Managed Logistics Meets Five Challenges for Complex Supply Chain Operations As the supply chain becomes more complex, it’s crucial to find a managed logistics provider (MLP) with complete capabilities, depth of experience, and technology. The right partner will fully understand your customer needs and provide innovative solutions to stay fresh and competitive. Here are five […]

Augmented Reality Meets the Warehouse Peter Millar, luxury apparel retailer, took a different approach to automating their omni-channel warehouse. They found a way to streamline orders, take 10% load off of their conveyor, dramatically reduce touchpoints, and adapt whenever the business calls for a change. How did they do it? Flexible Automation with LogistiVIEW. Harnessing […]

Five Cs for Optimizing the Post-Purchase Customer Experience Retailers coping with the rapid acceleration of e-commerce have a fantastic opportunity to improve their competitive position using new technological tools for customer engagement. But the challenge of doing so is immense. Free shipping and free returns — both of which take a significant bite out of […]

Best Practice Guide: Five Keys to Creating a Resilient Retail Supply Chain With extreme disruptions to supply chains–from sourcing, to demand, to logistics, and a shifting retail workforce–retailers are being forced to reimagine their business models in order to survive. As the world begins adjusting to a post-pandemic environment, those who are slow to react […]

4 Reasons Why Data Scientists Should Add Mathematical Optimization to Their Analytics Toolbox It has been said that “data is the new oil” — and it’s true that data is indeed a valuable commodity in today’s business world. Most companies have the capability to collect and process huge quantities of data, but few are actually […]

Digital Robots Can Transform Your Supply Chain Management Processes One of the chief benefits of digitization is where it meets robotics in the form of robotic process automation. RPA, also known as software robotics, has the potential to transform daily and ongoing business processes by using automation technologies to mimic back-office tasks of human workers. […]

Advancing Along the Returns Journey Returns have taken center stage in the supply chain over the last few years, but it’s clear merchants and carriers still don’t know the best approach to optimizing them. For those managing returns the same way they did pre-pandemic, fixing this process may seem too complex or disruptive. Sky-high inventories, […]

Accelerating Growth & Revenue in Cold Chain with Edge Machine Learning Manufacturers and consumers of perishable goods, such as pharmaceuticals, food, and beverage products, are demanding deeper insights into how products are being stored and transported. It is therefore becoming increasingly critical that companies can track and control the temperature of assets through the logistic […]

From Clicks to Ships: Navigating the Global Supply Chain Crisis As the global supply chain crisis continues to disrupt the retail industry, consumers are being forced to change their shopping behaviors. Even though customers are making changes to how, when and where they shop, they are still demanding a high-level customer experience. For retailers, this […]

Drive ROI within your IBM Sterling Environment through a B2B Managed Services Strategy Creating, maintaining, and updating a robust, efficient back-office technology infrastructure is hard –really hard. Most companies struggle to find the balance and confidence to take a several-decades-old B2B integration in-house application, that is always evolving, to a managed services model. The struggle […]