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By Jennifer Pazour, Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Agility, the ability to move quickly and easily, is a powerful, and some may say necessary, skill for success in today’s supply chains. This need for agile decision-making is changing how organizations acquire warehousing and distribution capabilities. An emerging, more flexible option is on-demand warehousing, which enables ...

The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is looking for warehouse space to facilitate the distribution of needed food items and/or relief supplies. Their current needs are: LA / San Fernando Valley region: 10,000-100,000 SF, dry storage needed. No labor required but would appreciate access to forklift, pallet jack and scale; 18-24 month use expectation. Need is immediate.  Product is relief ...

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When it comes to material handling and supply chain in apparel, the systems may be as outdated as bell bottoms and paisley prints. A confluence of trends affecting retail more broadly may require a bit of a makeover. Much of the change relates to omnichannel, a retailer’s ability to create a seamless experience for shopper in a bricks-and mortar store, ...