Inventory Management

Mugsy, which operates primarily in direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales, struggled with inventory inaccuracies and parcel shipping delays, impacting its growth. After switching to Ryder and its acquired 3PL, Whiplash, Mugsy saw immediate improvements in operational accuracy, shipping cost management, and customer satisfaction.

Maintaining accurate inventory counts is a constant challenge in the fast-paced logistics, warehousing and distribution environment. Traditional methods like doing physical counts and using manual scanners are time-consuming, error-prone and disruptive. They also require manpower that most logistics facilities simply can’t spare right now.

This article describes what supply chain vigilance is about, why supply chain executives and managers need to embrace it, and how to create a vigilant organization able to manage increasing external uncertainty.

GNC's labor-intensive inventory counting process once relied on teams navigating 450,000 square feet of warehouse space with materials handling equipment. Now, drones are streamlining cycle counts, reducing resource constraints, and improving efficiency across its distribution centers.

C3 Solutions has surveyed 170 professionals from various industries to gather real-world insights into today’s dock and yard management challenges.

Corvus Robotics has launched Corvus One, an autonomous drone system for inventory management. The AI-driven, infrastructure-free drones are designed to streamline warehouse operations.

Five Benefits of a Best-in-Class Internal Logistics Management Approach

Revolutionize your inventory management with real-time, item-level visibility, offering unparalleled accuracy and traceability throughout the supply chain, ultimately enhancing operations and customer satisfaction.

Ways in which industry stakeholders have adjusted to a post-pandemic market, coupled with how they are moving forward, were front and center in a Logistics Management reader survey of 156 freight transportation, logistics, and supply chain stakeholders.

To meet demand and reduce its shipping time, Titan Brands has adopted a suite of technology solutions from Korber Supply Chain.

Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently caught up with DHL Express U.S. CEO Greg Hewitt to discuss various topics, including: the 2023 Peak Season; the freight economy; and variuous logistics trends and themes. Their conversation is below. 

This webinar will explore how to realize a 10-20% increase in demand forecast accuracy using advanced machine and deep learning techniques to smooth out traditional demand forecasting approaches.

A survey recently published by global management consultancy McKinsey, entitled the “Supply Chain Pulse,” highlighted the ongoing changes in the ways companies are managing goods flow processes, including sourcing new materials, manufacturing, and distribution, as it relates to global trade and commerce, which tallies $32 billion annually across goods and services.

The most recent edition of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) State of Logistics (SoL) report observed that the cost of United States business logistics accounted for 9.1% of United States GDP in 2022. That indicates that as GDP headed down, logistics costs saw gains, and it served as a key theme of a session at last week’s CSCMP EDGE conference in Orlando.

In a fireside chat with Mark Baum, Chief Collaboration & Commercial Officer, for FMI-The Food Industry Association, Target Chief Supply Chain and Logistics Officer Gretchen McCarthy looked back at Target’s $7 billion investment to manage its in-store experience and optimize related assets for the benefit of its customers, whom it refers to as guests, and also leverage it as fulfillment levels.