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For anyone stepping into SHIP8 INC.’s, busy warehouse in Port Wentworth, Ga., just a couple of miles from the Port of Savannah, the automation systems look like what you would find in a robotics innovation center, only scaled up with more than 100 mobile robots scurrying about to speed up the fulfillment of products including an array of home furnishing…
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SHIP8 INC. Location: Port Wentworth, Ga. Square footage: 1.1 million square feet, not counting a larger conventional warehouse on the next street Products handled: Home textiles SKUs: Over 10,000 unique SKUs are currently handled People/shifts: The automated facility normally is staffed by 25 to 35 associates, working one 8-hour shift per day, five days a week. The number of associates…
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Extremely high accuracy over inventory sitting in storage is a nice thing to have in a DC, but traditionally it has come at a cost: hours of labor spent hand-scanning bar coded license plates or “LPs” on pallets or cases and then reconciling any discrepancies. Of course, the cost of not expending labor on LP accuracy is downstream delays in…
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Barrett Distribution Centers Location: Hillsborough, N.J. Square footage: 170,000 square feet SKUs/Goods Handled: For Stadium Goods, the inventory is nearly all high-end or collector athletic shoes, with as many as 500,000 unique shoe boxes/cases in storage. Number of employees: 60 to 100 associates, depending on seasonality and volumes. Shifts: During non-peak, one shift, five days per week. Barrett Distribution Centers’…
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Amazon announced late last week in a blog post (published August 30th) that it has hired three of Covariant’s founding executives, while also signing a non-exclusive license to use Covariant’s robotic foundation models. According to the Amazon blog post, the deal will help accelerate Amazon's robotics innovations. The post explains that as part of the agreement, Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen,…
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Everything runs faster at Boscov’s DC in Reading, Pa., now that its conveyor and sortation systems have been replaced and revamped with new hardware, controls and software. Combine this complete automation overhaul with a new order processing area that eliminates the need to store some goods in trailers in the yard, and the outcome is a step-change improvement in order…
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Since 2020 when the pandemic and its shutdowns put a crimp in lift truck sales, the market rebounded, making 2021 a banner year for lift truck sales, as companies that had delayed purchases of industrial trucks resumed ordering equipment, while 2022 continued the growth curve. This year’s Top 20 Lift Truck Supplier list—which looks at revenue figures from 2023—shows that…
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Alift truck can be serviced 100% correctly, but if the technician and the underlying software used for work order management are not capturing the reasons and categories for each repair, you may be missing out on potential future savings. That’s because careful technician coding and notes on repairs drives better data insights, says Adam Carraway, senior manager of consultative insights…
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Technology is accelerating Lane Automotive’s ability to pick and pack items quickly and accurately right when that speed is needed most—during its daily order fulfillment surge. That’s when many of the speed shops, race car technicians and performance automotive enthusiasts tend to place orders at Lane Automotive and its wholesale division, Motor State Distributing, says David Meadow, chief information officer…
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Lane Automotive Location: Watervliet, Mich. Size: 350,000 square feet Number of SKUs: At any given time 110,000, counting all zones. Currently storing 53,000 in AS/RS with planned storage count of 77,000 Shifts: Operating 3 shifts weekdays with additional shifts as needed during peak season Read the full feature article on the Lane Automotive distribution center here. Lane Automotive, a Michigan-based…
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Last week was the Automate show in Chicago, the premier trade show and conference in North America for robotics, put on by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). After two full days at the show, my first observation is that it was a successful event. A3 said total registrations were already topping 40,000 by Tuesday, which constitues a record. One…
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Everything runs faster at Boscov’s DC in Reading, Pa., now that its conveyor and sortation systems have been replaced and revamped with new hardware, controls and software. Combine this complete automation overhaul with a new order processing area that eliminates the need to store some goods in trailers in the yard, and the outcome is a step-change improvement in order…
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Boscov’s Department Stores Location: Reading, Pa. Size: 395,000 square feet, plus attached 85,000 square feet building for stock replenishment. Products Handled: apparel, home goods, furniture, bedding, luggage, seasonal items. Throughput: 270,000 cases per week outbound, in peak seasons. Employees: 225, on average. Shifts: One 12-hour shift, five days a week. Learn more about the Boscov distribution center. Boscov’s DC in…
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Alift truck can be serviced 100% correctly, but if the technician and the underlying software used for work order management are not capturing the reasons and categories for each repair, you may be missing out on potential future savings. That’s because careful technician coding and notes on repairs drives better data insights, says Adam Carraway, senior manager of consultative insights…
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When will intelligent humanoid robots begin to make an impact in intralogistics and material handling, beyond a few pilot programs? According to Gartner, that time may be sooner than expected. The analyst company, in a recent research note on supply chain trends to watch this year, estimates that by 2027, 10% of all intralogistics smart robots sold will be next-generation…
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