Warehouse Execution Software

Bastian Solutions’ VP of Global Sales Greg Conner outlines the challenges that warehouse operators are facing and shows how advanced material handling technology helps them overcome these hurdles.

The pace of change in modern commerce is putting tremendous pressure on fulfillment operations, and in order to stay competitive companies need solutions that will help them achieve maximum throughput.

From reports of cashews tainted with Salmonella, to beef patties contaminated with wood, to spinach containing allergens, to the now infamous Chipotle Mexican Grill E.coli outbreak, recalls and foodborne illnesses are regular fixtures in today’s news.

Newest functions allow an operator to address faults and errors in real-time from any location.

The combined forces of a strong economy, e-commerce growth and a tight labor market are making it more important the ever for warehouse and distribution center (DC) operations to find ways to make their existing infrastructure and people more productive.

Augmented reality, smart glasses and other technologies are not enough in themselves to unlock value.

Many articles about robots in the distribution center include predictions of large scale job losses. “Robots Replace People” is a good, attention-grabbing headline, but the truth is more complicated.

Bakery automation can help operational efficiencies, labor availability and reliability, and fixed operational costs.

Realize long-term success with these five strategies for automating warehouse operations.

Warehouse storage space is expensive, so it makes sense to make the most of your warehouse storage capacity in order to reduce carrying costs and increase material handling efficiency.

Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity is still early days in warehouses, though several suppliers are coming up with predictive modeling and analytics to optimize DC operations based on granular data from IoT or other data feeds.

The evolution of software continues to blur the lines between familiar acronyms and emerging capabilities.

The ecommerce, omnichannel revolution is here to stay, and with it comes exponential increases in fulfillment speeds and complexities, yet, despite the new reality of modern commerce, most fulfillment centers still rely heavily on manual processes.

Compatible with a variety of equipment configurations, integrated order consolidation provides reliability and sort efficiency with the ability to quickly handle tens of thousands of orders.

Using a WES to efficiently handle recalls and regulations can save time, money and reputation.