This post was written by'Volker Gl'ckle, Logistics Automation Industry Management, SICK AG, Waldkirch, Germany Digitalisation, networking, cloud computing, data security ' the fourth industrial revolu …

Have you heard the news about lean management? Are you curious to what it is and how you can implement this innovative philosophy into your warehouse? Lean or Six Sigma methodologies are taking the ma …

The logistics industry has been implementing mobile strategies for years, but with the rise of the 'digital supply chain,' investing in technology that effectively manages the end-to-end supply chain …

Those already on the bandwagon know that'Gartner wasn't far off'when they stated: 'now is the time for digital transformation'. Across the globe, business leaders are introducing digital initiatives t …

In a challenging economic retail climate, there is one retailer that is crushing sales and swooping in for global domination. You may have heard of the international giant Zara, but if you haven't, th …

2020 will see the continuation of mega and local trends that are driving more and more companies towards implementing automation technologies within their logistics and supply chain functions. However …

It is important that supply chain operators understand the changing demands of today's consumers, and how to meet them now and in the future. Based on this understanding, they must have the right tech …

Inventory management is in essence very simple. It revolves around two questions: how much should you order, and when? What makes inventory management so complex is that everyone views it differently. …

Everybody is talking about Industry 4.0. The fourth industrial revolution. The much-anticipated marriage between connectivity and data. Its promise, similar to previous industrial revolutions, is to r …

The continuing coronavirus epidemic illustrates just how many global supply chains rely on China's manufacturing. And with quarantine as the most reliable methodology for containment, those supply cha …