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From Push-Cart to Cutting-Edge Robotics: China Skips Traditional Warehouse Automation

Logistics Viewpoints

Of course, this was an exaggeration, but it illustrated his point well. “ Of course, fiber optic land lines offer greater bandwidth. I see a similar paradigm playing out in the warehouse automation landscape of China. Traditional “bolted-down” automation is the landlines in this paradigm. But bandwidth is one dimension.

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WMS + SaaS + Automation = Smooth Operations

Logistics Viewpoints

It starts with your first form of Automation, Warehouse Management. An up-to-date WMS will capture, control and disperse your information, and provide the necessary instruction that modern, automated systems need to work effectively. Of course, you will need a team of dedicated IT specialists to keep the system running.

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Cognitive Automation and How it Could Transform the Logistics Industry

Shipchain

As we’ve discussed before, there is still a human element required for many technologically advanced supply chain operations, including automation and blockchain. That said, a future in which smart machines can make decisions on their own (with a touch of human guidance, of course) could be closer than we think.

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Beverage industry raises a glass to warehouse automation

Logistics Business Magazine

The beverage industry is undergoing a prolonged period of significant change that is making warehouse automation a highly attractive option for companies of all sizes across the sector, says Paul Freeman, Head of Logistics Solutions, Toyota Material Handling. Increasingly, this means deploying some form of automation.

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The Global Warehouse Automation Market is “En Fuego”

Logistics Viewpoints

This was on a day I was busy analyzing the global warehouse automation market. There are many other similar growth examples in warehouse automation. Do they have reason to believe it has run its course? It also breaks out end-user industries. Granted, there are some less impressive statistics as well. Anyway, I digress.

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Technologies That Power Automated Freight Management

GlobalTranz

There are many ways that technology is launching the supply chain industry into the future. One of which is converting to automated freight management. Some of the technology behind this movement are robotics process automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, and software-as-a-service (SaaS).

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Delta presents comprehensive packaging automation

Logistics Business Magazine

Delta , a world-class provider of industrial automation solutions, will be presenting a full range of automation products for the packaging industry at this year’s Hispack in Barcelona. Delta’s industrial robots combine with peripheral devices to build quick, flexible, and highly precise automated production lines.