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Six trends impacting the warehouse automation industry

Logistics Business Magazine

Warehouse and distribution centres (DCs) are grappling with a significant and ongoing labour shortage. Increased wages and benefits haven’t been enough to reverse the trend. As a result, we’re seeing some developing trends heading into the second half of the year.”. Without more automation, an additional 3.5

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2020: a year like no other. So, what can the logistics sector learn in 2021?

Logistics Business Magazine

2020 was a year of extremes – particularly for logistics businesses, where a global pandemic polarised the sector, creating both winners and losers depending on how end-user markets were impacted. 2020 – a year like no other. in 2020 – its lowest level since the survey began in 2012. 2020 really was a year like no other.

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Trends 2021: Warehouse Automation

Logistics Business Magazine

How has the pandemic impacted warehousing and logistics operations in 2020, 2021 and beyond? Warehouse automation acceleration – spanning the entire supply chain from warehousing operations to distribution centers – has been driven by the need to deliver directly to consumers in increasingly shorter timeframes.

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DHL Supply Chain Invests in Latin America

Logistics Business Magazine

In view of the global trend of omni-sourcing, DHL Supply Chain, the world’s leading logistics company and part of DHL Group continues its strategic investments into emerging markets and fast-growing economies. With investments of up to €7 billion in the period of 2020 – 2030 the group on an ambitious road towards achieving that goal.

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Elten Expands German Warehouse Capacity

Logistics Business Magazine

The company headquarters in Uedem on the Lower Rhine include offices and warehousing, along with the end production of safety and work shoes, which are sold online and distributed to B2B and B2C customers worldwide. FORTNA partners with the world’s leading brands to transform omnichannel and parcel distribution operations.

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IWL and Hawesko benefit from AMR solution

Logistics Business Magazine

Within eight months, Körber will implement a scalable Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) solution that is fully harmonised with IWL’s WMS to optimise the agility and flexibility of logistics processes at the distribution centre in Tornesch, Germany.

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DHL Index: Globalisation resilient during pandemic

Logistics Business Magazine

While there are different trends across types of flows, the overall DHL Global Connectedness Index just declined very modestly in 2020 and is on track to rise in 2021. After initial dips in 2020, the DHL Global Connectedness Index is already on the rise again this year. Global trade in goods has set new records in 2021.

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