Inventory Management

By taking a fresh look at their cycle counting practices, warehouse and DC teams are creatively using existing technology and resources to expand their cycle count benefits.

Reconfigured Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) program will streamline preparation process and improve efficiency.

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.

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Acquisition to enhance capabilities in transportation, cold storage and light manufacturing.

ADC device technology continues to advance, but suppliers increasingly emphasize continuous monitoring and IoT-type sensing and analytic solutions as much as new hardware. The goal is better decision support as data capture evolves.

The “waveless” order fulfillment trend in warehouses is more than continuously releasing orders instead of batching work into waves—it’s an overall approach to metering and pacing the flow of work to optimize labor and equipment.

New research from Penn State finds that MRO is moving from an afterthought to an advantage for those leaders taking a new approach.

Inventory donations protect brands, avoid waste and support schools, churches, government agencies and other nonprofit organizations.

If recent stories are any indication, transportation, sourcing, inventory management and supply chain resilience will dominate supply chain projects next year.

While automation is on a steady upswing, space utilization and inventory control continue to be the biggest sources of inefficiency in modern-day warehouse operations.

While automation is on a steady upswing, space utilization and inventory control continue to be the biggest sources of inefficiency in modern-day warehouse operations.

Robotic system to provide complete validation of robotically placed patient labels for pharmacy items.

Packaging and packaging savings nearly 10 times what was initially projected.

Omni-channel solutions provide full inventory visibility for stores and warehouses, manage the pick-and-pack functions within the store and contain the routing logic that determines the appropriate fulfillment location.