Supply chains are looking to warehouse management systems and other cutting-edge applications to cope with demand fluctuations, potential disruptions and rising costs.

Let’s be real—choosing a Warehouse Management System (WMS) can feel like navigating a minefield. For forward-thinking leaders seeking competitive advantage, this guide represents your essential roadmap to warehouse excellence and technology-enabled growth. 

The search for a Warehouse Management System (WMS) can feel like a high-stakes chess game. That’s why we built the ultimate WMS RFP Template—to help you win. Packed with 250+ functional and 100+ technical requirements, this plug-and-play template takes the guesswork out of vendor evaluations. 

As needs continue to grow in the warehouse, more and more vendors enter the robotics space and bring exciting innovations, says Stanislas Normand, managing director of Exotec.

Following is a look at some of the leading automation opportunities that are poised to transform cold chain storage. 

Discover how the team that started a medical logistics provider was able to rapidly and successfully build their new enterprise, supported by a proven and flexible WMS solution. 

Flexible automation will play a growing role of in warehouse operations. As the industry shifts towards more adaptable, AI-enhanced solutions, businesses will gain the agility needed to stay competitive in an increasingly dynamic market.

Warehouse operations face unprecedented challenges, including rising labor costs, low unemployment, fluctuating demand, and increasing customer expectations across B2B and B2C channels. The self-optimizing warehouse — driven by advanced warehouse execution systems (WES) powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning — represents a revolution in fulfillment efficiency. 

The AI system can provide insights into best practice operating procedures for procurement advisors, as well as data on product forecasts for suppliers.