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Locus Robotics hits one billion pick landmark

Logistics Business Magazine

“The need for cost-efficient robotics automation is a must-have as e-commerce volumes continue to increase and the labour shortages persist. Locus is proud to help our customers efficiently meet this challenge with robust, enterprise-scale automation solutions that position them for success today and in the future.”.

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Less Than Truckload Shipping Trends to Wrap Up 2018

GlobalTranz

Download eBook. Warehousing Demand Is Increasing Although warehousing is often dissociative with transportation, its impact will be felt now more than ever. The stark costs of warehousing allude to the greater use of alternative warehouse methodologies, including drop shipping , just-in-time replenishment, and cross-docking.

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7 Ways Transportation Companies Can Improve Customer Experience

MercuryGate

It streamlines processes through supply chain automation and eliminates redundancy, promoting business profitability and helping to ensure companies can meet the needs for each tendered shipment. Why force yourself to manage printing, writing, and storing all that paperwork when you can automate and digitally sign all your paperwork instead?

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7 Key Supply Chain Leaders’ Skills and Why You Need Them

Logistics Bureau

Information Technology and Automation Knowledge. It will help if you know automation technology, too, since more and more companies are applying automation in distribution centres and warehouses. Dozens of handy eguides, on topics such as logistics outsourcing, warehousing processes, and industry-specific supply chains.

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Mobile Robotics in the Warehouse

Talking Logistics

From Grey Walter’s Tortoises to Shakey the Robot , scientists have been working for years to automate processes and alleviate hard labor on humans. Much like any revolutionary innovations in manufacturing and warehousing, mobile robotics is not a silver bullet. To learn more, download our New Supply Chain Innovation Technology eBook.

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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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6 More Logistics Technology Trends Enabling Success in 2018

GlobalTranz

In our first post on this subject, we addressed the 5 automated logistics technologies that will serve as the foundation of the transformation to the digital logistics & supply chain landscape. download ebook. More Companies Will Explore In-House Last-Mile Delivery Solutions.