Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.24
December 02, 2019
Automation in the delivery/logistic and warehousing/fulfillment chain is a growing market. According to recent research from IDTechEx, a subset of this is the use of mobile robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles for automation of movement-based tasks. This report finds the market for mobile robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles in delivery and warehousing is likely to reach $81 billion in 2030 and $290 billion in 2040. The report provides an analysis of all key players, technologies, and markets. It covers automated as well as autonomous carts and robots, automated goods-to-person robots, autonomous and collaborative robots, delivery robots, mobile picking robots, autonomous…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.98
December 02, 2019
…and optimization, real-time manufacturing asset intelligence, micro fulfillment, efficient last mile delivery and dynamic demand and supply synchronization are some of the major benefits of a digital supply chain. According to the report, the proliferation of technologies and opportunities around the digital supply chain means companies need to look seriously at outsourcing these functions. This is going to be a major shift towards a new business models as supply chain as a service (SCaaS), the report’s authors noted. In the report, titled “Next-Gen Supply Chain Market – Global Forecast to 2030,” this market is likely to reach USD 75 billion…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.08
September 26, 2019
What is Hyperlocal Fulfillment? Inner-city congestion and rising delivery costs. Increasing demand for instant fulfillment. Skyrocketing prices for conventional distribution center real estate. The Rise of Ecommerce The four horsemen of the retail apocalypse have come together to give logistics managers a real nightmare. How do you fulfill customer orders in this environment while still maintaining an acceptable profit margin? Here's a hint. You don't always do it by continuing distribution operations out of remote, gigantic DCs. Over the past couple of years, logistics managers desperate to conquer the last-mile challenge have been trying out a new model that turns…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.47
September 20, 2019
…go mainstream. Already, companies have made fully autonomous beer deliveries and struck alliances to operate autonomous trucks (ATs) jointly. The rigs these companies are using are typically new medium- and heavy-duty trucks, outfitted with lidars, sensors, and other technology to allow the vehicle to operate without human intervention. Basic versions of the kit cost as little as $30,000; high-end packages might cost $100,000, McKinsey reports. However, most companies are in stealth mode. ZF revealed autonomous Terminal Yard Tractor to the world last year. Running defined lanes within a restricted area, the yard trucks present an easy use case for moving…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.07
September 04, 2019
…aimed at reducing waste have been minimal over the last decade. “The annual economic impact of food waste is estimated at $218 billion in the United States, $143 billion in Europe and $27 billion in Canada,” says UN supply chain analyst Valérie Masson-Delmotte. “Such an amount is unacceptable, especially given the world’s growing population, the saturation of land resources used for agriculture, and the already significant concerns about food security.” Strong partnerships A discussion on food logistics and improving the cold chain was one of the highlights at last month’s USC Annual Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit, where the theme…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.48
August 28, 2019
…from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to begin food deliveries by drone in Holly Springs, North Carolina. Flytrex will soon begin its on-demand, unmanned food delivery via commercial drones for local residents, says Yariv Bash, CEO and Co-Founder of Flytrex. “Given the expediency of drones for food delivery, Flytrex requires no additional technology to preserve perishable cargo,” he adds. “Once up and running, flight time from pick up to drop off is within a few minutes, faster than any alternative.” Pending the approved proposal, Flytrex drones will operate along one predetermined delivery route, connecting a distribution center at Holly Springs…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.37
August 26, 2019
…Also, self-driving trucks and lorries would mean more cost-efficient last-mile delivery, allowing for shipping costs to be reduced. But we don’t have to wait around for self-driving vehicles for robotic technology to make a positive impact in the logistics industry. Robot-driven solutions are available for warehouses today. The positive impact in the warehouse Many people still have the mindset of robotics working only for a specific product or industry. In fact, over 2,000 global brands have already transformed their logistics automation with Swisslog solutions. Our portfolio of technologies consists of a wide range of systems to help businesses with different…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.47
May 20, 2019
…at nearly 4% with demand exceeding supply for the last 32 out of 33 quarters. Warehouse rental rates have been rising 5-6% per year on average, far above commercial real estate rate increase of 2-3%. Demand Exceeds Supply for 32 Out of 33 Quarters Source: CBRE Research, CBRE Econometric Advisors, Q3 2018. Stacking factors (indicating how many pallets can be stacked on top of each other) are trending down due to a greater need for pick profile flexibility driven by smaller sized e-commerce orders vs. full pallet orders by big-box retailers. This is leading to greater needs for additional warehouse…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.21
May 01, 2019
…be classified as a SAE Level 4 capable-vehicle.” However, last month Ford CEO Jim Hackett publicly acknowledged that the vehicle’s application will be limited because autonomous driving is more complex than the industry anticipated. Part of the difficulty with designing a Level 3 car is human nature itself. Can a human be relaxed and alert at the same time? A driver may physically and mentally be capable of taking control of the car, but he or she may be highly absorbed in a game, a movie or a chat, preventing the takeover from occurring in a timely fashion. GPU-accelerated AI…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.84
April 30, 2019
Same-Day Delivery and Last-Mile Logistics Consumer demands and expectations are rising, and up to 25 percent of consumers are willing to pay extra for same-day delivery. Also, same-day delivery will reach a 25-percent market share by 2025. By 2018 alone, same-day delivery and last mile logistics will be valued at more than $1.35 billion. E-commerce is the driving force behind the sudden uptick in last-mile logistics, and as explained by Logistics Management, e-commerce is expected to grow to $2.4 trillion by 2018 as well. Furthermore, the significance of real-time data analytics is proving to be a major contributor to implementing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.92
March 27, 2019
…drone transport provides an option for on-demand and same-day delivery, the ability to avoid roadway delays, increase medical delivery efficiency, lower costs and improve the patient experience with potentially life-saving benefits. Chris Cassidy, UPS President of Global Healthcare & Life Sciences Strategy stated; “UPS Healthcare & Life Sciences is excited to expand on our current lab specimen logistics portfolio to drive a step change in today’s delivery models, using drones to bring blood and other diagnostic specimens from medical facilities to central labs will improve transport efficiencies like never before, and with fewer vehicles on the road, we’ll generate less…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.42
March 14, 2019
…and handed their online sales over to Amazon. Border’s last profitable year was 2006, and they closed in 2011. Major bookstores everywhere couldn’t cope when Amazon Kindle came into the world. Even resistant bibliophiles like myself can’t deny the convenience of accessing their books on multiple devices whenever they want. I no longer had to go into the store to feed my reading habit. I could do it from the comfort of my own home. Or my barracks in Afghanistan, which is where I got my first e-reader. Now we’re looking at the age of self-publishing. Publishing houses still have…
