Mecalux interviews Pavol Masarovič, Operations Manager at IKEA Components Slovakia. The subsidiary automated its warehouse in Malacky (Poland) without ceasing operations, boosting its order fulfillment capacity.
3PL providers have become key partners for companies outsourcing their warehouse and distribution processes. Carl Marcus Wallenburg and Michael Knemeyer analyze trends such as AI and the Internet of Things, which are set to mark the future of 3PLs.
René de Koster explores the latest trends, experiences, and technological advancements in his publication Warehousing 2030. Companies will invest in automation to drive operations like order fulfillment and speed up deliveries.
Mecalux interviews Matthias Winkenbach, Principal Research Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), to analyze the AI trends set to have a significant impact on the future of e-commerce.
Thomas H. Davenport and Nittin Mittal explain how organisations that have integrated AI into their processes have a competitive advantage. The authors provide insights for enterprises that have started to incorporate AI or have been using it for some time.
Generative AI is a branch of artificial intelligence centered on creating realistic content such as images, videos, music, and text. In the supply chain, it has the potential to assist in decision-making related to logistics process optimization.
Mecalux interviews Michael Burton, Customer Supply Lead at British Sugar in Wissington, to gain insights into the benefits of automating internal material transport and storage operations.
Mecalux interviews Angelo Conti, Warehouse Manager at College of DuPage (Illinois), to discuss how the Interlake Mecalux solution enhances safety and efficiency in storage processes.
The adoption of new supply chain technologies will accelerate in the near term, according to a report by Material Handling Industry (MHI) and Deloitte. Eighty-seven percent of companies plan to increase their investment in innovation over the next two years to respond to logistics challenges.
In logistics facilities, automation and digital technologies enhance efficiency and reduce the time it takes to serve customers. Hokey Min, a professor and expert in global logistics strategy, elaborates on these advancements in a recent research paper from the Schmidthorst College of Business (Ohio).
Dr. Mustafa Çağrı Gürbüz, a Professor of Supply Chain Management at MIT-Zaragoza, emphasizes how predictive analytics enables supply chain optimization. Data capture enables data-driven descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics for a more efficient, adaptable WMS.
Mecalux interviews Yannick Taton, Head of Procurement, Logistics, and Transportation at FIC, to discuss how automation is the key to optimized logistics processes capable of delivering on-time, error-free orders.
Mecalux sits down with Yeming Gong, a Professor of Management Science at Emlyon Business School (France), to analyze the potential of AI applications in the supply chain.
Planning, procurement, innovation, and logistics will be executives’ main supply chain challenges over the course of this year. This is revealed in the 2023 Supply chain priorities and challenges report by the American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC).
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