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Warehousing
PalletTrader Marketplace for Sourcing, Buying, Selling Wooden Pallets
PalletTrader enables and streamlines the digital trading and sale of pallets in a collaborative, secure e-commerce environment, providing the user community with workflows and tools to drive new efficiencies into pallet supply and management.
Material Handling Equipment
Fortna and MHS Global Join Together as a Single Company
Micro-Fulfillment
How Micro-Fulfillment and Demand Forecasting Come Together
3PL/4PL
3PLs Look to Optimize Efficiencies: Study
Micro-Fulfillment
4 Ways Micro-Fulfillment Can Help Ensure Faster Grocery Deliveries
Micro-Fulfillment
How Grocery E-Commerce Influences Adoption of Automated Micro-Fulfillment Centers
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Software & Technology
Food Logistics’ Articles Named Finalists of 2022 Logistics Brief MVP Awards
For the third consecutive year, two of Food Logistics’ articles have been selected as finalists in the 2022 Logistics Brief MVP Awards in the Supply Chain and Other categories.
Food Safety
Separating Fact From Fiction in Food Safety
While ensuring food safety along the cold food chain will always be a challenge, the fact is, separating out the fiction and focusing on the facts that matter will help companies pivot accordingly.
Sponsored
Generix Group’s WMS named in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for the 4th year
Generix WMS solutions contribute to the operational excellence of its customers and help them meet today's challenges.
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Micro-Fulfillment
Tackling Digital Transformation for Your Supply Chain
With the right digital transformation approach, companies can expect to see annual productivity improvements of more than 5% in inventory, lead time, data collection, quality and more.
Micro-Fulfillment
Average Size of Warehouse Leases Edge Close to Seven Digits
The activity points to expansion in the industry, particularly for traditional retailers and wholesalers.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Port Congestion: Can Shippers Expect Relief Soon?
Right now, many retailers have a backlog of inventory in their warehouses, and frankly do not have room for more. Here's why shippers continue to experience port congestion despite decreased demand for consumer goods.
Micro-Fulfillment
Most Warehouses Will be Fulfillment Centers by 2027
A total of 50,000 extra warehouses of over 50,000 square feet are projected to be added to the global warehouse stock between 2022-2027.
3PL/4PL
Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers Award: E-Commerce Boom Calls for Rise in Outsourcing of Services
This year’s winners are in position to answer the call for that increased demand in outsourcing of services.
Material Handling Equipment
Automated Shuttle System to Optimize Micro-Fulfillment Services
Medius is designed for businesses that want to increase storage density or establish an automation operation capable of rapid delivery that is scalable and modular.
Sponsored
Generix Group’s WMS named in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for the 4th year
Generix WMS solutions contribute to the operational excellence of its customers and help them meet today's challenges.
Cold Storage
Top 6 Trends in Cold Food Warehousing
Cold food distributors prepared to adapt and shift to changing industry demands will be the best prepared for success and profitability in the long run.
Cold Storage
Automation Unlocks Cold Storage Potential
As warehouses push forward to deal with inventory demands, an automated approach to the next expansion project should not be overlooked.
Automation
Warehouse Retrofitting: The Shift from B2B to B2C
For those looking to add direct-to-consumer capacity, companies are keeping a portion of the operations “status quo” for B2B and/or repurposing a section of the warehouse for B2C.
Warehousing
5 Ways Destratification Fans Increase Profits in Food Industry
To provide the best customer experience and increase profits, these facilities must take steps to improve their environment and lower costs. One way to do this is by installing destratification fans. Here’s five reasons why.
Automation
How to Execute a Successful Warehouse Automation Project
When beginning the journey to warehouse automation, it is important for today's food and beverage leaders to decide if they plan on retrofitting an existing facility or investing in an entirely new build.
Emerging Technologies
How IoT Helps Food Retailers Deliver Descriptive Insights, Prescriptive Analytics
Advances in IoT are making it more accessible to incorporate digital and physical workflows in a way that enables operators to increase brand loyalty and profit potential.
