Supply Chain Orchestration is not your typical solution: As a holistic alternative, it will improve both operational excellence and customer service

Today's supply chain businesses face many unique challenges -- from evolving customer demands to managing increasingly global, networked, and multi-channel supply chains. Many of the most successful leaders have opted for a more holistic approach to management through a Supply Chain Orchestration solution. Not only does it connect siloed systems, but it also provides unprecedented opportunities for superior service, innovation, and profitability. Stand-alone Control Towers are often limited in their depth of functionality, in-app actionability, and end-to-end scope. A Supply Chain Orchestration solution doesn't simply address a narrow pain point; it connects to and complements disparate systems to help companies manage their entire ecosystem. A holistic solution leverages information about inventory, sourcing, and replenishment to help you make smarter planning and execution decisions. By integrating inbound, outbound, and after-sales flows, users can create one smooth and continuous end-to-end flow, broadening opportunities for optimization and multi-party collaboration.

Today it’s easier than ever to merge the physical and digital worlds – and it doesn’t involve a price increase.

For years, brands have been treating e-fulfillment as a separate business with its own distribution network. Most have since realized that, even though omni-channel order fulfillment involves complex, multi-form processes, customers just want a consistent and satisfying experience. Converging worlds requires converging systems. Unified platforms make it easier than ever for businesses to provide full transparency on orders through status updates and feedback – including through their web-shops. The holistic visibility offered allows businesses to better integrate and streamline all order types (sales, purchase, stock transfers, returns) and flow types (inbound, middle mile, last mile), regardless of the channel. Beyond maintaining a uniform customer experience, converging systems and flows enhances operational excellence by introducing more opportunities for order splitting and consolidation. With today’s technology, brands can also offer customizable delivery or fulfillment options to their customers – regardless of the channel – and boost their own efficiency simultaneously. Smart software now allows companies to tailor supply chains to balance both customer and business demands. Every order gets its own optimized 'micro supply chain.'

In the Ever-Changing Supply Chain, the Order-Centric TMS is a Game Changer

While most transportation management solutions handle operations from a shipment perspective (shipment-centric), the order-centric TMS can consume a raw order of any type (Purchase Order, Sales Order, Return) – making integration with order capture systems easy. The system can also decompose orders into one or many shipments, optimizing every routing and carrier decision for efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The order-centric structure allows for superior rush and expedite order management. Since there is no batching or special processing, users can aggregate and optimize flows as needed, until the last possible moment. Order-Centric systems also provide unprecedented processing speeds and reduce latency in status updates to facilitate the quickest responses and most timely event management. The Order-Centric TMS is not just multi-modal - it has no mode, leg, or geographic limit. As one of the most flexible TMS solutions on the market, it empowers its users to configure complex order flows, as well as easily modify and add new flows to accommodate evolving business needs. The Order-Centric structure enables the system to leverage a robust rate and service agreement structure for pinpoint accuracy and detailed cost allocation. The MPO TMS solution captures not only transport costs, but all logistics costs including handling, detention, and warehousing.

Are There Blind Spots in Your Supply Chain Visibility?

Today’s global supply chain complexity creates many blind spots - whether you're managing environmental and political uncertainty, multi-enterprise business networks, the pressures of e-commerce, or multi-modal shipping. Proper visibility has become crucial to mitigating the impacts of disruption and optimally choosing between multiple sources, delivery points, and logistical processes to consistently ensure profitability and customer satisfaction - no matter the situation.

Today’s global supply chain complexity creates many blind spots - whether you're managing environmental and political uncertainty, multi-enterprise business networks, the pressures of e-commerce, or multi-modal shipping. Proper visibility has become crucial to mitigating the impacts of disruption and optimally choosing between multiple sources, delivery points, and logistical processes to consistently ensure profitability and customer satisfaction - no matter the situation. Enterprise systems and incremental upgrades don’t do enough to purge the blind spots. They tend to zoom in on pain points within separate sectors, focusing on manufacturing or warehousing or else investing in a logistics control tower for greater transport visibility. As a result, businesses often deploy multiple visibility solutions, none of which effectively communicate with each other or offer insight into the bigger picture. Fortunately, more practitioners are realizing the crucial role supply chain visibility plays in cost control and boosting customer satisfaction. Indeed, so many issues, ranging from poor inventory management and ineffective communication to exorbitant errors and delays, either boil down to a lack of visibility or else cannot be resolved without first implementing a proper supply chain visibility solution. In other words, visibility is a necessary foundation to all other supply chain functions.

The Key Functions of a Supply Chain Transportation Management System (TMS)

In essence, a TMS is leveraged to move products from point A to point B as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. To succeed in this, an effective transportation management system will provide end-to-end visibility across the entire multi-party network (beyond just logistics providers), as well as multi-modal and container, pallet, and parcel support. Consistent OTIF delivery also requires exceptions management using real-time track and trace visibility with real-time alerts and in-app corrective actions capabilities.

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Watch: Cross-Border Challenges for E-Commerce Sellers

Logistics, shipping rates and the need to assess full landed cost are among the challenges that shippers face in the modern-day world of e-commerce, says Hagar Valiano Rips, CEO and co-founder of Ladingo.

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Watch: Who's Winning in the Small-Parcel Delivery Market?

E-commerce buyers are demanding ever-faster delivery of orders, even though the economics of such service are anything but profitable for providers. John Haber, founder and CEO of Spend Management Experts, describes the current landscape of competitors in that sector.

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