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Welcome to A Day at ProMat 2023

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I spent the full day yesterday roaming the floor and meeting with exhibitors. The company is headquartered in India, has about 800 employees globally, and received a $154 million investment from majority owner Reliance Industries. ProMat 2023 is being held this week, March 202 -23 in Chicago.

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5 Myths of Making Robots Work with People

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Using AMRs as take-away or transport systems will eliminate some worker travel, but warehouses will still need to optimize pick rates and minimize worker travel within picking areas. In most cases, a WMS follows basic logic and location sequence pick paths in allocating work. This can lead to integration complexities.

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Continuous Warehouse Optimization and The DC Technology Gap

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For companies across industries, transforming existing DCs and narrowing this technology gap is key to competitive advantage in a changing economy. Any company shipping physical products today – whether to consumers or to other businesses – needs to meet higher service expectations, including faster order turnaround in the DC.