Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2024

Examples of Supply Chain Robots at MODEX 2024 Several exhibitors at MODEX 2024 showcased their innovative solutions for supply chain robotics, demonstrating the diversity and potential of this field. Here are some of the examples that caught our attention.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

You can just hear each other while Mikropakket’s 50-metre-long electrically powered sorting belt rapidly transports and distributes the various parcels to the thirty inclined discharge conveyors, known as chutes, in PostNL’s Nieuwegein warehouse. For the sorting solution, he approached several providers.

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Locus

AUGUST 13, 2024

For example, Walmart recently decided to convert sections of their stores into mini warehouses. Sorting: Organizing items based on delivery routes and priorities. This ensures quick, accurate, and efficient sorting, eliminating sorting mistakes. Scanning: Accurately capturing data for inventory management and tracking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The product press release states that the system provides sort locations for up to 240 orders to be processed at the same time in a single robotic put wall. Robotic Picking. BG Robotic Picking and Placement of Individual Grocery Items from Bin (bottom: to plastic bags). Final Word.

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Overdrive Online

DECEMBER 7, 2020

It's the most common sort of DataQs challenge -- to an 'incorrect violation' on an inspection report, absent a citation to adjudicate in court. It's also the least likely to be successfully changed, yet here's an example where persistence paid off.

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Truck News

JULY 7, 2020

It’s an interesting one, a simple if somewhat dangerous example of ingenuity of a sort that could be seen all over the place 40 years ago. Old-timers and students of trucking in the trenches will know about ‘prairie cruise control’ but newbies and those who hail from foreign parts likely won’t. At the wheel or […].

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Example: Retail giant Zara uses real-time data from its stores to adjust inventory dynamically. Warehouse Automation: Automated picking and sorting systems can improve accuracy and speed while reducing the need for manual labor. In many cases, automation can reduce picking errors that lead to returns and lost customer trust.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 1, 2024

They’re trying to sort of retrofit or redesign existing warehouses to fit more in. So 85 maybe 90% depends on the sort of storage media that you’re using. Businesses merging and sort of at the same time rationalizing their warehouse network, but also trying to fit more in. So it’s a very common challenge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 24, 2022

For example, an intervention might consist of a team scooping up the packages at risk at a sort center and putting them in a van that will leave immediately. For example, seven-day ground is cheaper than express deliveries. The right injection point is not necessarily the FedEx sort center closest to the customer.

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Compactor Management Company

JANUARY 22, 2024

These facilities, on the other hand, are crucial for ensuring that all of those recyclables are sorted and ready to be sold. To separate recyclables from rubbish, they utilize a combination of hand and mechanical sorting. These resources are sorted, processed, and prepared for the final buyer. What are 2 Types of MRF Facility?

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2024

Recent examples illustrate this trend. Similarly, FedEx has invested heavily in AI and machine learning to improve package sorting and tracking. For example, recent reports highlight the impact of global inflation and fluctuating energy prices on logistics costs.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 30, 2024

Itoh Denki, a leading international specialist in motorised drive roller (MDR) based material handling technologies, has announced the launch of a highly innovative new diverting and sorting module designed specifically for heavier individual loads.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 1, 2024

Carlos has proven that he can get sh*t done and is an example for the KY team! He previously excelled on our sorting team, always hitting his daily sorting rates. Lean runs his sorting team flawlessly. These ShipMonkers proved how they can get sh*t done and are amazing examples for the entire KY team!

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 22, 2022

While non-conveyable items, including those that are oversized, irregularly shaped or heavy, have always been an issue for sorting centres, they’ve become a particular problem over the last two years, as customers have flocked to ordering nearly all household goods online. This is because a rug that is 12-foot-long (3.6

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The belt is particularly suitable for logistics and parcel handling applications where goods are accelerated, sorted, diverted, merged, turned, accumulated, or re-spaced – whether small or large, packed or unpacked. It also facilitates the rotary movement of goods, further increasing directional movement possibilities.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

Whenever a parcel or letter travels through a sorting centre , it is photographed, scanned and tracked by a wide array of equipment. Contingency planning for every scenario Take, for example, an increase in parcel or letter volumes. If not, is investment in a new sorting centre, equipment or staff required?

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MercuryGate

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

For example, drayage services could be used to transport containers from a railyard to a warehouse. At the warehouse, the containers will be sorted, segmented, and routed to the […]. Drayage service transports freight from an ocean port to an initial inland destination in a specific context.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Amazon, for example, uses “ Robo-Stow ”, a robotic arm that aids with heavy lifting, reducing physical strain on employees while increasing efficiency. Companies like UPS are addressing these challenges by incorporating machine learning into package sorting and route planning, cutting costs and improving workflow efficiency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Locus Robotics is an example solution that decouples pickers from the robots, allowing for a greater degree of freedom that can drive worker productivity gains. Finally, Tompkins Robotics offers a parcel sorting robotics solution that offers dynamic sorting capabilities with flexibility not provided by a stationary high-speed unit sorter.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 24, 2022

Global real estate firm Hines has announced the sale of the Royal Mail sorting warehouse in Edinburgh. The industrial building was acquired in 2019 by a fund sponsored by Hines and has been sold to ICG Real Estate for an undisclosed price.

