The 2018 MHI Annual Industry report has been released, and its findings are right on the nose. Titled "Overcoming Barriers to NextGen Supply Chain Innovation," the results from this fifth annual survey on supply chain innovation and challenges show that...
What trends and changes have changed the landscape of the warehousing and distribution industry in the last few years? This is a topic we have talked quite a bit about, as the e-commerce boom has kicked off a revolution of sorts in warehouse technology,...
You’ve heard the business cliché about the need to do more with less? While that usually translates into making people work harder, UNEX now offers a new storage line that actually helps pickers pick more product more safely in less space, with the added...
For all the talk about warehouse technologies, more than 60 percent of DC’s still use paper picking systems, according to a 2015 survey by Peerless Research Group. Admittedly, about half of those paper users also supplement their processes with select...
“The art of prophecy is very difficult,” noted Mark Twain, “especially with respect to the future.” With that in mind, we’ve been reading up on new-year insights offered by a range of industry experts, then borrowing from our Pickologists' expertise to...
American manufacturing growth rates slowed somewhat in April 2017, but don’t count the US out yet when it comes to strength in the manufacturing sector. The Institute for Supply Chain Management reported a dip in its manufacturing index – to 54.8% in...
Manufacturing around the world is undergoing some of the most innovative changes since the Industrial Revolution, and these emerging technological innovations have the potential to be just as transformative by enabling exponentially greater speed,...
Based on 2017 sales, a robust economy and growing consumer confidence, retailers are looking forward to 2018 with a level of optimism and enthusiasm they haven’t shown in years, and with proof in their pockets. According to NRF (National Retail...
In September 2017, the Peerless Research Group surveyed roughly three hundred DC professionals on behalf of Logistics Management and Modern Materials Handling magazine. Responses were then compared to previous surveys conducted in 2014, 2015 and 2016....
