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Imagine a warehouse operation that handles more than 50,000 SKUs housed under 1.25 million square feet of space. Imagine that most of those SKUs can be ordered and picked as eaches and therefore need to be stored on forward picklines. Now, imagine the challenges faced when managing how those pick locations are replenished. That’s what Random House, Inc., the world’s largest trade-book publisher, deals with on a daily basis.

The goal of any retailer is to develop a merchandising strategy and assortment that meets the needs of the customers that you are servicing. The best merchandising strategy is often sub-optimized by not having the right inventory, at the right time, at the right quantity allocated to the right channel.

We examine how warehouse and distribution center design and operations have evolved to play a critical role in meeting overall business objectives in today’s multi-channel world.

Internet of Things related technologies are being used to help solve business challenges, drive innovation and enhance productivity.

Focusing on tactics that will increase a supply chain’s productivity is essential to achieving positive customer satisfaction. There are some very effective ways to do this outside of systems, logistical infrastructure and analytics.

Since 1983, LEGACY Supply Chain Services has grown by a compound annual growth rate of 18% and continues to evolve by expanding its service portfolio, entering new customer industries, and strategically acquiring 3PL companies to become a fully integrated supply chain and logistics services provider.

Model Intricacies of Production and Multiple BOMs. Account for Seasonal and Regional Changes in Demand.

Understand the current capacities and when they will be exceeded. Find out where and when to add to the network. Build an internal supply chain design competence

Understand the capacity of the existing network, calculate when to build new capacity and know the best locations for new plants and DCs

Model the existing supply chain’s capacity, demand, and costs Run scenarios to determine the most efficient locations based on current and projected demand Balance production capacity across newly rationalized supply chain.

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it will begin the liquidated damages phase of the Importer Security Filing (ISF) on July 9, 2013. These ISF enforcement phases are designed to help CBP make more informed targeting decisions regarding high-risk US-bound cargo.

DataMan® logistics barcode readers are the next generation of barcode readers for postal, parcel and package sorting operations and are rapidly replacing laser scanner and line scan systems around the world.

Columbia Machine's palletizers have helped Hood River Distillers run a cost efficient and reliable operation

Many companies have switched operations to low cost suppliers—only to find that higher than expected transportation expenses outweighed the benefits. In fact, the logistics costs associated with operating a global supply chain can be 6 to 11 percent of revenue, roughly three to five times more than a domestic supply network.

Four Areas That Can Benefit from Automation to Segment Complex, Multidimensional and Global Supply Chains

Two executives of an electronic waste recycling company were convicted in December of smuggling, environmental crimes, mail and wire fraud, and obstruction of justice in conjunction with the illegal export of hazardous waste to China and other countries, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. By Amber Road

While small businesses have increasingly found opportunities to expand globally over the past few years, companies face a staggering number of regulatory hurdles when looking to import or export. By Amber Road