The adoption of new supply chain technologies will accelerate in the near term, according to a report by Material Handling Industry (MHI) and Deloitte. Eighty-seven percent of companies plan to increase their investment in innovation over the next two years to respond to logistics challenges.
In logistics facilities, automation and digital technologies enhance efficiency and reduce the time it takes to serve customers. Hokey Min, a professor and expert in global logistics strategy, elaborates on these advancements in a recent research paper from the Schmidthorst College of Business (Ohio).
Dr. Mustafa Çağrı Gürbüz, a Professor of Supply Chain Management at MIT-Zaragoza, emphasises how predictive analytics enables supply chain optimisation. Data capture enables data-driven descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics for a more efficient, adaptable WMS.
Mecalux sits down with Yeming Gong, a Professor of Management Science at Emlyon Business School (France), to analyse the potential of AI applications in the supply chain.
Mecalux interviews Yannick Taton, Head of Procurement, Logistics and Transport at FIC, to discuss how automation is the key to optimised logistics processes capable of delivering on-time, error-free orders.
Planning, procurement, innovation and logistics will be executives’ main supply chain challenges over the course of this year. This is revealed in the 2023 Supply chain priorities and challenges report by the American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC).
Yossi Sheffi, Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, highlights how robotics and AI are changing and augmenting jobs. The author also delves into the tools that will help professionals be more productive in supply chain management.
Industry 4.0 is revolutionising traditional methods of manufacturing, warehousing and distributing goods. We analyse how companies such as Blechwarenfabrik, SAM Outillage and Congelados de Navarra have integrated the latest technologies to boost their logistics operations.
Enhancing human–robot interaction in warehouses is crucial due to increasing degrees of automation in logistics centres. Research by the Technical University of Munich and the University of Cologne in Germany reveals the mechanisms that improve collaboration between operators and robots.
Dr. Teresa de la Cruz, Project Manager at the Zaragoza Logistics Center, analyses how disruptive logistics has revolutionised numerous industrial sectors. Part of Industry 4.0, disruptive logistics has made digital transformation common practice.
Mecalux sits down with Pilar López, Industrial Director at Natura Bissé, to talk about how automation is key for optimising logistics processes to ensure on-time, error-free order deliveries.
Mecalux sits down with Dejan Šeruga, General Manager of Carglass in Slovenia, to talk about how digitisation has helped the vehicle glass repair company optimise its supply chain.
Mecalux interviews Vaggelis Giannikas, Director of the Centre for Smart Warehousing and Logistics Systems (Univ. of Bath), on the importance of a WMS.
Dr. Susana Val, Director of the Zaragoza Logistics Center, analyses a solution to optimise the last mile: digital lockers. One of the most obvious advantages of digital lockers is that they can reduce travel for 3PL service providers.
Robert Overstreet's study shows the relationship between types of return policy modifications and degrees of customer satisfaction. The author says that retailers should communicate transparently and change their returns policies in a targeted way.
Big data in the supply chain can provide major benefits in product manufacturing, storage, transport and distribution. With big data tools, companies can implement analytics methods that foster informed decision-making in the supply chain.
Interview with Jesús García, Spare Parts Department Manager at the Motos Bordoy Group, a company in Spain's two-wheeler sector. García explains how digitisation has cut customer service times and provides a general overview of all stock.
Mecalux talks with Nils Boysen (Friedrich Schiller Univ) about how e-commerce has boosted warehouse automation.
Professor Luca Urciuoli analyses the causes and potential risks of cyberattacks on companies' supply chains. Prof. Urciuoli also lays out several measures businesses can take to avoid the possible effects of cyberattacks on their supply chains.
Mecalux employs predictive analytics to help customers identify improvement opportunities in their warehouses and power their businesses. In warehousing, predictive analytics consists of applying a set of techniques and technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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