Open Sky Group

William ParrTitle: Sr. Supply Chain ConsultantYears with OSG: 8Years in Supply Chain: 8 Ask the Expert What does your day-to-day look like? No two days are the same, which is one of the things I enjoy most about consulting. Depending on the phase of the p

IntroductionFor more than 30 years, MD Logistics has created customized supply chain solutions designed to protect the integrity, quality, and brand experience of its clients' products. The company operates more than 1 million square feet across three reg

Your case for a warehouse management system (WMS) stalls in review when the argument rests on something valuable but vague, such as greater efficiency or better visibility. Neither gives finance anything to check before approval or measure against after g

Fuquay-Varina, N.C. - August 17, 2026 - Open Sky Group is proud to announce that Katie Cravens, Solution Architect, has been recognized as a recipient of the prestigious 2026 Women in Supply Chain ForumTM Award in the Rising Stars category. Presented by F

TL;DR, the numbers that matter most: By 2030, 50% of new warehouses in developed markets will be designed as robot-centric facilities, with humans optional. (Gartner, 2026)Yet by 2030, only 13% of warehouses will have deployed even one fulfillment autonom

Warehouse KPIs cascade. Improving picks per hour exposes weakness in replenishment, faster receiving creates dock-door congestion, and a hard push on throughput will eventually show up as a dip in pick accuracy. Most lists treat KPIs as a flat catalog, wh

Most supply chain leaders are past the "should we use AI?" debate. The pilots have happened. The vendor demos are done. What's left is the harder question: how do you turn AI investment into measurable supply chain outcomes without fragmenting your tech s

TL;DR - The numbers that matter most:94% of supply chain companies plan to use AI or Gen AI for decision support within two years. (ABI Research, 2025)Only 23% of supply chain organizations have a formal AI strategy in place. (Gartner, 2025)Companies with

RALEIGH, N.C. - March 17, 2026 - Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, has named Zach Taylor and Dmitry Zaltsberg of Open Sky Group as recipients of its prestigious 2026 Pros to Know Award. The annu

By October, the ramp-up to peak shipping season is already underway. Order volumes skyrocket, customer expectations tighten, and the pressure to keep operations running smoothly is intense. For retail, consumer packaged goods (CPG), and third-party logist