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Compactor Management Company

MAY 29, 2023

Gone are the days of sorting paper, plastic, cardboard, and glass into separate containers. Single-stream recycling is a convenient approach where all recyclables are placed in a single bin or cart, eliminating the need for sorting by consumers and businesses. Single stream recycling sorting process typically follows these steps: 1.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

One example from healthcare involves using generative AI integrated with Oracle’s electronic health record (EHR) solution to create a Clinical Digital Assistant that enables providers to use voice commands to produce rough drafts of new patient forms that would be reviewed but would still save significant labor. Uber has an ecosystem.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 12, 2023

This specialised e-commerce fulfilment technology is able to transport, sort, sequence and store both outbound and returned items, and by doing so can simplify and streamline a number of steps in e-commerce fulfilment in general. And even these non-sold items can be sorted according to any criteria as needed.

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Compactor Management Company

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A few examples of closed-loop recycling are glass for bottles and jars, aluminum for cans, and a small amount of plastics. Chipotle, for example, is using avocado pits to dye sustainable clothes, and Trex is making deck planks from plastic bags from places like Albertsons. Some companies are doing cool things with this idea.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2023

There is a form of warehouse automation technology that offers all the capabilities necessary to orchestrate and fulfil orders for high street stores and ecommerce, all in a single seamless operation – offering automated movement, sorting and buffering of hanging goods and boxed items in one system.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 21, 2023

LiBiao’s sorting robot technology has been specifically developed as an extremely cost-efficient and flexible alternative to the high CapEx fixed tilt-tray and cross-belt conveyor-based sortation systems that have traditionally been used within parcel, post and ecommerce operations.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In warehouse environments, AI-powered robotics and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are revolutionizing order fulfillment processes by handling tasks such as picking, packing, and sorting with unmatched efficiency.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MARCH 26, 2023

For example, players might need to manage their inventory to ensure that they have enough food and tools to survive while exploring their world. They can use different inventory management techniques such as sorting, labeling, and stacking to keep their inventory organized and easily accessible.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For example, automatic storage and retrieval systems paired with Prime Vision mobile autonomous robots (AMRs) and computer vision systems allow items to move faster through the warehouse. Additionally, bottlenecks in warehouse sorting processes can be identified and resolved, further promoting efficiency.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2023

Q to Sacchi: Why did Fives decide to invest in AMR technology for sorting / what is GENI-Ant? It is the tallest in the market able to sort dynamically at high speed : the robot can be up to 1.300 mm high and run at 2,5 m/s 2. Q to Sacchi – What sort of operations are the deployed GENI-Ant robots helping to optimise?

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Locus

MARCH 24, 2023

For example, in air freight, the ETA is calculated based on the flight schedule and the expected flight time. Automated package sorting: Carriers/3PLs come under a lot of pressure when it comes to ETA, as they are ones who make the deliveries for the retailers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2019

07:45] While we were prepping for this interview, I said that I thought everyone was using some sort of technology or automation for payments, but you explained that is not the case. It’s a slower workflow because, for example, you might have to hand write things. The talent pool is excellent and there are lots of tax advantages. [07:45]

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Compactor Management Company

MAY 21, 2022

Some of the examples are as follows: Glass containers. Sorting: The sorting stations carefully sort the glass waste. The first 2 stations sort the material unfit for recycling, usually light bulbs, cardboard, window frames, mirrors, aluminum cans , etc. Some of the prominent examples are: o Fiberglass.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

For the world of logistics, and in particular for e-commerce warehouses and postal hubs, the Black Friday period – which coincides with the beginning of the peak season – represents a challenge in the fields of packaging, labelling, sorting and shipping. In England, for example, sales during the month of October 2020 represented 28.1%

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

For example, the rise of RaaS ( Robots as a Service ) within the warehouse means that 3rd party devices (robots) are integrated into your environment and actively streaming your data while actually owned and maintained by an outside party. It ended up costing TFI about $6 million in quarterly operating revenue.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Leading the field are chatbots, which allow text-based interactions, for example, between procurement managers and their suppliers’ systems. Because of its flexibility, companies are using AI to tackle all sorts of supply chain challenges. AI-based applications can extract data from multiple sources and provide answers in seconds.

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10xLogistics

OCTOBER 19, 2022

There are a lot of conversations happening relative to all sorts of strategies for supply chains (and no lack of consultants who want to sell you on the latest and greatest ideas). Everyone uses the iPhone as an example of this and so some may think only Apple can do this. Let me use another example: The Kitchenaid Standmixer.

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