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‘Impossible is Nothing’: Pavlo Pikulin Disrupts Logistics
What do virtual worlds and warehouse automation have in common? More than you’d think. Pavlo Pikulin, CEO of Deus Robotics, says lessons from the gaming industry can reshape robotics, transform warehouses, and unlock the full potential of AI-powered logistics.
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The Future of the Automated Supply Chain
Automation is revolutionizing warehouses and transforming the future of supply chain operations, while AI drives smarter forecasting, streamlined planning, and greater efficiency. To harness these advancements, organizations need a strategic approach that includes robust governance and well-managed data to ensure sustainable, cost-effective growth.
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Automating Your Warehouse Without the Heavy Lifting
A new generation of simplified, flexible ASRS solutions makes it easier than ever to streamline operations and boost productivity — without the heavy lifting of costly facility renovations.
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Hype vs. Reality: The Promise of AI in Supply Chains
AI-driven solutions are often hailed as the silver bullet for today’s supply chain challenges. The hype promises faster operations, cost savings, reduced risk, and streamlined customer service—but how much of this is reality? Here’s a look at the tangible impacts AI is having on supply chains, dissecting where it truly delivers and where expectations may need a reality check.
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Warehouse Robotics Unlock Efficiencies
From AI-powered AMRs to cobots working safely alongside humans, cutting-edge robotics are transforming supply chain operations. See how the latest innovations are changing the game and driving efficiency.
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DC Automation Gets Real
While pie-in-the-sky technologies capture imaginations, these systems do the heavy lifting and boost worker safety and productivity in warehouses right now.
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When Robotics, Starlink, and AI Converge: What’s Next?
The maturation and convergence of three technologies—robotics, Starlink, and artificial intelligence—will revolutionize the practice of supply chain management across the globe. I know you have heard that before, but this time it is not hyperbole. When these three technologies converge, much of how we manage logistics today will be legacy, a fading memory in a […]
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Sorting Out Automation Needs: Finding the Ideal Partner and the Right Fit
Engineering Innovation CEO Don Caddy clears up misconceptions about automated sorting systems and reveals that finding the ideal fit for your sorting needs goes beyond the sorting function. Here’s how to get started on the selection process.
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From Earnings to Ergonomics: Optimizing Warehouse Labor
As warehouse labor plays hard to get, organizations turn to a growing range of tools and technologies to support worker safety, boost their productivity, and make their jobs easier, more efficient, and even more enjoyable.
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Unreadable GTL Barcodes Create a Bottleneck
Global Transport Label (GTL) codes are ideal for package sorting but are susceptible to becoming unreadable. Engineering Innovation implemented a two-barcode system that enhances efficiencies.
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After starting his materials handling robotics company with just $200, Matt Rendall has learned to focus relentlessly on product and customer development, lead with humility, trust his gut, and allow his team to learn from mistakes.
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From Experimentation to Transformation: Generative AI in the Supply Chain
For most organizations, GenAI is still in the experimental phase, and business leaders may be unsure of how to identify the best use cases within their organizations to leverage as a jumping-off point.
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How to Use Automation for Increased Transportation and Logistics Visibility
By embracing automation and mobile devices, transportation and logistics managers have the real-time information they need to reduce the cost of delivery operations, get the most value out of assets and personnel, and improve the quality and consistency of their customer service.
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13 Top Benefits of Automating Your Supply Chain
From attracting talent to boosting visibility, here are the advantages you gain from automating some or all of your supply chain.
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Fulfillment Automation: What’s Driving Adoption and How It’s Changing Operations
The key to applying new levels of automation in the fulfillment center is to take a holistic approach and start with the basics of redefining the full operational process.
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Bringing Automation to Food Production
John Deere and SpaceX have partnered to bring new automation advances to food production. Automation in the food supply chain is nothing new and there are many examples of how automation has driven efficiencies by saving time and keeping costs down. Most of the existing examples are found in the middle mile—the warehouse and DCs—moving […]
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Manufacturing CEOs Accelerating Investments in AI, Automation & Robotics
Manufacturing CEOs are making big plans for 2024, including accelerating investments in artificial intelligence, automation and robotics. Plus, other news shaping the global supply chain.
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Myth-busting AI in the Supply Chain
Over the past decade, supply chains have undergone a substantial digital transformation. One of the most significant factors driving this change has been the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation technologies. As these technologies have become more prominent, however, so too have misconceptions about their impact on supply chain and logistics operations.
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Automated Warehouse: Examples, Benefits, and Trends
The automated warehouse is not only a glimpse into the future of logistics but a present reality shaping the supply chain landscape. According to a study by MHI and Deloitte, 80% of respondents believe the digital, always-on supply chain will be the predominant model within five years. With the advent of technology, warehouse automation systems […]
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Supply Chain Automation and Robotics Converge in the Warehouse
GreyOrange CEO Akash Gupta on how he knew supply chain automation and warehouse robotics were key to the evolution of logistics and why he encourages his leadership team to spend as much time as possible with current and prospective customers.
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