Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

Cimcorp is a pioneer in intralogistics solutions, simplifying material flows and improving customers’ profitability by offering innovative and efficient solutions for automation. The company’s high-level technical skills combined with software know-how have created a unique formula for success in grocery retail automation.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In his latest byline, Simon Jones (pictured), UK Sales Executive at Exotec , a global warehouse robotics provider, outlines how automated systems help mitigate against inefficient warehouse processes and shortfalls in times of fluctuating demand. October 2023, for example, saw high streets slump to a 2.7%

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MARCH 19, 2021

Based on the usage of different technologies such as warehouse automation, the company wants to continuously improve its supply chain management. Automated Guided Vehicles complete the material handling phase. They can move pallets (Finish Good or Empty Pallet stacks), picking up or depositing the load unit without human intervention.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 18, 2024

Companies aiming to improve their competitiveness through more highly automated intralogistics will find everything they need from a single source at Linde Material Handling (MH): a broad portfolio of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and mobile robots (AMRs), suitable for projects ranging from small to large and simple to complex.

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Conger

MARCH 22, 2024

This new idea has become a big part of the modern business world, revolutionizing how goods are transported within warehouses and manufacturing plants through automated guided vehicles (AGVs). Table of Contents Toggle Understanding Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) What is an AGV? Let’s dive in! So what is the difference?

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Conger

MARCH 22, 2024

This new idea has become a big part of the modern business world, revolutionizing how goods are transported within warehouses and manufacturing plants through automated guided vehicles (AGVs). Table of Contents Toggle Understanding Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) What is an AGV? Let’s dive in! So what is the difference?

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The automation of hand scanning processes increases productivity at inbound and outbound areas of logistics hubs dramatically. Hand-held barcode readers are still widely used to ensure the traceability of goods and packages, for example in retail, warehousing and parcel sorting operations.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The way to sustainable warehousing is through automation, says Craig Whitehouse, Managing Director of Invar Group. The warehouse is the beating heart of the supply chain, but it may not be immediately obvious that investment in warehouse automation can significantly contribute to sustainability goals.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 27, 2022

Gideon , the robotics and AI solutions company, has launched Casey, an autonomous case picking and process optimisation solution. The new solution helps companies manage the severe labour shortages and surging e-Commerce demand by automating and optimising manual case picking. Gideon CTO and co-founder.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 11, 2022

Warehouse automation does however not mean replacing employees with machines or robots, it simply means certain automation, requiring minimal human assistance, are introduced in the warehouse. For example, picking automation relieves warehouse employees from time consuming and physically demanding tasks.

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Successful, scalable eCommerce order fulfillment hinges on efficient pick and pack warehouse operations. The heart of any fulfillment center, pick and pack is the process of filling an online order, from the moment the order is received to the moment a shipping carrier loads it onto a truck destined for the customer’s front door.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 18, 2024

To meet these challenges, one might think that investment in automation in the fulfilment chain – warehouses and distribution centres – would be a no-brainer. Past mistakes Yet, there is a clear reluctance amongst supermarkets and other food businesses to go all-in on automation.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 16, 2022

Flat Pack Picking is a unique, automated turnkey system solution, from a single source. The unique automated turnkey system solution has been developed to ensure safe, efficient, and volume-optimized palletizing of heavy and bulky items, typical for the furniture sector. The Flat Pack Picking solution.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

Plenty of examples of warehousing. This is because a fulfillment center encompasses all aspects of logistics – from receiving, storage, processing, and filling customer orders, to picking, packing, and shipping. Perhaps the most prominent fulfillment center example is Amazon’s fulfillment centers. Their pros and cons.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2023

Automate was not co-located with ProMat as it has been in years past. McCormick Place North Entering the grand concourse and riding the escalator up one floor, we will take a left hand turn into the North Hall, home to the North Manufacturing and Assembly Solution Center and the Robotics and Automation Solution Center.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Today, the OPM system is the world’s most successful fully automated logistics and order picking system for cases. The story of WITRON’s Order Picking Machinery system (OPM) begins at Walter Winkler’s coffee table in Parkstein. The revolution in food retail logistics began in Parkstein in 2003. It all started with a cake lifter.

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Globalior

APRIL 20, 2021

Inventory picking is an important element of warehouse operations. The efficiency of picking procedures directly affects the speed of order fulfillment. This work can be automated or manually done. In many cases, there is some level of semi-automation. 5 ways to improve the picking procedure.

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20Cube Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

With the boom of technology with robotics and AI, every player in the supply chain wants to be ahead in the market by using some form of automation. To an extent, its true as automation has helped many companies around the world to reduce costs, improve efficiency and performance, but a few experts don’t agree with it.

