SMG3 BLOG

The rise in consumer demands for more sustainable and environmentally-conscious operations has skyrocketed within previous years. While recycling and trade-in programs can reduce the prevalence of e-waste, there are more efficient solutions to reduce...

Streamlining connectivity across the supply chain is a challenge that businesses must face to stay productive and enable growth. Coincidentally, the next WiFi standard, WiFi 6, is in the process of rolling out now, and it is built to simultaneously...

As their business environment continues to change, many supply chain managers can find themselves asking: “Should I stick with traditional barcoding processes, or switch to a newer, more efficient, voice-picking solution?” While a vast majority of...

The way your business tracks and traces its products can have a big impact on customer satisfaction and productivity. The biggest manufacturing productivity risks of not tracking and tracing properly are disruption, equipment failure, poor quality...

Establishing a consistent and efficient fulfillment process is critical to the profits and customer satisfaction of your business. Arguably the most important of this process is last mile delivery. Last mile delivery is the most important because it is...

Today’s warehouses have to meet increasing customers demands with precise accuracy and faster speeds as a result of the rise of e-commerce surge and changing labor turnover rates.  In fact, there has been a 20% over year increase in the total number of...

In this new era of fast-moving consumer demands and consumer goods, it’s important to ensure your business not only is fast enough to keep up but also has the capabilities to adapt to changes to become increasingly faster. Many businesses have turned to...

Rapidly changing customer demands and expectations in the retail landscape driven by the rise of e-commerce are creating increased need for efficient hyper local fulfillment. Improving the speed and efficiency of your fulfillment center is crucial for...

After record breaking increases in buy-online-pickup-in-store transactions, the question still hangs: is the modern storefront prepared to handle bolstered demands?  The answer to that question weighs on how prepared your business is to provide proper...

Peak season is coming up, and the sudden uptick in demand causes pressure across the entire supply chain as a result. When there is a higher demand on all shipping carriers, the result is that there is a greater chance for issues to arise. In fact, ocean...