Critical Issues

Less than half (45.6%) of warehouse and logistics leaders see automation as necessary over the next five years, according to new research from ProGlove.

Special Technology Report: Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Voice-directed Picking.

Contributors include VDC Research, Gartner, Panorama Consulting, Frost & Sullivan, Cap Gemini, Aberdeen Strategy & Research, Manhattan Associates, Dakota Integrated Solutions, Ehrhardt Partner Group, Indigo Software, Renovotec.

St. Modwen Logistics, and property adviser Savills, has called for improvements to the planning system to support the growth of the logistics sector and encourage more development of modern, sustainable warehousing to keep pace with increasing demand.

The end of project report by the Decarbonising UK Freight Transport (DUKFT) Network, suggests several ways to overcome the chicken-and-egg problems associated with decarbonising road, rail and maritime freight transport.

The October 2023 edition of Manufacturing & Logistics IT magazine features a Special Technology Report looking, in depth, at the latest developments in the world of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Voice-directed Picking.

Also included is a ‘Cover Story’: With automotive supply chains stabilising, focus on sustainability expected to rise back up automakers’ agendas.

By Mattias Gredenhag, CTO, nShift.

This year’s peak shopping season brings the opportunity for many omnichannel retailers to end a challenging year on a high. With inflation easing and interest rates steady, retailers can afford a degree of optimism that spending will be strong.

The sales of conductive bags are projected to rise at a CAGR of 5.9% during the forecast period. The conductive bags market size is estimated to be valued at US$ 2,250.59 million in 2023, and likely to be appraised at US$ 3,992.64 million by 2033.

Everybody is talking about Artificial Intelligence but what are its potential applications for warehousing and supply chain?

Edward Napier-Fenning, Sales & Marketing Director of leading supply chain software company Balloon, explores five key areas that can boost performance – including route planning, picking, labour management reporting and data entry.

Small e-commerce businesses are hugely reliant on the quality and timeliness of parcel delivery services to ensure customer satisfaction – and growing numbers are taking control of the process by bringing parcel labelling in house, as Jay Kim, Managing Director, BIXOLON Europe GmbH explains.

An AI image generator tool has predicted what the future of food labelling might look like for consumers and manufacturers.

The latest Government Business Insights report paints a gloomy picture of August’s trading. More than a quarter (27%) of all businesses revealed their turnover had decreased in August 2023 compared with the previous month – that’s 2% more businesses reporting a fall than in July.