The challenges and opportunities of reverse logistics
Reverse logistics covers all the processes and activities involved in managing, inspecting, and processing goods shipped from the point of consumption (or sale) to the warehouse. I...
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Automated picking in warehouses: what are the potential gains?
In logistics warehouses, automated picking helps optimize and accelerate the order preparation process. Robots and mechanized systems pick items automatically, boosting productivit...
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Deploying a WMS: A major project requiring detailed preparation and management
The success of a WMS deployment project depends on a wide range of factors that go beyond the technical aspects. The company’s organizational and operational characteristics must...
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Omnichannel: the essential management of all stocks, wherever they are located
The digitalization of commerce, and the resulting omnichannel nature of business, is leading many companies, in both BtoC and BtoC, to initiate projects to reorganize their supply ...
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e-commerce: warehouse mechanization in questions
e-commerce is doing well. Providing customers’ demands in terms of quality of service, delivery times and charges are properly met. For logistics professionals, the organizationa...
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Logistics and stores: a two-way learning process?
In the past, stores were envisioned merely as places for advising customers and converting sales. Those days are long gone. Now, stores have to offer an extended suite of services,...
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Managing e-commerce returns: six tips for more efficient logistics
Almost all retailers offer a return service for items purchased online, and many use the option as a selling point. Although the service is popular with consumers, it can be a real...
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Omnichannel supply chain : where do factories fit?
The growth of marketplaces means that manufacturers are now selling directly to their end clients. Today’s connected, automated factories are no longer merely places where things...
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Logistics: anticipating an increase in omnichannel flows
Web-to-store, mobile-to-store, web-in-store, store-to-web… omnichannel retail is in full swing, promising consumers the ability to order from any channel and have items delivered...
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