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Stratification not only strains the budgets of DCs and warehouses, it also contributes to occupants’ discomfort.

The decline in oil prices has significant macroeconomic, financial and policy implications, and if sustained, it will support activity and reduce inflationary, external, and fiscal pressures in oil-importing countries.

Today's warehouses are faced with increased volumes of shipments, expedited delivery times and a workforce that wants a device and applications that are as easy to use as those they use in their personal lives.

Enterprises are looking at the advent of Big Data as a vast mine to gain deeper, more actionable insight into their operations and processes, and do more with less.

With an increasing emphasis on cost reduction, global enterprises are looking for ways to improve efficiency and accuracy in their supply and distribution chains.

This BDG Technology Advantage paper includes perspectives on the implementation of digital strategies at the function and industry levels.

The internet of things, also known as IoT, is rapidly being described as the next industrial revolution, one where everything and everyone is connected, and at the heart of this revolution is you - the fleet manager.

Beyond smart trucks, the next evolution of IoT logistics will see the entire supply chain linked with connected things, the Internet of Everything, and with falling costs for smart tags, pallets will talk to trailers, containers will talk to trucks and fleets could talk to fleets.

As a result of further outsourcing of non-core competencies, organisations are starting to realize that they have become more reliant on suppliers in terms of innovative power, security of supply, corporate social responsibility, and on-going cost savings.

RFID technology provides superior inventory tracking capabilities that can be used to improve process efficiencies and inventory visibility throughout the supply chain.

As Europe and China show continued weakness and uncertainty, the US economy appears strong - though, as always, outside events and internal conflict may intervene, but the big question is whether the pace of productivity will pick up.

Throughout the last decade, companies have expended significant amounts of time and effort to re-engineer their supply chains through business process change and technology focused on implementing integrated Supply Chain Management (SCM) principles.

This paper explores the data and economics behind warehouse capacity and inventory issues, and illustrates how on-demand warehousing can provide a specific, right-sized option when extra space is needed and how to monetize space when it is unused.

The call for procurement to create and manage for value is becoming more intense, and the question is, will the profession more broadly seize the opportunity?

Suppliers in USA, Brazil, China and India least resilient against climate change risks finds new global study from CDP and Accenture.

Five years after the act's signing, we are pleased to announce the release of the first California Transparency in Supply Chains Act benchmarking study, which comprehensively evaluates 1,504 qualifying companies on their disclosure compliance.

Ten ways to think smarter about distribution center design. This paper will review four functional areas that are key to smart warehouse design and operation.

Take the mystique out of material handling system choices and installation partner decisions by examining the priorities, operational objectives, and partnering approaches of decision markers involved in selecting and deploying these systems.

Whether you’re a global or regional player in today’s markets, you must have a handle on the events that will impact your business.

Many skeptics speculated that OLEDs wouldn’t last, would be too expensive and would be overwhelmed by the LCD juggernaut, much has changed in 14 years.