Guest Commentary: Want Your Mobile Initiative to Succeed? Tie Use to...
One of the biggest challenges to large-scale mobile rollouts is consistent use by the workers in the field. Unfortunately, it’s not unusual to hear that companies have mobile initiatives that are...
View ArticleGuest Commentary: Next Generation of Visualization and User Interaction
I was recently invited to participate in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Transportation & Logistics’ roundtable focused on the trade-off between planning and execution....
View ArticleSupply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2013
Predicting the future has never been easy. Back in 1943, Tom Watson, the president of IBM at the time, said “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” And in 1995, Robert Metcalfe, the...
View ArticleThis Week in Logistics News (January 21-25, 2013)
It’s been a brutally cold week, so grab a blanket and something hot to drink, and let’s go straight to this week’s news. Infor SCE 10.2 Adds Mobility, Innovation to Logistics Management HighJump...
View ArticleGuest Commentary: Lifestyle Trends Driving Supply Chain Innovation
In the supply chain software industry, uncertainty is certain and anticipating what’s next is what makes our days interesting. The innovations we develop must meet constantly shifting market demands...
View ArticleGuest Commentary: Improved Logistics is in Your Pocket
With today’s smartphones, you can sharpen your game by juggling a multitude of tasks each day without letting anything slip through the cracks. How could you handle hundreds of emails, phone calls,...
View Article5 Supply Chain Trends You Can’t Ignore (Takeaways from Accellos Conference)
Are you working in a Company of Yesterday or a Company of Tomorrow? I love that question, which is from a blog posting by supply chain executive and consultant Tony Martins, who was my guest on Talking...
View ArticleAndroid OS at a Warehouse Near You?
Mobile computing and RF guns have been an essential tool in real-time warehouses for years. They’re certainly nothing new. However, ARC’s research into the WMS market shows that mobile apps are...
View ArticleDistribution Center 3.0 – Thriving During Peaks and Beyond
Today’s digital culture has put tremendous pressure on distribution centers (DC) and warehouses, forcing them to drastically increase their pace of fulfillment to meet growing consumer expectations....
View ArticleAdoption of Consumer-Grade Mobility in the Warehouse
ARC Advisory Group and DC Velocity magazine recently concluded a web survey on the current use and future plans for mobile computing in the warehouse. Detailed findings from the research will be...
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