Warehouses

Many warehouse management systems (WMS) can do the basics like manage receiving and put away, some order picking, handle replenishment, or support radio-frequency picking, but in today’s world, a basic WMS doesn’t deliver the needed edge.

Many warehouse management systems (WMS) can do the basics like manage receiving and put away, some order picking, handle replenishment, or support radio-frequency picking, but in today’s world, a basic WMS doesn’t deliver the needed edge.

The fastest-growing trend in warehousing could be smaller and smaller facilities.

Among other automation and robotics projects, the organizations will collaborate on the deployment of mobile manipulation solutions with robots that can both pick up and transport goods.

Every natural -- or man-made -- disaster teaches supply chain managers and their organizations new lessons.

A targeted list from the American Logistics Aid Network coordinates those in need with companies able to supply warehousing, forklifts or transportation.

While not a core part of the industrial real estate playbook, research from Los Angeles-based industrial real estate firm CBRE indicates that a new trend appears to be emerging in the form of multistory warehouses in United States-based metropolitan areas. That was the main takeaway from a report issued this week by CBRE last week, entitled “Going Up: Vertical Solutions in Industrial & Logistics.”

JLL report illustrates how the continued demand for space and labor is spurring innovation that now defines how warehouses are being built.

An ongoing state of heightened demand for e-commerce distribution space continues to serve as a driver for several of the largest United States Industrial & Logistics (I&L) leases completed in the first half of 2018, according to research recently published by Los Angeles-based industrial real estate firm CBRE. The research, entitled “Dealmakers: Largest Warehouse Leases in H1 2018,” analyzed the 100 largest leases for the I&L space by square footage.

New technology company and digital platform focused on matching available warehouse space and fulfillment services geared towards merchants shipping online orders to their customers quickly.

Open communication with your warehouse and its needs will build relationships and efficiency while bringing you closer to becoming a preferred shipper.

Deploying fire protection systems designed for ease of reconfiguration can help futureproof warehouses.

According to the national survey of nearly 16,000 hourly workers, wage corrections, shift preferences and more flexible human resource (HR) policies hold the key to attracting and retaining hourly workers.

Amazon’s inventory selection and Prime shipping have forced other businesses to pivot in their go-to-market strategies.

Amazon’s inventory selection and Prime shipping have forced other businesses to pivot in their go-to-market strategies.