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Dashboard Displays Warehouse Data

Logistics Business Magazine

Logistics providers need to process large quantities of warehouse data every day to control their material flow efficiently. A forwarding system handles picking, carrying the boxes to different picking stations automatically once an order has been placed. This requires efficient, forward-looking warehouse management.

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A New Era in Transport Logistics with Big Data and Self-Driving Trucks

Logistics Viewpoints

This is where big data technologies come into play. Big data for real-time optimizations in transport logistics. Logistics and transport service providers create enormous data records as they manage the flow of goods. These data include information such as types of goods, location, weight, size, origin, and destination.

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Robots Take Center Stage at MODEX 2024

Logistics Viewpoints

From autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to collaborative robots (cobots) to industrial robots, robots are transforming the way goods are moved, stored, picked, packed, and shipped. The robots can perform various tasks, such as transporting goods, picking orders, sorting items, and replenishing inventory.

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Editor’s Choice: WMS Budget – Room for an Implementation?

Logistics Viewpoints

Transitioning from legacy systems presents hurdles that add to the true cost. Here are some tips for making your WMS Budget work (you can apply this thinking to an upgrade or other supply chain solution implementation too): List hardware costs – Examine what devices (voice picking, etc.), To read the full article, click HERE.

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LogiMAT ’24 Has Your Back

Logistics Business Magazine

Exhibitors from nearly every sector of the industry are coming to LogiMAT 2024 to present their latest products and solutions for ergonomically optimized intralogistics processes, healthy workplaces, and injury prevention. The intralogistics industry has not been spared the ravaging effects of demographic change and labor shortages.

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The State of Logistics Podcasting with Blythe Brumleve

The Logistics of Logistics

Present-day, Blythe and her team oversee the management of dozens of websites to help the one-person marketing team flourish. 00:15:50] Picking podcast guests. [00:17:09] During this time, her team earned several awards including three ADDY’s plus earning runner-up as Jacksonville’s Best Radio Personality.

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Automated Hand-Scanning Upgrade

Logistics Business Magazine

However, this process not only takes time, but picking and putting down the hand scanner while handling the object risks repetitive stress and strain to the operator. 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.