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Conger

JULY 16, 2021

In this article, we show you the biggest warehouse automation trends in 2021 that could change your warehouse operations. What is Warehouse Automation? What are the Benefits of Warehouse Automation? 11 Warehouse Automation Technology Trends. Automated Guided Vehicles & Autonomous Mobile Robots. Voice Picking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 18, 2024

These were autonomous mobile robots where the bots and pickers moved through the warehouse together and optimally engaged in picking multiple e-commerce orders simultaneously. This year what caught my attention are robots that have “hands” for picking cases or eaches. CRG Automation was demoing pallet build.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 15, 2022

Amidst a ‘perfect storm’ type of environment, warehouse and DC operators are aggressively seeking ways to digitise operations, add automation technology and integrate those technologies with software systems,” said Keith Fisher, president, Honeywell Intelligrated. Increasingly aggressive adoption of proven automation technologies.

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EazyStock

MAY 20, 2022

Warehouse technologies and automated systems can help solve warehouse and supply chain issues cost-effectively. The right technologies can increase efficiency by improving stock control and pick accuracy, warehouse flexibility, responsiveness, and safety and security. In this article, we explore the benefits of warehouse automation.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

That’s where automation comes into play. The benefits include happy customers (due to on-time deliveries); increased employee satisfaction (because automated processes are less labor-intensive); and an overall boost to business profitability (less time spent on manual tasks). Establish a layout based on order picking.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 3, 2022

digitalisation, automation and networking of systems and facilities are becoming the predominant topics in production and thus also in logistics. Robotic systems have become the driving force for automating processes. Robotic systems have become the driving force for automating processes. Due to the industry standard 4.0,

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 16, 2023

If your business has been around for a while, there’s a good chance that you’re still completing inventory counts, picking, packing, and other tasks manually. Thanks to new technologies like ERP manufacturers and distributors can now harness the power of automation in their supply chains. Increased productivity.

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GoShip Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Automating business processes like shipping can save you valuable time and money while equipping you with the necessary tools to scale. This article discusses how to automate shipping and label printing to eliminate repetitiveness in fulfillment processes and boost operational efficiency. What Does it Mean To Automate Shipping .

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In just six months, SSI Schaefer was able to automate the existing mobile racking system at Ostendorf in Emstek using automated guided vehicles ( AGV ) and its WAMAS intralogistics software. The path to semi-automation for Ostendorf. It needed to optimise intralogistics, increase productivity and cut costs.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 17, 2023

Cognex will present machine vision-based solutions for automation in inbound, order fulfilment, sortation, and outbound areas at LogiMAT, the international trade fair for intralogistics solutions and process management, in Stuttgart, Germany, April 25-27th, 2023, at booth J11 in Hall 1.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2021

After evaluating a number of options, Boot Barn decided on a conveyor layout with a three-level mezzanine structure, including a total of 12 intelligent diverts driving 48 pick zones. Other information includes the number of empties assigned to a pick lane and how many totes both empty and full are going to the pick lane.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2024

That’s why they need to bring a distribution process efficiency mindset that includes investments in technology and automation. After implementation, they saw a 3x increase in picking productivity, increases in picking accuracy to 99.95% and a 20-30% improvement in inventory accuracy by location.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 7, 2021

Automated systems and advanced workflows have brought new life to carrier operational excellence and collaboration with shippers. Logistics automation offers more value via management by exception and making profit-driving decisions for all incoming tenders. Consider the following example. Consider the following example.

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Carter Logistics

MAY 13, 2019

Benefits of Supply Chain Automation. When we speak of “automation” in a supply chain, people may think of drones carrying packages and self-driving trucks. Those indeed are ideal applications of the automation technology, but automating your supply chain means much more than that. Orders and fulfillment.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2021

An equally important aspect is the specially designed automation solution from SSI Schaefer. It is exciting to be able to contribute to and support Mathem in achieving its goals,” says Hans Ekström, Solution Design Manager Automation at SSI Schaefer. I am glad that the deal is finally through.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 28, 2023

Ground was recently broken for a new distribution centre where Dematic is set to supply the latest warehouse automation technology to parent company KION Group at its site in Kahl am Main near Aschaffenburg, Germany. Picking workstations, packing stations, and other operational areas will be located under this massive platform.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2021

We are excited to see Boreal leverage our picking solution to support a leading e-commerce company like SP Digital with the efficiency and accuracy needed to expand its business,” said Randy Randolph, Senior Director Channel Relationships, of Geek+ America.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Keith Fisher, president of Honeywell Warehouse Automation, explores how warehouses can manage. In addition, several retailers found that holiday sales were spread out across a longer timescale — for example, JD Sports reportedly commented that higher rates of inflation had prompted customers to buy sooner.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

With margins under pressure and labour in short supply, forward thinking logistics service providers are taking a new, radical approach to winning business using flexible automation , writes Jo Bradley (pictured), Business Development Manager at Sparck Technologies. So what’s changed?

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