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SP Digital upgrades to automated mobile robotics

Logistics Business Magazine

Listening to your customers it is always a successful and enriching exercise. Roberto Fuhr, CEO of Boreal Technologies , commented: “SP Digital is a great example of the successful implementation of autonomous mobile robots by Boreal with remote support from Geek+.

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Editor’s Choice: 8 Supply Chain Planning Challenges Retailers Will Face In 2022 And Tips To Overcome Them

Logistics Viewpoints

The ongoing chip crisis since last year affecting 100+ industries is the best example: supply couldn’t meet the increased demand, which led to rising prices and shortages in computers, cars, and pretty much any other electronics product with chips. this experience has changed how we dress and exercise.

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Reimagining Logistics: Focusing on What’s Ahead, Not What Happened

Logistics Viewpoints

This is not a continuous improvement exercise, but a matter of survival as greater unpredictability prevails in our markets, continually taxing resources, and challenging forecast accuracy on both the demand and supply sides. Automate, automate, automate – This is not a new idea or trend.

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Supply Chain Predictions for 2022 and Beyond

Logistics Viewpoints

Automation efforts will accelerate: As labor shortages persist, automation efforts in the manufacturing and distribution will accelerate. As demand for last mile logistics intensifies, warehouses become the prime candidates for automation.

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Energy and Labour Costs: 2 Top Warehousing Challenges in 2023

Logistics Bureau

For example, could some areas of your warehouse be adapted via racking optimisation to store higher inventory volumes? The most obvious answer is to deploy automation and technology wherever possible to reduce human labour requirements and/or help warehouse staff become more efficient and productive.

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Know Your Supply Chain KPIs – Procurement

Logistics Bureau

For example, you might use simple observation to identify visible defects at goods-in, or you could make your analysis a bit deeper by testing a percentage of items received from the supplier. For example, every purchase order costs money to raise and process, as does every invoice. Supplier Defect Rate. Vendor Availability.

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No Supply Chain Strategy? Here’s How to Develop One

Logistics Bureau

For example, you don’t want to assume that a single logistics strategy and service approach will meet all your customers’ needs. Ideally, though, evaluating your position against competitors should not solely be a KPI benchmarking exercise. For example: How much automation will you need in your warehouse(s)?