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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.
Read MoreWhen 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 […]
Read MoreSorting 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.
Read MoreFrom 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.
Read MoreUnreadable 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.
Read MoreOTTO Motors Founder Talks AMRs, APIs, and Entrepreneurial DNA
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.
Read MoreFrom 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.
Read MoreHow 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.
Read More13 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.
Read MoreFulfillment 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.
Read MoreBringing 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 […]
Read MoreManufacturing 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.
Read MoreMyth-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.
Read MoreAutomated 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 […]
Read MoreSupply 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.
Read MoreAutomating Warehouse Operations: Where to Start and How to Maximize Gains
Deploying automation and robotics in the logistics industry has gained in urgency in recent years. No longer just the prerogative of global corporations, automation is also key for small to mid-size companies grappling with ecommerce acceleration and seeking efficiencies in their supply chain operations.
Read MoreWarehouse Location Automation
If a robot told you where to go, would you listen? Choosing a domestic distribution site is a well-honed science with several schools of thought. Some supply chain practitioners favor the mega-DC approach, while others use retail locations to do double-duty as efulfillment centers. Other practices include a blended approach to match evolving customer demand.
Read More4 Reasons for the Warehouse Investment Boom
Right behind the frenzied investment in ChatGPT and related AI is an investment boomlet in distribution center and warehouse automation and robotics. Four convergent trends are at work here. 1. Driven by current economic challenges is the necessity to extract every ounce of ROI from each sale’s dependency on inventory and the infrastructure that supports […]
Read MoreIns and Outs of DC Efficiency
Growing SKUs, a labor shortage, and demanding customer expectations are driving many companies to enhance and automate their distribution center operations. Take a look at what they are doing.
Read MoreHow Flexible Parcel Handling Automation Can Help Overcome Labor Challenges
Warehouse and distribution center operators are investing in parcel handling automation to help them succeed as DCs must adapt to handling thousands of parcels each day. According to BCG, consumer companies that have invested in warehouse and fulfillment automation have experienced 20% to 50% improvement in service levels while reducing costs to a similar extent. […]
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