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Automation Trends — Ushering in a New Era in Warehousing and Fulfillment in 2024

Warehouse construction boomed alongside eCommerce during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic but slowed shortly after. Now, we’re witnessing new, more sustainable growth and higher spending in warehouse automation that is expected to carry into 2024--here’s what’s happening.

Topics: Warehouse Management ECommerce Automation

10 Ideas for Customizing Mobile Workstations to Suit Your Fulfillment Needs

Adding logos and branded colors to your mobile workstation is one thing--but there are so many ways to make a mobile workstation your own! When you run a warehouse or distribution center, order fulfillment is one of your primary functions. Storing inventory, picking and packing orders, shipping, and handling other functions must be done efficiently and safely. Enter mobile workstations.

Topics: Mobile Workstation Portable Power Order Fulfillment

What to Consider When Building or Renovating a Warehouse Ceiling

The storage and warehousing industry is vital in today’s fast-paced, growing business environment. Consumers and organizations of all sizes and shapes depend on warehouse facilities to keep their supply chains running smoothly.

Topics: Warehouse Efficiency warehouse design warehouse layout

The Future of Retail Careers

Technology continues to innovate various industries, but it doesn't come without a mixture of enthusiasm and fear. Businesses are understandably excited about the prospect of greater efficiency, while some workers worry they'll be replaced by robots.

Topics: Retail Trends Automation

Discover the Best Clothes for a Warehouse Job

Most warehouse jobs will require that workers be on their feet for long periods and do some repetitive lifting. So it's important to dress in comfortable clothing that allows movement. But many warehouses also have dress codes and value safety. Some even require employees to wear uniforms. Here are some tips for appropriate clothes for a warehouse job, whether you decide everyone should wear the same thing or not.

Topics: Warehouse Management warehouse workers warehouse safety

5 Ways the Retail Industry Can Use Mobile Carts

The retail industry took some big hits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Consumers were forced to remain at home, and most focused their attention on eCommerce alternatives. While those remain popular, people still like to shop in brick-and-mortar stores for a variety of things like clothing and household goods.

Topics: Mobile Workstation Retail ECommerce

Exploring Drone Implementation in the Warehouse Industry

 

The warehouse industry presents a huge opportunity for new technology solutions to boost productivity and provide businesses with competitive advantages. Many companies in this sector have been implementing solutions like robotics, RFID tags, and automated picking systems. Another innovation is warehouse drones.

Topics: Automation warehouse trends RFID Warehouse Efficiency

The History of Warehousing

Warehouses seem like a modern-day invention to hold goods before they are ready to be distributed or delivered to customers. But they aren’t that new at all. In fact, humans have been storing supplies for centuries. Here is a brief history of warehousing, including how we got to the modern-day version and its more advanced techniques.

Topics: History warehouse industry warehouse trends RFID

The Warehouse of the Future

Warehouses have been around for centuries. They’ve provided consistent support for human commerce and innovation. While the structure of a warehouse building hasn’t changed much, everything that goes on inside the building has shifted dramatically.

Topics: 3D Printing Automation warehouse industry warehouse trends RFID Warehouse Efficiency

Order Picking Best Practices

Few processes in order fulfillment are as labor- and time-intensive as your picking processes. Getting the right products off the shelves and ready for shipment quickly is an ongoing challenge for most warehouses and distribution centers.

Topics: Order Picking Automation Warehouse Efficiency