Facility Location Planning: 3 Factors to Consider During the Site Selection Process
According to commercial real estate services company JLL, nearly 96% of existing industrial space is currently in use, and the United States may need an additional 1 billion square feet of new space by 2025 to keep up with demand. While the increased demand may make many companies want to immediately jump into action, it is vital to have a strategic plan in place to ensure the new building is flexible enough to meet your company’s current and future needs.
Tompkins Solutions Names Brian Crowle Vice President of Sales
Tompkins Solutions, a leading supply chain consulting and services firm, today announced that Brian Crowle has joined the company as vice president of sales. In this role, Crowle will be responsible for developing and implementing turnkey material handling solutions for new and existing customers.
Digital transformation will be fundamental as we tune into a post-pandemic supply chain.
Many of today's cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions offer advanced analytics that allow for a more granular look at business operations. For instance, they can provide data that shows which products are more profitable.
Should department stores spin off e-commerce from brick-and-mortar?
For many companies, e-commerce has been a revelation as a growth driver in the era of pandemics and quick commerce. So why break up a good thing? According to David Latona, CEO of supply chain services firm Tompkins Solutions, it’s all about the money.
5 Ways to Increase Supply Chain Resilience in 2022
Over the last two years, every link of the supply chain has been impacted by disruptions. Factory shutdowns, parts and labor shortages, port congestion, capacity and space constraints, extreme weather events, trade conflicts and tariffs, and increasing delivery delays and costs have caused unprecedented challenges for supply chains.
