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Dimensioning systems come in an array of types and sizes these days. Here are some guidelines for figuring out what's the best fit for your operation.

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.

These familiar tools gain new importance in an age of dimensional weight pricing, warehouse capacity crunches, and omnichannel fulfillment.

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.

There's a lot to be said for collecting weight and dimensional data right before an order is shipped. But that's just part of the story.

Capturing precise dimensions of the SKUs in your DC can help make more of your storage space. And tape measures may not be up to the task.

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.