Forklift Friday Fast 5

Welcome to Lift Truck Supply’s Forklift Friday Fast 5. Each week we will be sharing articles from around the web to keep you up to date on the latest news, technology, and interesting happenings in the material handling, distribution, logistics, and supply chain arena.

Check out what we are reading this week and get in the know!

1. WHY NEXT-DAY DELIVERY MARGINS ARE MORE ABOUT STRATEGIC WAREHOUSING THAN SHIPPING COSTS In the real estate industry, success has a lot to do with location. The same holds true in the world of e-commerce – as more businesses leverage strategically-located warehouses to reduce their overall delivery costs.
2. 5 WAYS AUGMENTED REALITY IS DISRUPTING THE SUPPLY CHAIN Nearly everything we eat, wear and buy – from cranberries to crankshafts – moves through a supply chain. And businesses that help shepherd all those products along that chain account for an astounding 7.5% of U.S. GDP.
3. DEMAND FOR WAREHOUSE SPACE IS WAY UP, DRIVEN BY GROWTH OF E-COMMERCE Industrial markets are working overtime to keep up with consumer demand and the growing impact of e-commerce.
4. THE BULLWHIP EFFECT AND YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN If you own a business, then you might be aware of the bullwhip effect, which is an important supply chain phenomenon first noted by MIT systems scientist Jay Forrester. Even if you have never heard of this effect, perhaps you are familiar with the beer distribution game, which is an experiment designed to show the dynamics of managing a supply chain.
5. 36 SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS YOU CAN LEARN FROM TED TALKS If you work in any field related to warehousing and the supply chain, you have to watch these 36 TED Talks for some life-changing supply chain solutions.

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