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Driven by supply chain disruptions and the meteoric rise of e-commerce, the warehousing and wholesale business landscape has undergone a rapid transformation in recent years. In this era of unprecedented challenges, business owners face a pivotal decision: invest in expanding physical infrastructure or embrace digital transformation to streamline operations. While expansion may seem like the obvious solution, digitalization offers an immediate and straightforward path to boosting efficiency without requiring substantial capital investments. Here’s how digitalization of warehouse management...

Harnessing AI in logistics management isn't just futuristic – it's a game-changer for your bottom line. Discover how predictive analytics, automation, and smart decision-making can revolutionize your operations and drive growth. Logistics management has long been one of the most important challenges in the transportation sector. After all, overseeing the movement of goods and assets around the globe is no small feat. Doing so has historically demanded an overwhelming amount of both time and resources. In the past, you’ve likely allocated significant overhead toward factors such as inventory...

The current economic environment is incoherent and unpredictable, and the gap between available labor and expected growth grows wider every day. A pivot in consumer behavior toward eCommerce seems to have led to a noteworthy overhaul of supply chain management processes. The traditional business model—with its focus on shipping bulk to stores and distribution centers—has been disrupted by eCommerce, requiring adjustments in operational structures and labor requirements. Warehousing has taken on a new role with much more expansive and complex operations. The eCommerce market in the United...

The Covid-19 pandemic—a rare black swan event—was the catalyst that created a logistics nightmare. This past summer, Congress stepped in and passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA 22) to prevent another such crisis from occurring in the future. Learn more about OSRA 22 and what it means for your business. The supply chain bottlenecks caused by the Covid-19 pandemic exposed longstanding issues with ocean ports and maritime regulations. Ships sat stranded off the west coast for weeks at the pandemic’s height, unable to deliver goods at the Port of Los Angeles. The result was a goods shortage...

Skyrocketing demand trends during the Covid-19 pandemic—coupled with rampant labor shortages and bottlenecked supply chains—strangled the logistics industry. As people locked themselves inside during the early pandemic, eCommerce took off—but the pivot caught businesses by surprise. It was a mass shift to a digital economy, but with all the expectations of the old system; manufacturers, retail stores, and consumers alike expected their orders instantly, stressing a delicate logistics system near breaking point. In addition, rising costs and tax rates added strain as the economy began to slow...