Logistics Insights Podcast
Technology Podcasts
The Logistics Insights podcast from Softeon addresses the key distribution topics of the day in just 3 mins - delivering a perspective on distribution management and technology you simply will not find anywhere else.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Technology Podcasts
Description:
The Logistics Insights podcast from Softeon addresses the key distribution topics of the day in just 3 mins - delivering a perspective on distribution management and technology you simply will not find anywhere else.
Twitter:
@Softeon
Language:
English
Contact:
703-793-0005
Website:
https://www.softeon.com/
Email:
contact@softeon.com
Episodes
Improving Your Warehouse Management System Vocabulary
9/22/2023
Getting WMS team members on the same page in terms of terminology is a key part of a successful Warehouse Management System project. The WMS Glossary of Terms can help, defining more than 90 terms and acronyms, as an on-line resource or downloadable pdf. Great handout for term members at start of a project.
Duration:00:03:18
Understanding the Gartner WMS Critical Capabilities Report
9/15/2023
Less well-known than the WMS Magic Quadrant, the Gartner Critical Capabilities report ranks WMS vendors purely on functionality across nine attributes, weighted by different levels of warehouse complexity. It is an important companion piece to the MQ to understand the WMS market, as we explain in this podcast.
Duration:00:03:39
Softeon’s Mark Fralick on a New Way to Think about Warehouse Execution Systems and Workload Balancing
9/7/2023
In the second of our two podcasts featuring highlights of Mark Fralick’s interview with Bob Trebilcock of Modern Materials Handling magazine, Fralick suggests a new way to think about how Warehouse Execution Systems might orchestrate order fulfillment to balance work across the distribution center.
Duration:00:05:16
Interfacing versus Integration in Materials Handling Systems
8/31/2023
Highlights from a recent Modern Materials Handling magazine podcast featuring editor Bob Trebilcock and Mark Fralick, Chief Technology Officer at Softeon. “Interfacing is easy. Integration is hard,” when it comes to warehouse automation, Fralick says. Trebilcock wants to know why.
Duration:00:04:01
Understanding Distributed Order Management Part 2
8/24/2023
We conclude our look at this important but little understood type of supply chain software.
Duration:00:04:26
Understanding Distributed Order Management
8/4/2023
Distributed Order Management or DOM is a powerful and unique tool to optimize order sourcing across an extended network. It is most well known in Omnichannel retail applications, but there are a number of use cases in B2B as well. Learn more in this informative podcast.
Duration:00:04:22
A Look at Warehouse Management Systems in the Cloud
7/27/2023
After a somewhat slow start, some lessons learned from dozens of Cloud WMS deployments.
Duration:00:03:41
Highlights from CSCMP’s State of Logistics Report 2023
7/12/2023
Annual study finds US Logistics Costs as Percent of GDP soared to record level last year.
Duration:00:03:59
An Update on State Laws Regulating use of Labor Standards in Distribution
6/28/2023
Washington latest to pass legislation, targeting Amazon but impacting many other companies.
Duration:00:04:25
Improving Your Warehouse Management System Vocabulary
6/14/2023
Softeon’s WMS Glossary of Terms provides a great resource for vendor selection and implementation team members.
Duration:00:03:23
Trends in Warehouse Management Systems from Gartner
6/1/2023
Gartner recently released its annual Magic Quadrant report on Warehouse Management Systems. In addition to the vendor rankings, we’re always interested in the WMS market analysis Garter provides in the report.
Duration:00:03:49
A Look at Trends in Big Box Distribution Centers
5/3/2023
Real estate firm CBRE is out with its latest report, packed with interesting data points.
Duration:00:03:58
Understanding Task Management in WMS
4/21/2023
Task Management is one of the most essential capabilities of an advanced Warehouse Management System, but not well Understood
Duration:00:03:57
Slowing eCommerce Growth and the Impact on Investment in Technology
4/5/2023
Various data points indicate a real slow down in e-commerce growth. Will there be a pullback in investments for hardware and software in support of e-fulfillment automation?
Duration:00:05:10
Towards a Mobile Robot Operating System
2/24/2023
Many companies are considering or deploying mobile robots in distribution. A key question: should you rely on the robot company’s software to manage the robots’ activities? Or would a platform that supports multiple robot types and vendors be the better choice? We explore this issue in this week's episode.
Duration:00:03:54
Part 2: A Look at the State of Distribution Technologies Report
2/10/2023
In this week's episode, we have part 2 of our review of the State of Distribution Technologies Report. Based on a survey of 187 logistics managers, this study provides interesting and valuable insight to readers.
The report by Softeon is available here: https://www.softeon.com/new-report-state-technologies-distribution-2022
Duration:00:03:38
A Look at the State of Distribution Technologies Report
12/5/2022
In this week's episode, we review the highlights of a new research report from Softeon on how users view various distribution center technologies. The report by Softeon is available here: https://www.softeon.com/new-report-state-technologies-distribution-2022
Duration:00:02:53
Highlight Review from 3PL 2022 Study
11/11/2022
In this week's episode of Logistics Insights, we review highlights of the 27th annual "3PL Study" from Dr. John Langley and team, released at the recent CSCMP Edge conference in Nashville.
Duration:00:03:58
Advice On Not Losing Critical Time Early In A WMS Project
10/28/2022
In this week’s episode, we advise on not losing critical time early in a WMS project.
An often unrecognized key to Warehouse Management System implementation success is ensuring valuable days aren’t lost early in a project.
Duration:00:03:09
Gartner’s Framework for Categorizing Robots in Distribution
10/18/2022
In this week's episode, we take a look Gartner's seven categories of mobile robots for distribution and manufacturing, or what Gartner calls "Smart Intralogistics Robots."
Duration:00:03:49