Cold Chain
Lineage Logistics to Acquire VersaCold Logistics Services
VersaCold is a cold chain provider that runs 24 temperature-controlled facilities comprising 114 million cubic feet of storage and 361,000 pallet positions. Its strategically-positioned network spans nine provinces.
Micro-Fulfillment
Best Practices Emerge Around MFC Design and Operation
The ability to store partially completed orders in the automation system has also proved valuable in managing fluctuating demand.
Design-Build
Farm (to Warehouse) to Table: Designing the Automated Warehouse of the Future
Many warehouse owners are looking to expand temperature-controlled storage capabilities, including refrigerated and frozen storage options, to accommodate current and future demand.
Micro-Fulfillment
Automated Micro-Fulfillment Leads the Way
Overall, there are positives and negatives to automated MFCs for both the grocery and non-grocery market. Long-term though, automated MFCs will be a vital cog in a profitable online grocery platform.
Automation
Rethinking Picking Strategies for 2022
A single mispick could crash consumer expectations and a multitude of them could do the same to the whole industry. Adopting warehouse automation technologies can improve every step of the order fulfilment process.
Sponsored
Generix Group’s WMS named in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for the 4th year
Generix WMS solutions contribute to the operational excellence of its customers and help them meet today's challenges.
Automation
Building the Supply Chain of Tomorrow: Automation Helps Warehouses Keep up with E-Commerce Boom
Lior Elazary, CEO and co-founder, inVia Robotics, who explains how warehouses have had to implement automation in order to keep up with the e-commerce boom
Automation
Building the Supply Chain of Tomorrow: Foster Culture of Continuous Innovation
Greg Foreman, VP of operations, retail, DHL Supply Chain, details why fostering a culture of continuous innovation is necessary in leveraging automation.
Cold Storage
NewCold Constructs Largest Freezer Warehouse in North America
As NewCold was planning the system, there was never a discussion as to whether it would be manual or automated. It was more a question of what the best automation solution looked like and who could implement it.
Automation
5 Trends Shaping E-Grocery Fulfillment in 2022
The future of e-grocery fulfillment and being able to effectively fulfill online orders relies on micro-fulfillment centers (MFCs) and e-grocery fulfillment centers (EFCs).
Automation
Innovation in the Warehouse. How Did We Get Here, and Where are We Going?
Keep expectations realistic and consider that the movement to dark warehousing is the layering of numerous technologies. Start with small projects, build a good team and work with the right vendors.
Automation
How Machine Vision Drives Grocery Automation
It is essential for grocery retailers to join forces with automation and ride the wave of the expected growth for order picking automation driven by e-commerce and e-grocery.
Micro-Fulfillment
How Micro-Fulfillment Strategies Make for Faster, More Cost-Efficient Operations
To kick-start micro-fulfillment strategies and help outpace competitors, here are three areas where grocers can increase investments.
Micro-Fulfillment
Keeping Pace with Surging E-Commerce Requires Modern Fulfillment Strategies
With the right strategies and tools in place, retailers can modernize their workflows to more effectively navigate the intricacies of e-commerce fulfillment and provide consumers a seamless experience from order placement to delivery.
Material Handling Equipment
4 Trends Shaping Material Handling in 2022
The industry can’t wait for uncertainty to clear before making the investments required to enable supply chains to adapt to the changes occurring in the market. Here are four macro trends expected to hit in 2022 and beyond.
Grocery Retail
Where the Grocery Industry is Heading in 2022
One trend that's here to stay -- grocers are investing in the technological capabilities needed to provide customers with safe, engaging shopping experiences, whether in store or online.
Software & Technology
Manifest: The Future of Logistics is Now
What does Ludacris and logistics have in common? Manifest 2022 brought together close to 1,400 in-person attendees, 100-plus exhibitors and over 200 thought leaders to talk the future of logistics, capped off with a performance of songs from the past.
