Supply Chain Brain

SupplyChainBrain is a leading source of information on supply chain management, available throughout the year in various multimedia formats. It is utilized by hundreds of thousands of key supply chain leaders worldwide. Beyond covering the basics of supply chain management, SupplyChainBrain highlights the newest developments, emerging trends, technologies, and best practices. It also shares innovative ideas and advanced solutions, continuously updating its content as these elements progress and develop.

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Watch: What's Going on in the Warehouse Automation Space?

1 week ago | supplychainbrain.com | Helen Atkinson

There's been a huge proliferation of automation technology in the warehouse, including automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). James Malley, chief executive officer of packaging optimization software vendor Paccurate, says it’s pretty much a given that any large business will have one or both of those, and that has led to greater speed, and therefore volume, of goods flowing through a warehouse.
Watch: Trade Show Exhibition: Where's It Going?

1 week ago | supplychainbrain.com | Ralph Henderson

Ralph Henderson, executive producer and promoter with SupplyChainBrain Media, sits down with Jefferson Davis, president of Competitive Edge LLC, to talk about the evolution and future of industry trade shows.
Watch: Supply Chains in the Eye of the Geopolitical Storm

1 week ago | supplychainbrain.com | Robert J. Bowman

How should supply chains be navigating the challenges presented by rising geopolitical tensions? Nick Banich, partner and chief revenue officer, U.S.A. and Canada with Miebach Consulting, offers advice. The economic dominance that the U.S. enjoyed coming out of the Cold War, during which the nation was the world’s “one central pole of power,” is coming to an end, Banich says.
Watch: 'The Brownfield Reality': Implementing Automation in an Active Warehouse

1 week ago | supplychainbrain.com | Robert J. Bowman

It's not easy bringing automation to a distribution center that's already up and running. Matt Kelly, director of business development with Hai Robotics, offers some tips on a successful implementation. The primary challenge in implementing automation in a “brownfield” warehouse is lack of space. Typically, Kelly says, an ongoing operation in need of new technology will be “bursting at the seams.
Watch: The State of American Infrastructure in 2025

1 week ago | supplychainbrain.com | Robert J. Bowman

Elaine Nessle, executive director of the Coalition for America’s Gateways & Trade Corridors, tracks the progress of transportation infrastructure projects across the country. “After many a year, we are finally on the upswing,” Nessle says, referring to the decades-long backlog of funding required for critical infrastructure improvements, which began finally to loosen up with passage in 2021 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Watch: Keys to Achieving a New Level of Warehouse Productivity and Efficiency

2 weeks ago | supplychainbrain.com | Robert J. Bowman

Jason Griswold, automation application manager with Daifuku, addresses the wish list for today's warehouse: efficiency, labor productivity, scalability and flexibility. Every warehouse is striving to become more efficient, but each one differs in its mix of products and methods of handling goods within the facility. As a result, there’s no one solution that fits all needs, Griswold says.
Watch: How Are 3PLs Embracing Warehouse Automation and AI?

2 weeks ago | supplychainbrain.com | Robert J. Bowman

Third-logistics providers are under increasing pressure from customers to provide services with maximum efficiency and speed. Are they embracing the automated systems that they need to make that a reality? Advice from Chipper Farley, president of 3PL solutions with Made4Net. The need to integrate information systems and automation has been an integral part of the 3PL industry for a long time, Farley says.
Watch: Meeting Labor Challenges in the Warehouse

2 weeks ago | supplychainbrain.com | Robert J. Bowman

The labor challenges confronting warehouses today are about more than simply finding and paying more bodies to do the work, says Dwight Klappich, vice president and fellow with Gartner. Labor continues to be the major motivation for warehouses to adopt robotics in their facilities, but the more specific reason is shifting, Klappich says. Just a few years ago, employers were most concerned about labor availability. Now the conversation is more around cost.
Watch: How Warehouses Should Be Enhancing Security

2 weeks ago | supplychainbrain.com | Robert J. Bowman

Jeff Munsel, director of North American sales for supply chain with Vector Security Networks, identifies the gaps in warehouse security, and what it will take to close them. The biggest challenge in supply chains from a security perspective is an inadequate understanding of, and appreciation for, the nuances that accompany physical facility protection, Munsel says. In particular, he notes a “lack of interest” among security integrators in exploring innovative solutions.
Watch: What's the Latest in Software Systems for Yard Management?

2 weeks ago | supplychainbrain.com | Robert J. Bowman

Yard management system (YMS) software is developing rapidly, offering greater efficiencies and valuable data for that segment of the distribution supply chain, says Colin Mansfield, vice president with YMS. Yard management software can essentially be divided into two main types, Mansfield says. One is a bolt-on application to an existing execution system, such as transportation or warehouse management.