Amid all the hand-wringing over global supply chain snarls and how they’re fanning inflation, little attention in the U.S. is being paid to the demand side of the economy.
Who doesn’t want to increase distribution center throughput quickly and at lower costs? To achieve these goals in today’s fulfillment environments, you must consider mobile robotic sortation.
Shippers need to embrace a more agile and responsive approach to transportation mode flexibility in order to keep service levels high and costs low, not only during the current freight capacity crunch, but in order to better ride the coming freight cycles.
Recent supply chain disruptions illustrate the impact of delivery complications on overall business operations. Companies often look to logistics for a solution to these problems when the issue can actually lie in manufacturing.
More e-commerce means more returns — in fact, according to the latest industry figures, online sales are up 32%, while returns from online purchases are up 148%.
The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the retail industry — which comprises companies that operate physical or internet stores with diversified product lines. Learn how pharmaceutical and biotech companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.
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