Warehousing > Warehouse Automation | SupplyChainBrain

Warehouse Automation

5 Ways Aftermarket Parts Distributors Improve Uptime, Accuracy, and Scalability with Goods-to-Person Automation

Aftermarket parts distributors face a unique set of fulfillment challenges. SKU counts continue to grow, demand can change without warning, and customers often need parts quickly to restore critical equipment. At the same time, distributors must maintain accuracy, control costs, and operate with limited labor.

Thumbnail (1)

RFID and Machine Vision are Having a Moment

Peak Technologies

RFID and machine vision are gaining momentum because they offer a practical, cost-effective path to automation. Unlike large-scale robotics projects that often require major facility redesigns and significant capital investment, RFID readers and AI-powered camera systems can typically be layered onto existing warehouse and manufacturing operations.

Upcoming Webinar Peak Zebra Supply Chain Brain Webinar Thu Oct 22 2026 2p Et

Designing for Uncertainty: A Flexibility-First Approach to Warehouse Automation

Warehouse automation decisions are often based on assumptions about future volume, labor, SKU mix, workflows, and facility requirements. The challenge is that those assumptions rarely stay fixed over the life of an automation investment.

Upcoming Webinar Locus Robotics Thu Oct 15 2026 11a Et

RFID and Machine Vision Are Having a Moment in Automation

Great operational gains come through integrating RFID, machine vision and robotics into a coordinated operating model.

Photo: iStock/pedrosala

Watch: Choosing Warehouse Tech That Defends Against Risk and Disruption

Tim Taylor, senior director of platform product management at Tecsys, discusses how warehouse operators can balance the need for customized solutions with that of access to the latest and most secure applications.

Choosing Warehouse Tech That Defends Against Risk And Disruption 2

Scalable Fulfillment: How Scentsy Transformed Operations with Dematic

Scentsy is a global leader in fragrance products. As order volumes increased, SKUs expanded, and warehouse space became limited, manual operations could no longer keep pace. Scentsy partnered with Dematic to implement a future-ready solution combining AutoStore™ empowered by Dematic, intelligent software, and a pick-to-cart system to maximize storage capacity, optimize inventory flow, and accelerate e-commerce fulfillment.

4iob29g78 X 2761897 Supply Chain Brain Q3 Ad05 072126

Why Sustainability Should Help Inform Warehouse Automation Strategy

While warehouse automation is a costly upfront investment, it drives long-term savings by reducing facility footprints, lowering energy consumption and minimizing packaging waste.

Photo: iStock/onurdongel

Watch: AI: More Than a Buzzword

At what point does "AI" move from being a buzzword to something of demonstrated value to warehouses? Shri Hariharan, senior vice president of global solutions with Blue Yonder, shares his view.

028 Ai More Than A Buzzword V1 (540p)1

From Automation to Autonomy: How Physical AI Is Reshaping Warehouse Operations

The ability to coordinate people, robots and workflows in a warehouse may become just as important as the intelligence built into any single machine.

Photo: Locus Robotics

Getting AI Right

AI is moving fast. But is it generating the measurable results you need from your costly investments? Now that the initial hype is fading and the hard reality of execution is setting in, the real opportunity begins.

Lsg26 Supply Chain Mockup Db 1299

Watch: AI in the Warehouse: Real Use Cases

Everyone's talking about "autonomous" agents. In warehouses today, what's real and what's hype? Answers from Vishal Minocha, vice president of product management with Infor.

030 Ai In The Warehouse Real Use Cases V1 (540p)

Why Supply Chains Leaders Are Still Underutilizing AI

Supply chain and warehouse leaders who are seeing consistent returns from spatial and agentic AI investments tend to share a common approach.

Photo: iStock / Suphanat Khumsap

Page 1 of 18

Featured Product

Photo: iStock/Anastasiia Yanishevska

How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

Mobile geolocation service for track delivery, cargo shipment and freight transportation. Logistic Import Export business (Elements of this image furnished by NASA)

Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

Franchise business e-commerce online e-marketplace or digital marketing branch expansion for growth or use technology to analyze product consumer data website management plan for sale service concept.

Moving Robots Site-to-Site