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With a wide array of styles, sizes, and widths, shoes can be surprisingly challenging from a distribution perspective. Clarks solved the problem by rebooting its entire DC operation with high-speed automated equipment—all in a 450,000-square-foot area.
In a reversal of the usual chain of events, e-tailer Dollar Shave Club cut ties with its 3PL and built two automated DCs so it could take charge of its own fulfillment operations.
The rise of dimensioning machines will make LTL trailer space allocation more efficient than ever. It will also eventually end shippers' 80-year free rate ride.
For global supply chain solutions provider Panalpina, access to solid weight and dimensional data has led to better, more efficient cargo handling operations.
Runaway growth over the past decade had put a strain on order fulfillment capabilities at The Swiss Colony's Madison, Wis., DC. But an automated system has transformed it into a well-oiled operation.