Topic: Software

"The Pain of Packing in an E-Commerce World"

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.

While computerized maintenance management systems are most widely used in process industries and sectors like power generation, they are gaining favor in asset-intensive distribution centers.

Oracle said this week it has acquired LogFire, an Atlanta-based provider of Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud-based, Warehouse Management Systems in an effort to complement its Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud suite.

Warehouse management systems (WMS) are the main modes for inventory control and fulfillment management in DCs, but many legacy systems have been in service for 15 to 20 years or more and weren’t designed to accommodate e-commerce needs. Here’s what rises to the top of the list in today’s WMS decisions.

Exacting service levels have driven the convergence of software solutions from discrete functions to a more holistic platform. The success of each software package is no longer measured by performance in a given silo, but in the overall mission to achieve optimal customer satisfaction. Supply Chain Software Insight, Warehouse Management Software, WMS Advice

Consumer demands are transforming supply chains, and a successful 3PL must be a partner in its customers’ transformations. The result: A substantial increase in services and capabilities. Third Party Logistics Tips for Success, Customer relationships and third party logistics

With more orders, more products and tight expectations from customers, efficient, accurate inbound logistics paves the way for effective order fulfillment. TMS solutions can smooth inbound processes through a combination of visibility/execution features and fuller use of optimization algorithms to pick the best inbound routes and carriers. Benefits of Transportation Management Systems

The demands of e-commerce and omni-channel continue to increase, and the need to work smarter and faster is growing. Yet for the first time in years, it looks like companies are taking a step back to rethink their supply chain software investments. Modern Materials Handling Software User Survey, Warehouse Software Survey 2016, WMS Survey 2016

The market for conventional solutions continues to rise, even as innovative variations help the industry chart a new course. 2016 Software Supplier Survey, Software Suppliers for Materials Handling Products, Warehouse equipment suppliers, Warehouse software suppliers survey, Warehouse software suppliers 2016

Read this white paper to learn how to select the best YMS based on its capabilities in carrier management, gate management, dock door scheduling, yard truck management, yard visibility, and management reporting.

Read this white paper to learn how to select the best YMS based on its capabilities in carrier management, gate management, dock door scheduling, yard truck management, yard visibility, and management reporting.

The race is on to close the last mile delivery gap, cut costs and improve customer service.

The fulfillment engine of the past was based on historical data, hazy predictions and an assumption that it would remain unchanged for some time. The industry is now working to take the mystery out of the future and build systems that will not just stand the test of time, but ace it.

Innovation is tasked with reducing downtime, maintenance, usage cycle and energy costs to achieve lower total cost of ownership.

Empowering distribution center managers with new mobile app capabilities, as well as pickers with a new mobile app, is part of what Manhattan Associates (Booth 1939) is demonstrating at Modex and also what they are seeing as helpful to addressing e-commerce fulfillment demands.

SAP is the market-leading ERP, and the go-to choice for companies seeking to streamline their operational processes.

SAP is the market-leading ERP, and the go-to choice for companies seeking to streamline their operational processes.

The secret to successful distribution center design is planning to make material handling equipment and software flexible and scalable.

The secret to successful distribution center design is planning to make material handling equipment and software flexible and scalable.