Vendor demos are at the heart of selecting the right warehouse management system (WMS) for your business. Being well prepared in advance makes all the difference in selecting the right WMS. Attention to detail upfront will save time for your users and the vendors. These 11 steps will help ensure a smooth demo process.
Vancouver is the world’s hottest market for industrial and logistics facilities, followed by Beijing, based on a lack of available facilities and skyrocketing rents, according to a new report from CBRE. About a third of the activity is attributable to ecommerce, the company said.
“Dock-to-stock” is the battle cry of every receiving department, because every one of them faces the same pressure to meet daily service levels. A best practice for ecommerce companies is clearing the dock and staging areas in the same shift. Here are 11 ways you can improve your dock-to-stock performance.
Identifying the right labor market for a new ecommerce fulfillment center is a major, expensive undertaking, and your success depends on performing a three-pronged analysis. Follow this outline of the data and process steps involved to help you identify the right labor market for your new facility.
In our latest MCM CommerceChat podcast, Katie Langrock, VP of operations for Vermont Teddy Bear, talks about her company’s approach to recruitment, hiring and retention, especially during peak season. Join us as Katie also takes part in a session on this topic at MCM’s virtual E-Fulfillment Summit on Thursday, June 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT.
Many ecommerce fulfillment centers don’t have accurate, consistent standards for labor productivity, which makes it difficult to factor in labor costs when considering process or automation changes. To help you get there, here are 5 steps toward improving your warehouse labor productivity.
Warehouse management systems (WMS) have become more affordable even for small-to-medium-sized ecommerce businesses thanks to the growth in subscription, cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS) models. But you need to apply a rigorous methodology to select the right system. Here are 13 steps that will help you select the best WMS to meet your current and future ecommerce fulfillment needs.
Dick’s Sporting Goods is moving from centralized ecommerce fulfillment to regional east and west coast operations as it revamps its supply chain to speed up deliveries while also testing pickup lockers, the company’s CEO told analysts on a Q1 call. See what other changes have contributed to the company’s growth.
Sephora, Amazon, Target and Staples are among those making changes to their distribution network in Multichannel Merchant’s latest distribution center roundup.
Giant industrial real estate investment trust Prologis will acquire competitor DCT Industrial Trust for $8.4 billion in stock and assumed debt, giving it significantly increased scale in key U.S. markets and the ability to better service the growing needs of its ecommerce clients.