Topic: Logistics

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ABI Research: Robotics industry set for change

December 19, 2019 · Of the 8 million robots shipped in 2030, nearly 6 million will be mobile

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2019 State of Supply Chain Innovation Survey

December 18, 2019 · Discover which tech solutions your organization should consider investing in—and which you can pass on—for now.

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Employing Automation Technology for a More Efficient Digital Yard Management Process

December 16, 2019 · Employing technology to automate and improve the yard management process can yield enormous returns such as reducing wasted time, eliminating unnecessary costs, and expediting shipments.

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Soft Robotics announces partnership with FANUC

December 12, 2019 · Soft Robotics, a robotics pioneer dedicated to solving the hardest workforce challenges, today announced a strategic partnership with FANUC, the world's largest maker of industrial robots, that will accelerate the adoption of integrated soft robotic solutions into high-growth automation markets worldwide.

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5 Impacts of Autonomous Freight Trucking on Supply Chains

December 4, 2019 · Autonomous trucking is a new technology that can truly benefit every step of supply chain management, it will bring large reductions in costs for companies and potentially address many of the issues facing the transportation and logistics industries.

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Other Voices: The need for an evolved supply chain in e-commerce

December 3, 2019 · Supply chains can improve customer experience by making it easy to send data up and down the chain, with real-time information delivered via APIs and automated updates.

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Autonomous Vehicles for Fulfillment and Delivery a ‘$250B revolution,’ Says IDTechEx

December 2, 2019 · Suppliers following a traditional model of equipment sales should consider "a subscription platform in their business model to offer maintenance and upgrades, especially cloud-based software updates."

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ABB and B&R launch first fully integrated machine-centric robotics solution

December 2, 2019 · Solution to improve flexibility at all levels, including machines, to support shorter product cycles and smaller lots of greater variety.

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Report: Global Next-Gen Supply Chain Market to More Than Double to $75B by 2030

December 2, 2019 · Future of logistics to be driven by artificial intelligence, blockchain, Internet of Things, AR, drones, 5G and robotics.

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America Makes and Air Force Research Laboratory Launch an AM Modeling Challenge Series

November 27, 2019 · Goal of the AFRL AM Challenge Series is to predict the internal structure and resultant performance of metallic components produced by AM.

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Robotic unit orders show growth over last year

November 21, 2019 · Robotic Industries Association (RIA) statistics report more than 5% increase

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Manufacturing on Demand: How 3D Printing is Changing the Industry

November 19, 2019 · By combining 3-D printing with advanced shipping management, manufacturers can shift the dynamics of after-sales maintenance and repair advantageously toward their business and their customers.

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ACT Fulfillment invests in collaborative robots

November 13, 2019 · Inflexibility motivated the 3PL to explore a collaborative solution, leading to a ROI in five months.

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How mobile robots boost productivity

November 11, 2019 · While autonomous mobile robots can reduce the labor requirement that warehouse operators often struggle to fill, in many cases, AMRs are deployed to work alongside humans—­not in place of them. Find out why a Lockheed Martin warehouse that fills orders for aviation parts deployed mobile robots, and how they're viewed as helpers by their human co-workers.

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UPS and CVS herald initial drone deliveries of prescription medicine

November 5, 2019 · Roughly one month after receiving the United States government’s first full Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 135 Standard certification, which is required to operate a drone airline, Atlanta-based transportation and logistics bellwether UPS said today that, in a partnership with CVS Health Corporation, a subsidiary of CVS Pharmacy, it has competed the first revenue-generating drone delivery of a medical prescription from a CVS pharmacy directly to a consumer’s home on November 1.

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Columbus-based Vargo opens suburban Cincinnati office

October 24, 2019 · Company promotes Bart Cera to president, names new CFO and hires 11 new associates.

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XPO enters into partnership with MIT’s Industrial Liaison Program and adds new board member

October 24, 2019 · With an eye on advancing innovation in the logistics sector, Greenwich, Conn.-based XPO Logistics, a provider of global freight transportation and logistics services, said today it has formed a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Industrial Liaison Program (ILP), and last week it announced it has added Aris Kekedjian to its Board of Directors.

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Introducing Ware: Automating Warehouse Inventory Tracking with Drone Technology

October 23, 2019 · At Ware, we are building technology to help warehouses increase the efficiency of their operations so they can keep up with - and even dictate - the pace at which modern supply chains are evolving.

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4 New Game-Changing Warehouse Automation Technologies

October 18, 2019 · A host of game-changing warehouse automation technologies have recently launched, and many are already ready to optimize and streamline your warehouse’s operations.

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Optimizing Your Warehouse With a Voice System

October 18, 2019 · Management expects limited or reduced costs, while the boom in e-commerce demands the picking of ever greater quantities and better customer service.

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