The Frontline Execution Revolution Is Already Underway

A new survey reveals the gap between strategy and execution — and the leaders who are closing it faster than anyone expected.   Something interesting is happening in the world of frontline operations. A new large-scale survey just mapped the distance between how organizations plan and how work actually gets done — and buried inside […]

Smart Access Raises $12 Million Series A to Advance Its Frontline Execution Platform

San Francisco, CA, March 11, 2025 — Smart Access, the leading frontline execution platform built for large distribution operations, today announced it has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Lobby Capital, with participation from Aspenwood Ventures and Coelius Capital.   Enterprises operating large distribution networks are under increasing pressure to improve operational […]

How Leading Companies Are Rethinking Distribution Center Productivity

For most of the past decade, improving distribution center productivity has largely been treated as a systems challenge. Organizations invested heavily in management platforms, automation technologies, analytics dashboards, and labor management tools designed to measure performance more accurately.   Those investments dramatically improved operational visibility.   Distribution center leaders can now monitor order throughput, track […]

What MODEX 2026 Could Signal for the Future of Distribution Center Productivity

In supply chain and logistics, industry gatherings often reveal where operational thinking is heading next. Technologies appear on the floor years before they become standard practice inside facilities. New approaches to productivity and operations begin as conversations between operators before they evolve into new categories of software.   That is why the upcoming MODEX 2026 […]