August 2018
Optimizing Inventory Management for Omnichannel Retailers
Barcoding, Inc. in the News: With the rising popularity of e-commerce, today’s consumers want to control how, when and where they shop. This demand for flexibility has led many retailers to explore new omnichannel strategies, offering both online and in-store browsing, purchasing and return channels. With the right approach, omnichannel can be an effective means to...
Keep ReadingThree Automated Solutions for Overcoming a Labor Shortage
Cimcorp in the News: In practically every industry, companies are facing labor shortages. These year-round shortages are increasingly difficult during peak seasons when sales spike. Challenged already by lean staffing numbers, facilities have to keep up with an influx of orders while still meeting consumer demands for product variety and faster deliveries. Fully manual warehouses in...
Keep ReadingDrowning in Data: Consequences of Having Too Much of a Good Thing
InfinityQS in the News: This may be hard to believe, but there was a time in manufacturing when data was hard to come by. Back in the days when gauges were analog, before computers and databases and the internet, data was not as ubiquitous as it is in the manufacturing industry today…not even close. But,...
Keep ReadingThe ROI of Automated Warehouse Solutions
Cimcorp in the News: The rising costs of order fulfillment and growing labor challenges have left more and more warehouses and distribution centers struggling to keep up. This has led many companies to consider automation as a solution to their material handling needs. While automated systems offer many great benefits to warehouse operations, at the end...
Keep Reading4 Ways to Drive Quality Improvement for Healthcare Organizations
MedTrainer in the News: Healthcare professionals face a variety of challenges when it comes to compliance: constantly changing laws, mounting administrative responsibilities, multiple siloed systems, staff turnover and more. The industry as a whole is complex with countless required trainings and procedures, often making it a challenge to find effective ways to record and manage each step or piece...
Keep ReadingBlockchain and Proactive Planning
Omnichain Solutions in the News: Blockchain was originally developed in 2009 by Bitcoin inventor and cryptocurrency pioneer, Satoshi Nakamoto. Nakamoto came up with the concept of blockchain as a public, digital ledger to track the exchange of Bitcoins among those in its network. These transactions are saved in cryptographic blocks—hence where the technology gets its name....
Keep ReadingWarehouse Management Software: Key to Traceability in the Global Marketplace
Westfalia Technologies, Inc. in the News: Traditional warehousing operations are typically managed using either a warehouse management system (WMS), a warehouse control system (WCS) or both. The WMS is used to manage the workflow of the operation, while the WCS is used to execute the workflow by controlling the automation. When tightly integrated, they make up...
Keep ReadingOvercoming the Warehouse Labor Shortage with Automated Solutions
Clients in the News: Companies in nearly every industry today are experiencing growing labor shortages. Warehouses and distribution centers, in particular, are struggling to keep facilities adequately staffed as aging industry veterans retire and the younger workforce shows declining interest in labor-intensive, material handling careers. These shortages, compounded by increasing consumer demands and e-commerce requirements, leave...
Keep ReadingSolving the Labeling Challenge: How to Find the Right Solution for Your Business
Clients in the News: From supply and manufacturing to distribution and shipping, the label is an essential part of any successful supply chain. What might look like a simple series of laminations to the untrained eye actually represents a complex design process and a key component of business success. With a vast variety of material, environmental...
Keep ReadingThe Benefits of Bakery Warehouse Automation
Clients in the News: Ever since Otto Frederick Rohwedder invented the first loaf-at-a-time bread-slicing machine, automation has played a major role in the baking industry. Now, in today’s fast paced world of technology and efficiency, warehouse automation has been implemented in an increasingly growing number of bakeries, and it’s not hard to see why. Bakeries are...
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