warehouse management systems

5 warehousing sustainability trends for 2021

Warehousing trends include sustainability and automation.

Warehouse and logistics companies are trying to shore up their sustainability efforts as they struggle to change their inventory strategies from just in time to just in case during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are five trends in sustainable warehousing to look for when the dust settles.

Automation

As warehouse labor gets progressively tougher to find and the pandemic continues, warehouses are shifting to technology and automation to do some of the work. Wearable devices, such as those provided by...

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ShipHero CEO: E-comm shippers still scrambling for tech, fulfillment solutions

Earlier this week FreightWaves reported that regional parcel carriers are confronting a historic opportunity to pick up e-commerce business as FedEx and UPS seek to widen margin with price hikes and volume caps.

According to ShipHero Chief Executive Officer Nicholas Daniel-Richards, shippers are still scrambling to find technology and fulfillment solutions to manage their parcel moves for this  year’s peak retail season. Founded seven years ago, ShipHero provides software-as-a-service, or a...

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Supply chain software provider Manhattan Associates beats Q3 estimate; 2021 guide light

Forklift in warehouse

Management from supply chain solutions technology provider Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ: MANH) said they are starting to see “modest improvement” in the global macro environment.

On their Thursday third-quarter conference call, they said forward demand for their supply chain management solutions is strong as nine out of 10 consumers are seeking an omnichannel experience and those that use more than one delivery channel spend 10% more than single channel users. They said distribution center...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/supply-chain-software-provider-manhattan-associates-beats-q3-estimate-2021-guide-light

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