Topic: Drones

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Cold Chain/ Food Logistics: Setting the standard for cold chain

September 4, 2019 · Recent studies show that cold chain efficiency is often less than ideal, as abuses above or below the optimal product‐specific temperature range occur frequently. This fact significantly increases food waste and jeopardizes safety, observe analysts and practitioners, who suggest shippers “go for the gold” when choosing transport and warehousing providers.

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Drones to play key role in food cold chain logistics

August 28, 2019 · A new generation of transport providers may be making some forms of temperature control system irrelevant, says the upstart drone company, Flytrex.

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Amazon’s Drone Delivery Program is “Taking Off”

June 5, 2019 · Amazon, within months, moves closer to its goal of a drone delivery solution that scales to meet the needs of customers.

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Digital Warehouse Transformation: Using Autonomous Drones for Inventory Management

May 31, 2019 · The business benefits from drones are significant and immediate given low capital expenditure & infrastructure investments, access to off-the-shelf drone hardware, and SaaS-based solutions for warehouse operations, FlytBase, an enterprise drone automation company, share their learnings from customer engagements to help drive broader adoption of drones by warehouses.

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Are Drones A Sky-High Vision For The Future of Logistics?

May 23, 2019 · In theory, this is the future of the transportation and logistics industry, but when we go outside, the skies aren't filled with a swarm of drones whirring above us, the technology exists to make drone deliveries feasible, but there are plenty of impediments.

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Acceleration in Warehousing Costs Shaping Greater Efficiency and Technology Innovation

May 20, 2019 · Constrained capacity, wages, and tariffs are driving warehousing costs higher while technology innovation is shaping the warehouse faster than ever.

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Supply Chain Robotics Leaders Join Forces at ProMat

April 24, 2019 · Supply chain leaders in the robotics space, including 6 River Systems, RightHand Robotics, Magazino, Tompkins Robotics, IAM Robotics, and PINC, created the Passport to the Future: Robotics in the Supply Chain to enhance your ProMat experience.

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ProMat Preview: Managing Inventory Through Aerial Robots

April 3, 2019 · PINC's CEO Matt Yearling provides a preview of his ProMat 2019 session on the inventory management issues many companies are facing, and how autonomous aerial drones can help.

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UPS Partners with Matternet to Transport Medical Samples via Drone across Hospital System

March 27, 2019 · First FAA sanctioned use of a drone for routine revenue flights involving the transport of a product under a contractual delivery agreement.

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Positive Human-Robot Relationships Will Power the Future Supply Chain Workforce

January 25, 2019 · Technology is changing rapidly, and humans need to accept their robot counterparts, and the modern factory must quickly align itself to the cultural change forced upon it by the advances in these technologies.

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Google’s Parent Company Alphabet Will Begin ‘Wing’ Aerial Drone Deliveries in Finland

December 6, 2018 · Wing, the Alphabet-owned drone delivery startup, has announced that it will launch a free 10-minute trial distribution service starting in spring 2019 in Finland.

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5 Things to Know About NextGen Supply Chain Technology & Innovation

December 5, 2018 · In its 2018 Annual Industry Report, MHI advises companies to “think big, but start small” when implementing new technology tools and systems.

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How Humans and Robots Will Work Side-by-Side in the Supply Chain

December 5, 2018 · Humans and robots can work in harmony to create a safer, more efficient working world, here's what that world might look like.

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5 Ways to Streamline Supply Chain Logistics Operations with Autonomous Robots & Drones

October 30, 2018 · Many companies have already integrated autonomous robots into their supply chain, however, for some companies considering launching an autonomous robot strategy it can be intimidating, here are five examples of how autonomous robots and drones can work to streamline your supply chain operations.

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7 Reasons for Using Autonomous Robots in Your Warehouse

October 4, 2018 · Here are the main reasons why your company needs to start integrating autonomous robots into its supply chain in 2018.

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Warehouse Drones Ready for Digital Inventory Management

September 6, 2018 · Bolstered by the growth in industrial IoT, drones are proving their benefits for aerial inventory within warehouse facilities.

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FAA Completes Four Pilots in Its Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program

September 6, 2018 · The four pilots cover a wide range of applications for commercial drones, including healthcare materials delivery in North Carolina, consumer delivery in Virginia, providing bait to capture feral hogs in Oklahoma, and a beyond line of visual sight flights aimed at agricultural applications in Kansas.

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As Amazon Ponders Airborne Fulfillment Centers Demand for Vertical Warehousing Grows

August 21, 2018 · With the first U.S. multistory warehouses preparing to open and amazon contemplating futuristic airborne fulfillment centers, demand is growing for the vertical construction of urban warehouses with smaller real estate footprints.

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How Do Autonomous Robots Drive Supply Chain Innovation?

August 1, 2018 · This article identifies seven qualities that set autonomous drones and robots apart from their human-controlled counterparts.

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