Thursday, November 15, 2018 · SCMR Staff
Logistics industry turns to autonomous robotic systems as companies face global
labor shortages and changes in consumer habits
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 · Gary Forger, special projects editor
Long used to handling boxes and some standard shaped items, picking robots are on the verge of moving into a world where they have to distinguish between thousands of quite different items. And they have to make picking decisions faster than people. Getting there will not be…
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 · Roberto Michel
The combined forces of a strong economy, e-commerce growth and a tight labor market are making it more important for distribution center (DC) operations to find ways to make their existing infrastructure and people more productive. Software and automation continue to prove to…
Friday, October 19, 2018 · Bob Trebilcock
To move emerging technologies forward, the materials handling community needs to move beyond pilots and share results
Friday, September 7, 2018 · Venkat Madduri, Mark Newberry and Andrew Crane
Before making a large investment in automation, companies need to conduct a detailed data-driven, fact-based assessment across people, process and technology to identify the right fit.
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 · Gary Forger, Special Projects Editor
It's easy to think of technologies such as virtual reality, data analytics and autonomous mobile robots in the future tense. But that would be a mistake in 2018. Here's where those and other NextGen technologies are already at work in the warehouse or knocking on the…
Friday, December 29, 2017 · Bob Trebilcock
Congress and the administration talk about boosting industrial production and manufacturing jobs. But new analysis suggests that we're already at peak levels.
Monday, September 12, 2016 · Bob Trebilcock
Dematic's 31st Material Handling & Logistics Conference got underway with a survey that finds that most attendees see growth in their future.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 · Cheryl Murphy
During this webinar you'll learn how Crete Carrier has deployed several hundred "software robots" through a no coding integration and automation approach to automate many business activities that are core to their logistics operations and business interactions…
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 · Bob Trebilcock
Cisco says the warehouse of the future will focus on automation and integration across the supply chain. That doesn't necessarily mean automated materials handling.
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