Cyzerg
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
“Alexa, please automate my warehouse.”. How convenient would it be if it were that simple to automate the warehouse? But in order to achieve a similar future, the warehouse needs a brain to process all the information it receives and automatically execute actions to address an array of scenarios. And that brain is called Artificial Intelligence, or AI.
Supply Chain and Logistics
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
Alex Lennane has written in the Loadstar about the merger or assimilation of six UK diverse logistics firms under one management. Perhaps this is what’s necessary to get firms to work together– a bigger hammer.
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Fleet Owner
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
Ryder System has teamed with FedEx Corp. and Chanje Energy have teamed to secure what it has called the largest order of commercial electric vehicles in United States history.
DC Velocity
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
Company will distribute direct to customers and to regional distribution centers from Byhalia, Miss., facility.
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Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.
Logistics Business Magazine
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
The BLUEBOX MICRO IA UHF is a new reading and writing device from the iDTRONIC BLUEBOX line. The compact and small shape design (12.0 × 12.2 × 3.7 cm) is ideally suited for industrial applications in logistics, robotics or assembly line production. The reader has an RS-232 COM interface. This serial port is ideally suited for connection to monitors, POS terminals, measuring instruments or printers.
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Logistics Business Magazine
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
French retail giant E.Leclerc has signed a contract with Vanderlande for the delivery of an automated case picking solution – STOREPICK – at its Scadif distribution centre (DC), located southeast of Paris. A three-year life-cycle services contract has also been signed and the project is expected to be completed by early 2022. The agreement follows the successful implementation of a similar system at another E.Leclerc DC in Socamaine (near the city of Le Mans).
247 Customs Broker
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
Shipowners looking for a Black Friday bargain have options across the bulker, tanker and container sectors, according to researchers at VesselsValue. Its experts ran the numbers to find the ships, within the five-year-old band, which can be bought at the greatest discount to their average historical price tags. Moundreas suezmax deal marks first tanker order since 2007.
Logistics Business Magazine
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
German waste disposal expert Strautmann Umwelttechnik presented its waste disposal solutions at the BrauBeviale in Nuremberg last week. The company is particularly known for its emptying and compaction of PET, beverage cans and TetraPak®. It says with its LiquiDrainer, bale- and briquette presses you successfully dispose of waste with little effort and maximum effect. 1.
247 Customs Broker
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
November 13, 2018 | By Felecia Stratton. Tags: Warehousing , E-commerce , Supply Chain. Multistory warehouses used to distribute e-commerce orders are popping up in densely populated U.S. metro areas, but conditions for developing the structures aren’t as ideal in the United States as in Asia and Europe, finds a CBRE report. The commercial real estate services firm’s analysis finds that New York City, San Francisco, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles and Seattle offer the most favorable con
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As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe
Automotive Logistics
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
Hyundai Kia’s logistics division, Hyundai Glovis, has automated the packaging of semi-knockdown components at its logistics centres in Asan and Ulsan, South Korea. The move is the first step in a wider company initiative to increase productivity through the introduction of smart logistics. Machines are being used both to package the parts and construct the boxes into which the knockdown kits are placed.
247 Customs Broker
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
June 27, 2018 ·. By Saddle Creek Logistics Services. Robust technology is at the heart of effective omnichannel operations. In our recent omnichannel fulfillment and distribution survey, we asked manufacturers, retailers, and ecommerce companies about their use of technology. Responses revealed that there’s room for improvement. Following is an excerpt from Ready or Not: Omnichannel Fulfillment & Distribution.
Logistics Business Magazine
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
There is a major new name on Britain’s logistics map this morning, with the creation of EV Cargo, which its founders claim is now the largest privately owned logistics business in the UK. Created by Hong Kong-based investor EmergeVest, and with claimed revenue of £850 million, EV Cargo has been formed by the merger of software specialist Adjuno, Allport Cargo Services, CM Downton, Jigsaw, NFT and Palletforce into a corporate structure under a new single brand.
247 Customs Broker
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
May 23, 2018 ·. By Lucas Systems. The need to reduce picking time is the driving force behind many DCs’ investments in WMS upgrades, voice-directed picking , and other solutions that can reduce the time your pickers spend at the pick face. For example, many Tier One WMS systems offer a voice picking add-on to make your pickers hands- and eyes-free, which means they’ll spend less time wielding a scanner or looking at a screen.
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Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.
247 Customs Broker
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
Toys R Us , the toy superstore chain that became a dream factory for kids nationwide, said in a U.S Bankruptcy Court filing early Thursday that it must liquidate, a move that will likely lead to the closure of all its stores and sale of remaining merchandise. As reported by Reuters , the closure is a blow to generations of consumers and hundreds of toy makers that sold their products at the chain’s U.S. stores, including Barbie-maker Mattel Inc, board game company Hasbro Inc and other vendors li
247 Customs Broker
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
The Potter Group is to invest £25 million over the next five years and rebrand as Potter Space to reflect its business of owning, developing and operating commercial business parks across the UK. Derrick Potter and Mathew Lamb of Potter Space. “We made the strategic decision to sell the logistics operation so that we could concentrate all our efforts on developing the business parks,” said executive chairman, Derrick Potter.
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NOVEMBER 23, 2018
[og_img]. Yodel has unveiled a semi-automated sortation system, named Merlin, for “uglies” – large, out of gauge and delicate parcels. The £1 million system has been installed at the Wednesbury sort centre replacing two manual sorting carousels. It can handle items up to 1.8m long and up to 0.9m wide. It is capable of processing up to 2,500 metre-long items per hour and will greatly enhance the speed and efficiency of the out of gauge parcel sorting process.
247 Customs Broker
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
SICK, the German technology manufacturer, has developed a protection system to enable unrestricted safe access to fenceless robots that it reckons will make robots and cobots more productive. The SICK Safe Robotics Area Protection solution integrates a safety laser scanner with a controller to enable dynamic protection of the monitored area. The result is unrestricted access to the robot, for example to allow someone to inspect the operation of the robot or machinery, or to insert or remove work
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247 Customs Broker
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
Private equity investor EmergeVest has merged six companies to create a logistics and technology-based company, EV Cargo. EV Cargo chief executive, Heath Zarin. The companies consolidated include logistics specialists: Adjuno, Allport Cargo Services, CM Downton, Jigsaw, NFT and Palletforce into a corporate structure under a new single brand worth £850 million.
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