Warehousing

Dock Data: The Missing Link in Supply Chain Visibility

True end-to-end visibility shouldn’t stop at the facility door. While most supply chains track freight in transit, the dock remains an operational blind spot where plans often meet a chaotic reality. By capturing real-time dock data, you can eliminate the friction between transportation and warehouse teams, reduce costly congestion, and turn reactive adjustments into proactive execution. Don’t let the “missing link” in your data disrupt your throughput—complete your visibility stack and transform your dock into a strategic control point for a more predictable, efficient network.

Six signs you need to re-evaluate your lift truck power

Warehousing and distribution operations today are constantly battling challenges such as a tight labor market, rising commercial real estate costs and continued e-commerce growth. In the quest to make the most out of available resources, companies are exploring a variety of solutions to improve throughput, including reassessing the power source for their lift trucks.

A practical approach to lift truck automation

Warehouses are looking to automated lift trucks as a lasting, strategic solution to labor shortages, safety concerns and productivity pressures. According to the 2025 MHI Industry Report, 41% of supply chain organizations

Precision handling in cold storage

Chiquita’s new European ripening center relies on precise, reliable materials handling to protect product quality and maintain efficient daily operations. By deploying a right-sized, versatile lift truck fleet designed for tight aisles and temperature-controlled environments, Chiquita enabled smooth product movement, safe handling and consistent performance across its cold storage and packaging areas.

The Unified Warehouse Data Playbook

Labor hours are your biggest controllable cost—and your biggest opportunity. But for many operations teams, a staggering percentage of those hours go untracked, unmeasured, or misclassified. That’s where unified data comes in. In this step-by-step playbook, you’ll learn how leading operations teams are transforming warehouse performance by integrating labor analytics, profitability metrics, and continuous improvement practices into a single, unified view. Whether you’re running a 3PL or managing internal distribution, this is your blueprint to regain control of labor costs, engage your teams, and scale profitably.

The AI-Ready Warehouse Performance Management Playbook

In warehouse operations, AI holds a lot of potential—but only if it’s built on a strong data foundation. Too often, leaders feel pressure to “adopt AI” without a clear path to measurable results. This playbook shows you how to cut through the hype and apply AI where it actually drives operational performance. If you’re ready to move past AI buzzwords and start providing ROI in your warehouse operations, this guide gives you the framework to do it with confidence.

Behind Every Great 3PL Is a Great WMS: Get Your Roadmap to Selecting the Right Warehouse Management System

The 3PL WMS Selection Toolkit provides logistics providers structured guidance and ready-to-use resources for every stage of researching, evaluating, and selecting a Warehouse Management System. Built on decades of 3PL experience, it brings together pricing insights, a robust ROI calculator, comprehensive RFP templates, and real-world success stories from top-performing 3PLs. Use it to gain the clarity and confidence to identify truly 3PL-ready systems and build a technology foundation for long-term growth.

Cosmetic Giant Transforms Warehousing with Dematic AGVs

AGVs are essential to L’Oréal’s production and distribution lines, the AGV workflows ensure the warehouse maintains stringent supply chain standards. Highly flexible, L’Oréal’s fleet of Dematic AGVs is used to transport packaging to fill lines, move finished cosmetics to shipping stations, and follow customized tasks given by staff like transferring empty pallets, picking up corrugate, and removing packaging material. L’Oréal disclosed that the AGVs have:

• Improved safety
• Optimized transport flow
• Freed staff to focus on higher-value activities

Read L’Oréal’s full case study to learn how this flexible and easy to adapt solution supports long-term growth and continuous improvement goals.

Future-Proof Your Fulfillment: The Essential AI Strategy Guide

The shift from traditional warehouses to dynamic, tech-driven fulfillment centers demands more than just an upgrade — it requires a new strategy.

In this comprehensive guide, Logiwa reveals how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fundamentally redefining logistics, unlocking unprecedented efficiency and accuracy. You’ll get actionable insights on leveraging AI’s essential role in core operations like:

• Optimizing Order Batching
• Streamlining Job Assignments
• Perfecting Inventory Management

Spotlight on 3PL Warehouses

What’s trending in the 3PL warehouse industry? According to the new 3PL Warehouse Benchmark Report from Extensiv, the industry is achieving record fulfillment times and maximizing available capacity despite challenges like tightening cash flow and rising labor costs.

Top Metrics to Measure Your Warehouse Performance

Each year, the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) publishes a report that lists the most important metrics to determine your distribution center’s performance, along with real-world benchmarks. This white paper breaks down the top 12 and provides proven lift truck strategies to help you reach best-in-class.