article thumbnail

Four Ways Shippers Can Optimize Their Cold Storage Operations

Blue Grace Logistics

Keep the temperature under control at all times: shorter delivery times and trends in omnichannel logistics are also present in the cold sector, making it essential to control the conditions in which the merchandise is stored and transported. Hence, specialized sensors are used to collect and transmit this data to the corresponding software.

article thumbnail

RF Scanners: The Ultimate Guide

Conger

Warehouses can use RF scanning alone or in concert with other technologies, like RFID scanning and voice-picking. RF vs. RFID: What’s the Difference? The terms “RF” and “RFID” are often used interchangeably. Education: Asset, attendance, and document tracking; staff communication. Presentation RF Scanners.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

SupplyChainTechTrends: Is blockchain coming of age?

The Logistics Academy

The solution enables the real-time exchange of original supply chain events and documents through a digital infrastructure, or data pipeline, that connects the participants in a supply chain ecosystem. They can also see the status of customs documents, or view bills of lading and other data.

article thumbnail

Importance of Technology on India’s Supply Chain Management

20Cube Logistics

At present, many industries in India like retail, manufacturing, automotive, etc have started using digital supply chain processes. New technologies like RFID already starts helping in efficiency improvement and better safety in the supply chain processes. New technologies like automated vehicles, blockchain , IoT, etc.

article thumbnail

What Are Order Pickers? [Definition, Types, Pros/Cons, Uses]

Conger

RFID or Wire Guidance Order picker wire guidance involves fitting the order picker with a radio frequency identification detector (RFID) and installing a wire buried underneath the floor in the warehouse. Yale presently offers 4 order selector models with the following technical characteristics: Up to 3,000 lbs.

article thumbnail

Why Blockchain is a Game Changer for Supply Chain Management Transparency

The Logistics Academy

If blockchain technology allows us to more securely and transparently track all types of transactions, imagine the possibilities it presents across the supply chain. Every time a product changes hands, the transaction could be documented, creating a permanent history of a product, from manufacture to sale. Benefits in a Nutshell.

article thumbnail

Collaborative Logistics’ Role in the Emergence of the Physical Internet

Material Handling and Logistics

It is quite a nebulous and fluid area of research at present,” he says. “It Then the file is recombined into a single document before being read by the receiving device. Zacharia stresses that the seismic change, which some predict the physical Internet will bring, will not happen overnight. “It