- 21. XPO Logistics Expands Use of Intelligent Robotics in the UK Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season
- (News)
- XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO), the largest outsourced e-commerce fulfillment provider in Europe, has increased its use of intelligent robotics in the UK in anticipation of holiday retail volumes. The robots ...
- 22. Deploying Robots as Needed Eases Adoption
- (Logistics)
- ... that their businesses can address if they adopt them. In warehouses, for instance, robots have proven to be efficient and quick compared to humans. However, although managers and leaders in the supply ...
- 23. Robots on Demand
- (News)
- Companies eager to have robot warehouse workers, but unable to afford the cost may now get their robots as a service, reports Supply Chain Dive. While warehouse managers and supply chain leaders may ...
- 24. After abandoning air express deliveries, FedEx will also stop ground deliveries for Amazon
- (Retail)
- ... introducing FedEx Fulfillment. In another instance, Amazon announced same-day delivery and FedEx speeded up its seven-day shipping. Amazon’s introduction of the delivery robots informed FedEx’s SameDay ...
- 25. One Company Seeks to Add Ant-like Efficiency to Supply Chain
- (News)
- One company is developing robots to work in the supply chain that mimic how ants function in a colony, reports Robot Report. The industriousness and efficiency of ants is well-known, and they have inspired ...
- 26. Supply Chain is expected to be a beneficiary of 5G wireless
- (Logistics)
- ... Warehouses are characterized by robots that can carry out various repetitive tasks augmenting work by humans. With the addition of 5G into the equation, connectivity of these robots will be enhanced ...
- 27. Powering Robots in the Supply Chain
- (News)
- According to RBR, as the use of robots in the supply chain increases there needs to be a clear source of energy to power the robots. With the market for autonomous mobile robots skyrocketing, and automation ...
- 28. How Walmart is using Robots
- (Retail)
- For some years now, robots have been creeping slowly into the retail industry. It is due to the advantages that they offer that many organizations are investing in them. Walmart is one of the companies ...
- 29. Amazon Looks To Robots
- (News)
- Amazon has acquired a robotics technology firm, reports Supply Chain Dive. Amazon has completed purchase of robotics startup Canvas Technology. Read the article on Supply Chain Dive
- 30. How adding AI to the supply chain can improve results
- (Integration)
- ... costs since repetitive tasks can be automated. Many applications of AI in supply chain management such as automated-guided vehicles, driverless carts and AI robots ease delivery of services surpassing ...
- 31. AI Assisted Retail
- (News)
- ... through better communication, inventory management and optimal product pricing. Communication Retail giants like Amazon use chatbots, conversational robots, and voice shopping to personalize the customer ...
- 32. Delivery Robots Coming
- (News)
- Delivery robots are coming, reports Supply Chain Dive. Starship Technology is testing autonomous delivery robots in the San Francisco Bay area. Read the article on Supply Chain Dive
- 33. Robotics in the Supply Chain
- (News)
- According to LiveMint, robotics will transform the supply chain. As of now customer expectations are high and companies can use robots to deliver faster, and more efficient service. Read the article ...
- 34. Streamlining the Supply Chain
- (News)
- According to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 25 percent of consumers are willing to pay a premium for same-day or instant delivery, this mind set is putting a strain on the supply chain. But industry experts ...
- 35. Robot Maker Increases Reach
- (News)
- According to Supply Chain Dive, Locus Robotics, developer of mobile robots for use in e-commerce fulfillment warehouses, has raised additional funding. It’s infusion of $25 million in Series B funding ...
- 36. Digital Transformation in the Supply Chain
- (Technology)
- ... chain? Is every order initiated by an automated function and passed along at light speed to the manufacturer who instructs their robots to build the order and put it on a pallet? Digital transformation ...
- 37. Controlling Those Robots
- (News)
- We know that the robotic revolution is on the way, but controlling them and coordinating their work within the walls of the DC are challenges.Different approaches are available based on the type of work, ...
- 38. The Robotic Revolution
- (News)
- Robots have been all over the news recently as the technology has improved, costs have dropped, and rising labor costs have managers exploring their potential. Amazon was an early adopter in their ...
- 39. 2017 Predictions from the Analysts
- (News)
- You know, just when I thought we'd exhausted all the 2017 predictions, Dan Gilmore provides a bunch developed by the key supply chain analysts at Gartner and IDC.As you might expect, they come at it from ...
- 40. Need to Trim Supply Chain Costs?
- (News)
- Simple is good, especially when we're looking for ideas on cuttiing supply chain costs, right? In an article on the Business 2 Community site, Christopher Moore gives us a headstart with a few ideas on ...
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