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While it has been popular for American companies to manufacture goods overseas for many years, COVID-19 laid bare the flaws in this supply chain model. The savings offered by outsourcing to China and other distant countries paled in comparison to the losses incurred when a global pandemic put thousands of miles and an ocean between many U.S. businesses and their primary suppliers. A report from McKinsey showed that 73 percent of supply chain leaders faced disruption in production and distribution due to coronavirus. With this ... Read More

While distribution giants like Amazon or Walmart have been implementing automated solutions into their warehouses for decades, automation hasn’t seemed as practical for small- and medium-sized warehouse operators. Physical picking and packing has been good enough for the majority of warehouses, especially those that already supplement employee-based picking with warehouse management systems (WMS), voice-picking solutions, wearables, or other technology. When coronavirus hit the supply chain, however, the warehousing sector discovered that remaining stubbornly behind the technology curve was no longer an option. As 2020 winds ... Read More