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Overland Park-based Smart Warehousing is expanding its footprint in the Kansas City area by buying one of its local competitors. By integrating both organizations, Smart Warehousing will expand its geographic footprint and bolster its operational efficiency.

A two-week delivery window used to be the norm, while next-day delivery was a premium service. Today, if a package isn't on the customer’s doorstep within a day or two, they’ve already fired off an angry tweet. 

Compared to standard consumer goods, specialty goods require much more attention and effort when it comes to storage and shipping. Specialty goods are items that require customized handling, and include perishable items like food and pharmaceuticals. 

The retail logistics landscape in 2023 has been a mix of hits and misses. Technology has become more accessible — or harder to ignore — while human resource strategies have undergone significant shifts, thanks to talent shortages.

Black Friday/Cyber Monday is coming- if you want to meet your customers' expectations then you have to make sure your online store is ready!

Cyber Monday is fast approaching, and retailers are gearing up to take advantage. Last year’s Cyber Monday sales broke records, and experts predict this year will as well. The problem? Many small companies trying to place their products with large retailers are simply not prepared to cope with the Cyber Monday demand.

Managing a supply chain is a full-time job. Without consistent oversight, your supply chain process could easily end up with excessive levels of inventory, delays in shipping or transportation, and all sorts of inefficiencies. In today’s convenience-obsessed economy, companies cannot afford to let supply chain issues go unnoticed or unresolved.

After three years of pandemic disruption and economic volatility, sharpening demand forecasts and inventory planning across industries seems both as imperative and challenging as it has ever been. To get better results, companies are turning to new data sets and new technological tools like artificial intelligence to analyze them.

Most subscription box services target a very specific niche and highly focused audience. But first, it’s important to explore why subscription boxes have become such a popular business model.

If you’re in the food and beverage industry, the future is looking pretty bright right about now. Sales are higher than ever before thanks to the recent rise in e-commerce, a heightened preference for convenience and rapidly advancing automation technology. 

Smart Warehousing COO Beth Ward writes about the importance of maintaining the perfect temperature, and compliance in the cold chain.

How technology can help improve and overcome challenges in material shortages to rising customer expectations in the global supply chain.

Hong Kong-based Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) now operates the largest platform that could be described as a TradeLens alternative, and it says that a blockchain-based future is still coming, it just might take another decade.

Just how bad is the shipping congestion now? And how will it affect the ongoing supply chain crisis? Let’s take a look.

Cargo theft remains an unfortunate reality in the supply chain, as thieves use any number of methods to hijack cargo loads or deceive shippers into sending cargo to them.

The city as we know it is changing. Spurred by the pandemic, in which traffic was significantly reduced and outdoor spaces reclaimed, city councils are reimagining traditional urban planning concepts. Enter the smart city.

The partnership provides small, new-to-market food and beverage brands with a flexible 3PL solution.

With so much emphasis on e-commerce, tracking a product all the way through its journey is essential for customer satisfaction and ensuring the profitability of your company. But most important, thorough tracking will allow you to have better control and visibility into the amount of inventory you need.

Carl Wasinger addresses how to combat 3PL warehousing concerns in 2023.

Carl Wasinger and Joe Lynch discuss the founding and spectacular growth of Smart Warehousing.

The challenges that the supply chain experienced over the past year has forced companies to make drastic changes to keep up. Technology is improving constantly and new tools are coming on the market that can significantly help companies to overcome these challenges.

Carl Wasinger discusses how the company is helping brands and retailers cut down on transit times and transportation costs with modern technology.

Here, we explore the top five 3PL warehousing concerns we hear and how to address each of them so you can focus your energies on growing your business.

The last decade has seen a massive amount of investment in the research and development of self-driven vehicles, also called driverless or autonomous vehicles. Despite the repeated promise that the day these vehicles take over our roads is just around the corner, the goalpost seems to keep moving.

A close look at how better cold chain management can assist with the ambitious goal of boosting food access while decreasing waste. 

Whether shippers outsource their end-to-end supply chain by the pie, or just a portion of it by the slice, third-party logistics providers are meeting new challenges with updated and expanded menus.

E-commerce’s problem calls for a new order fulfillment model, capable of getting goods closer to the customer for quicker and more efficient delivery.

Founder Carl Wasinger talks about taking over the CEO role after Toby Rush left the company and how its focus on technology is a differentiator.

Smart Warehousing has launched an innovation hub to support the local tech and entrepreneur community and to propel the company even further. CTO Learie Hercules shares the details.