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How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling

Conger

The Benefits of Implementing AGVs in Your Operations Components and Types of AGVs AGV Navigation Technology Choosing the Right AGV Solution for Your Needs Ensuring Safety and Compliance in the Workplace Real-World Applications and Case Studies Overcoming Challenges with AGVs Conclusion Understanding Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) What is an AGV?

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How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling

Conger

The Benefits of Implementing AGVs in Your Operations Components and Types of AGVs AGV Navigation Technology Choosing the Right AGV Solution for Your Needs Ensuring Safety and Compliance in the Workplace Real-World Applications and Case Studies Overcoming Challenges with AGVs Conclusion Understanding Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) What is an AGV?

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Time for technology

DC Velocity

The 15h annual warehouse and DC metrics study shows many companies are trying to make the business case to invest in new supply chain technologies, such as robotics, the Internet of Things, or blockchain.

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Case Study: How did GEODIS improve put-away operator productivity by 30%?

Supply Chain Brain

The company was proactively looking for ways to enhance their material handling processes in distribution centers when in the fall of 2019, they began researching solutions to make jobs safer while increasing efficiency and throughput. As a 3PL company, GEODIS handles many different operations within its distribution centers.

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Study: threat of job automation may make workers sick

DC Velocity

Ball State University researchers find connection between fear of losing jobs and decreases in physical and mental health.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

Operations Research began when scientists demonstrated the value of analytics in the study of military logistics problems in the 1940s as a result of the complex requirements of World War II. The Material Handling Research Center provided leadership in developing new control technology for material handling automation.

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Case Study: Materials Handling to Maximize Heavy-Duty Application

Logistics Business Magazine

One of the most crucial ingredients in the materials handling industry is the safe transportation of packaged goods from origin to destination. The company handles between 20-25 cardboard coils per day, working in two shifts between 07:00 and 24:00. Customisation improves handling efficiency.