Labor Management: Technology + Methods = Progress
February 7, 2023
Technology like assistive picking mobile robots, intuitive mobile devices and LMS can help overcome labor management challenges. But it also takes best practices like structured goal setting, in-person communication and employee engagement to be best positioned to maximize labor resources.
Open Sky Group and Dotcom Distribution wrap up first phase of major transformation project
February 3, 2022
Dotcom Distribution, with implementation services and project management from Open Sky, is deploying Blue Yonder's supply chain solutions and Optricity's slotting solution in a high velocity e-commerce and multi-channel distribution environment
New ideas to improve safety and ergonomics
May 17, 2021
Better body mechanics. Less potential Covid exposure. Improved picking performance. Fewer injuries. Those are four of the benefits that wearables and warehouse software are bringing to people out on the DC floor.
Labor management: As a dynamic tool
February 10, 2021
The days of LMS being used as a narrow measuring stick are over. Today’s warehouse labor management software is highly mobile and provides metrics to change performance as work unfolds. The integration of LMS and WES is nascent and may vary by solution specifics, but it is a frontier to watch.
North Highland acquires LogistiPoint Consulting
August 31, 2020
LogistiPoint Consulting offers retail and consumer product companies supply chain consulting, including distribution center-focused services
Labor Management Systems Get “Smart”
July 12, 2017
Labor management systems have started to expand beyond engineered standards by integrating machine learning and other capabilities that further enhance their position in the supply chain software stable.
Double Up on Labor Efficiencies
January 16, 2017
With labor costs and complexities rising in the face of omni-channel fulfillment, the combination of slotting and labor management system functions are helping drive better efficiencies.
2017: Innovate, adapt & evolve
January 13, 2017
It’s a vast understatement to say that e-commerce has changed the way the supply chain game is played.
Labor Management Software (LMS) Plays a Key Role in Store Fulfillment
September 8, 2016
The key roles labor management software play in omnichannel order fulfillment: meeting rising customer service expectations, driving labor savings and ensuring process rigor. Intelligrated white paper on using labor management systems.
Kronos and Cornerstone OnDemand announce strategic alliance in the cloud
November 18, 2015
Partnership to leverage Cornerstone’s unified talent management platform and Kronos’ global workforce management solutions.
Integrated warehouse and labor management systems lift efficiency by 18%
September 1, 2014
Hopewell Logistics establishes and maintains standards with mobile dashboards and real-time visibility.
Intelligrated’s software subsidiary Knighted relocates and expands its New York headquarters
October 22, 2013
Move supports investment in software solutions for Intelligrated and Knighted customers.
LMS: Optimizing the human supply chain
April 1, 2013
An increasing number of logistics managers are using labor management systems to monitor productivity, identify bottlenecks, and optimize the workforce. Here’s how they’re getting it done.
Intelligrated completes acquisition of software provider Knighted
December 21, 2012
Acquisition broadens Intelligrated's software offering to include WMS, WCS and LMS