Challenges in Warehouse Logistics In warehouse logistics, many companies are currently working with several challenges, especially in B2C, although the same challenges also come to B2B with some delay. The first challenge is increased costs due to low order value and liberal order rules, mainly because of the e-commerce boom. Therefore, there are a lot […]
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Focus on Technology in Warehouse Logistics In many of my articles, the focus has been on technology such as automation and robotics or WMS. Actually, that is symptomatic of the whole warehouse business right now. Many logistics organizations are in transitions right now or will be soon. However, one thing is sure: humans will be […]
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In order to be competitive, companies make ordering rules more and more liberal. This applies not only to B2C but also to B2B. Of course, B2C is more affected by this through e-commerce and omnichannel, but we see the trend in all businesses. As you understand, it is impossible to run cost-effective logistics while allowing […]
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Warehouse automation is on everybody’s lips. You might believe automation is the answer to everything. There is, of course, a natural reason behind the automation hype. McKinsey Global Institute estimates that the transportation-and-warehousing industry has the third-highest automation potential of any sector. Don’t get me wrong, I am a big fan of technology, but behind […]
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Increasing Logistics Costs and Labor Shortages It may be getting old, but I’ll repeat it again: many companies working with e-commerce and e-grocery see their logistics costs increase in an unhealthy manner. Due to the increased pressure on logistics, we also see a labor shortage in many regions. Rapid Technological Development in Logistics Due to […]
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It is popular to write about next year trends at the end of current year in all kinds of subjects. Supply chain and logistics is no exception. I know I am a bit late we are already at the end of January, but really when did trends begin to take into account calendar years? Warehouse […]
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More and more companies begin with e-commerce and implement omni-channel in order to be competitive. This increases the cost of both warehouse logistics and distribution significantly. Mainly due to increased amount of orders with low amounts of orderlines and often low value. With increased costs, it is suddenly much easier to make an ROI calculation […]
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In order to increase efficiency and/ quality, you need to analyze the current workflow and working methods. For that, you must be able to collect and work with clear and reliable data. This is one of the reasons I propagate for an established WMS. The analytic tools is definitely features to look at when investing […]
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The development within WMS goes faster than ever. Competition between the various suppliers is tough and there are many good systems on the market. As a customer, there are many things to focus on in a procurement of WMS including the costs of future updates as well as standardization of customer-specific solutions. Businesses with e-commerce and omni-channel […]
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More and more companies invest in automation solutions. Not that the prices in automation technology decrease significantly, the reason is rather that other costs increase that make the ROI more attractive. E-commerce and omni-channel increases logistics costs. More orders with fewer order lines at a low value are not a good combination for profitability, but […]
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