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Warehouse execution system suppliers are offering higher-level functionality—such as waveless order processing, performance analytics and mobile apps—transforming WES into a configurable platform for warehouse operations management.

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.

Warehouse execution systems built with an Agent Framework are arriving at a time when dramatic increases in the velocity and volume of orders challenge businesses across all industries. In response, distribution center managers are adding automation to fulfill orders, making today's distribution centers incredibly complex. Software agents represent the next evolution of software that fine-tune how distribution centers operate.

As the pull of consumer demand replaces the push of the traditional supply chain, the replenishment function is being pulled in more than one direction. Following successes in pick optimization, the industry is turning its attention to reaping the benefits of refined replenishment.

The deal brings together a large global solution provider known for heavy automation with a smaller Midwestern integrator with software expertise.

FORTE plans, designs and implements material handling automation systems with warehouse execution software (WES) as the core of each solution.

Acquisition to enhance warehouse execution system offerings for wine and spirits industry.

Warehouse execution software and warehouse control systems enable new methods of wave releasing to increase throughput and keep workloads balanced.

Most facilities are using data, but not everyone is getting the most out of it. What good are enormous data sets if you can't use insights to improve warehouse planning and operations?

Can you improve your existing facilities without a complete overhaul? With the right strategy, you can.

DC managers are implementing more automated, integrated solutions to keep up with consumer demand. In this best-practices report, sponsored by FORTE, you'll learn which tools professionals are using to meet new challenges and how technology can make or break a distribution center in today's rapid-changing environment. Download this complimentary white paper and read more to find out how your facility can use technology to leverage operations and optimize your performance network.

Omni-channel pressures are driving modular warehouse execution suites built on a WCS core. Here’s how these solutions differ from traditional WCS below and WMS above, and manage fulfillment operations in new, dynamic ways.

Pick or sort? It may seem like a simple decision, but in reality, you need to take multiple factors into consideration when choosing a strategy to meet rapidly expanding retail fulfillment needs.

As Internet sales surge and customer expectations intensify, companies are working to create a web of inventory visibility, fulfillment speed and order accuracy.