Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2021

In fact, people commonly use it as a metaphor in business situations “I didn’t meet the deadline. WMS suppliers were well positioned to support their customers with the adaptations required to meet the abrupt change in fulfillment requirements driven by the Covid-19 pandemic. Most notably, picking processes were changed significantly.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The dock is where shipping & receiving meets the trucking company – where rubber meets the road! Insights including: planned pick up vs actual, loading/unloading time, dwell time, and detention. The dock and the people who work on it are the unsung heroes of logistics. Learn More About The Unsung Hero of Logistics.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2023

The division offers a wide range of products and solutions, including warehouse management systems, voice picking technology, and robotics automation. The division has a strong focus on research and development, constantly innovating to meet the evolving needs of the supply chain industry.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 17, 2024

Locus Robotics, a leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for fulfillment warehouses, has announced that its valued customer, DHL Supply Chain reached the milestone of 500 million picks accomplished using Locus’ innovative LocusBot robots. Remarkably, the last 100 million picks took a mere 154 days. While it took 2.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Myth #1 – Robots are well-suited for all picking styles Today there are AMR’s that can handle almost all styles of picking. 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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2023

I spent the full day yesterday roaming the floor and meeting with exhibitors. But I attended the company’s annual user conference last week, so I decided to immerse myself into the picking process at the company’s virtual reality booth that featured picking-to-robot processes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2024

Self-distribution can result in improved inventory levels and shorter lead times, which can help to reduce costs over time and enable healthcare systems to better meet the demands of their customers especially with on-premise space continuing to be at a premium. Their picking accuracy actually increased to 100%.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Labor is the single largest operating cost in most DCs and warehouse travel often accounts for half of all labor time, especially in order picking. Improving productivity is imperative for meeting the ecommerce labor challenge. Travel in Picking and Replenishment Processes is the Lynchpin. To read the full article, click HERE.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 12, 2024

” To pick up your own copy, visit BlueGrace booth C8185 or visit mybluegrace.com/unleashed We need to embrace the power of accurate freight data from a TMS integration to establish competitive advantage!” ” To which, he replies, “Technology, you say? My ancient spreadsheets have all the answers?”

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 25, 2022

Increase ability to meet performance goals. And while a high percentage of companies have said that investing in technology is important to their future plans, more than 66% of our respondents said that picking, packing and other warehouse processes are still done via paper and pencil. Help achieve better speed in item picking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2021

To take one example, consider an order-picking process using AMRs as a type of picking cart with multiple order totes per AMR, where human pickers are subservient to the AMR’s. After completing those picks, the picker finds the next closest robot, and the first robot moves off to its next destination where it meets a second worker.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

For example, a distributor challenged to improve productivity, reduce the costs for picking low unit of measure (LUM) items, and increase picking accuracy added voice-directed, AI-driven optimization software to supplement their RF-based process. Maximize and extend the life of your current WMS.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In this article, we explore these hurdles and the strategies businesses can employ to meet growing demand for fast, free shipping while maintaining operational efficiency. Today, customers anticipate free shipping from all online retailers, pressuring smaller businesses to meet this demand without sacrificing profitability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The priority of each pick based on shipping deadlines can compete with travel minimization and also evolves in its level of importance throughout the day. For example, in the morning, we may want to maximize picking density to improve the efficiency of our pickers without much concern about shipping deadlines. Dynamic Slotting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

For example, an AMR fleet can focus on picking operations during peak seasons and then shift to returns processing post-holiday. For instance, a large, expensive pick tower might hit its throughput limits during peak times. This level of adaptability is crucial for maintaining high efficiency in the face of constant change.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 22, 2024

Or they can order online and pick up the product at the store. An omnichannel order management system helps companies meet growing customer expectations. The pickup time by carrier, transit times, and estimates about how many items a warehouse can pick per shift, are conservative to ensure that promises can be kept.

