Warehouse & DC Management

This year’s survey found increasing levels of use for various automation and software technologies, while technology budgets held fairly steady. However, operations face continued challenges around labor scarcity, inadequate warehouse space, and the pressure to perform in line with customer expectations.

Locus Robotics, a leading provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment warehouses, today announced that it has acquired Waypoint Robotics, a leading provider of autonomous, omnidirectional mobile robots which can move and handle larger payloads.

Logistics Management Group News Editor recently spoke with Malcolm Wilson, CEO of XPO Logistics, Europe, and incoming CEO of GXO Logistics, soon to be XPO's standalone global contract logistics group. Wilson provided Berman with an overview of current market conditions, how XPO has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and what is in store for GXO Logistics.

In its “Q1 2021 U.S. Industrial & Logistics Figures,” CBRE explained that the United States industrial market “shows no signs of slowing down with record-high asking rents and in-process development activity, low vacancy levels, and 44 consecutive quarters of positive net absorption” (which CBRE views as a proxy for demand).

ProMatDX will offer more than 100 seminars on a variety of manufacturing and supply chain topics including sponsored sessions focused on robotics, automation and a host of other relevant, timely subjects.

This service will provide project work, surging inventory, and forward inventory services, according to company officials, adding that it will help its shipper customers to gain increased efficiency through an integrated offering, meshing the company’s transport, warehousing, and management services.

This session will cover strategies to find cost savings and gain efficiencies that can enable your business to be smart during these challenging times.

In a new research report, entitled “Industrial Development Slows Due to COVID-19-Related Delays,” CBRE found that 80%—or 16 out of 20—of the top U.S. markets for under-construction space, which represent 70% of total under-construction national inventory, have workers active and on site for essential projects.

Technology continues to be the driving force, but it's evolving.

Join this webinar to learn how modern voice solutions can significantly boost productivity and accuracy while ensuring that your business is making the right investment for today and the future.

The combined forces of a strong economy, e-commerce growth and a tight labor market are making it more important for distribution center (DC) operations to find ways to make their existing infrastructure and people more productive. Software and automation continue to prove to be a vital part of the solution.

How confident are you that the shipping solution you have in place today will meet emerging delivery and customer service trends over the next five years? In this webinar transportation technology expert Ken Fleming, COO of Logistyx Technologies, discusses the key trends shaping supply chain delivery today and how they’re influencing shipping system requirements.

As e-commerce fulfillment pressure continues to climb, our annual survey points to the many changes taking hold—from more investment in automated approaches to piece picking, more use of robotics, increased interest in throughput metrics and general process improvement.

During this webcast we’ll examine the current activities, trends, and best practices in warehouse and DC operations management and how companies plan to address complex issues associate with omni-channel fulfillment.

The results of our “2016 Warehouse & Distribution Center (DC) Operations Survey” go a long way in proving the old inspirational quote: “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”