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3 Factors Affecting Growth of Automated Material Handling

GlobalTranz

Automated material handling systems reduce—and sometimes eliminate—the need for human intervention in industrial tasks. Research , in fact, shows the North American market for automated material handling is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.1% Plain and simple. over the next four years to reach $7.1 billion in 2014. .

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Material Handling Tips That Every Factory Worker Must Know About

Morai Logistics

Safety in factories is paramount—here are some material handling tips for factory workers. This week our friends from Quality Scales Unlimited are contributing to our blog. Given their knowledge of proper protocol on the factory floor, we were more than happy to accept their proposed blog post.

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Top Logistics & Supply Chain Blogs We Followed in 2018 & Suggest You Follow in 2019

Shipchain

We follow an exhaustive list of supply chain and logistics blogs to make this possible. If you want to start learning, we suggest you check out these top logistics and supply chain blogs. Top Logistics and Supply Chain Blogs We Love. Ship Lilly. China carrier relations and much more. More Than Shipping. Logistics Viewpoints.

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Autonomous Vehicles in Warehouse Management – Is It Time Yet?

Cyzerg

This blog post explores what driveless vehicles orAGVs mean for you as a warehouse/distribution center manager/owner, what their status in the industry is, and if they have become a viable option already. Today, apart from large scale warehouses, even mid-sized businesses are moving gradually towards driverless vehicles.

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Experts Choice Of Top Online Logistics Resources

Freightos

Intro Email Newsletters News Sites Social Media Influencers Blogs Unexpected Places. Part of Peerless Media’s impressive stable of industry magazines, including Supply Chain Management Review, Modern Materials Handling and Material Handling Product News. Logistics Management. LogisticsMgmt. jimtompkins.

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How Have Robotics & Automation Changed the Manufacturing Employment Landscape?

GlobalTranz

Editor’s Note: This guest blog from Cisco-Eagle, Cisco-Eagle, Inc. , a provider of integrated material handling and storage systems for industrial operations, is the first post in which we will have a few blog posts on robotics, jobs, and how millennials figure into the future of manufacturing.

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3 Forward-Thinking Ways to Increase Warehouse Safety for the Future

GlobalTranz

One example of how the IIoT might also pave the way for increased safety can be seen in the video below: Wearables such as Google Glass could lead to not only improved efficiency, but to increased material handling as well. a provider of integrated material handling and storage systems for industrial operations.