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Some people learn that way, and I have to be able to pick that up. If you want to get a hands-on, reflective look at meeting your challenges as a change agent, come join us there. And even in those cases where I have to let go of the structure, that is a temporary countermeasure.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 8, 2021

Combined with omnichannel offerings like buy online pick up in store (BOPIS) and curbside pickup, two-hour and same-day delivery round out a suite of order fulfillment services even Amazon cannot match. Target acquired Shipt in 2017 to provide the foundation of its same-day delivery. Critical data to track.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 1, 2024

Or they can order online and pick up the product at the store. An omnichannel order management system helps companies meet growing customer expectations. The pickup time by carrier, transit times, and estimates about how many items a warehouse can pick per shift, are conservative to ensure that promises can be kept.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The new reality of Amazon FBA: Carriers picking up and delivering to Amazon locations will now be measured on a carrier performance scorecard. If carriers fail to meet Amazon standards, they will be unable to schedule appointments with Amazon facilities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 24, 2021

Pick your country, but you will find the same story: there are not enough drivers to meet transportation demand and the situation is not likely to change for years. Ecommerce experienced significant growth globally during the pandemic and is not slowing down as countries continue to open up.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2022

Most robotic arm picking and sortation systems utilize suction and/or a grasper to “lift” items and subsequently deposit them to their destination location (bin, chute, box, etc). This picking process is complex when the items are dissimilar. This conveyor belt end effector takes a different approach.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Now, a year-and-a half since the pandemic started, activity has picked up, but the disruption has spawned a shortage of 80,000 drivers in the U.S. With the lack of drivers and trucks picking up cargo, this is also causing U.S. Can you meet and respond to changing business demands? ports to get backlogged.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2023

I therefore took the opportunity to meet with a few of the independent consultants in attendance. SMECO Selects Körber Warehouse Edge SMECO determined that Körber Warehouse Edge would best meet its requirements and moved forward with the implementation. I recently attended Körber Supply Chain’s user conference, Elevate 2023.

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Stord

JULY 29, 2024

The 640,000 square foot capacity facility is the largest warehouse in Stord’s network and includes significant climate control storage, a pick mezzanine, pallet racking and robotic automation. This expands Stord’s network with a new state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Hebron, Kentucky.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 27, 2024

Top Time-Saving Fulfillment Center Solutions At a glance, for your ecommerce business to thrive you need a fulfillment center and fulfillment services outfitted with time-saving automation that make picking, packing, shipping, sorting, and managing more efficient. Here’s how it works.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Certain retailers and certain customers continue to raise the bar in meeting delivery and fulfillment of orders – and this has become a competitive advantage for the fulfillment organizations that can make this happen. Meanwhile, they have demanding customer expectations to meet. Alan worked in pricing for a 3PL.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

They realized then that Boeing had to transform itself from an engineering company focused solely on meeting engineering challenges to one focused on meeting the needs of the customers. But the key to meeting the needs of the customers was more than just understanding those needs better.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2024

The ability to meet that demand can be less than expected. This allows planners to run scenarios and pick a new strategy that helps to ensure that financial and strategic objectives will be met. Other tradeoffs, such as maximizing cash on hand or allocating products in short supply to preferred customers, are also possible.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 29, 2023

Key metrics that will indicate if marshalling is needed relate to picking and shipping. It includes pick quality to ensure that the quality of the goods being dispatched meets standards and that what has been picked is correct to what was ordered.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 19, 2023

For example, as a picker is moving through the warehouse, their scan gun will read, “go to location XB312 and pick three cases!” Automatic identification (AutoID) solutions – like scan guns or Voice Systems – is what allows a WMS to ensure the right product is picked from the right location. A WMS tells workers what to do.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Storage requirements at various times through the year are one element, but the detailed picking, packing and despatching activity can be a significant cost driver. This level of detail enables the LSP to profile the number of pick locations required, and the actual number of picks being made, on a SKU by SKU level.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 14, 2021

Workers are expected to meet their productivity goals. Companies typically get a significant wave of productivity – double digit increases in picking productivity – from a labor standards initiative. For many companies, labor retention is more of a priority than maximizing picking efficiency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2023

If these tools still do not eliminate package theft, consumers can have the items shipped to a PO Box or a pick-up locker. If the address produced a low score, then a package recipient can recommend in-store collection or a UPS pick-up point.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2022

In order to meet customer needs, retailers need to understand their customers’ expectations better. How should stores be laid out to support buy online, pickup in store that requires efficient in-store picking? For many retailers, the focus has been on the last mile but now the focus needs to shift to the first step.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

A leading Telecom company uses AIMMS to minimize the drive times of their field engineers to pick up spares. Prescriptive analytics “describes a set of analytical capabilities that finds a course of action to meet a predefined objective, such as maximizing revenue or minimizing costs.” Prescriptive Analytics. Download your copy here.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2021

The iWMS team on this project had folks from the US, South Africa, Ceylon, and India participating in team meetings and individual calls. Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that support each picking are increasingly implemented in ecommerce warehouses. Pictures of the keystrokes were taken.

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