Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 3.88
April 16, 2021
…the fight right now. Companies like UPS, FedEx and DHL hired more than 200,000 workers in North America in 2020, and that trend will likely continue in 2021. These and other high-profile hiring announcements come right at a time when constrained labor availability, concerns over COVID-19 exposure, and social distancing requirements are impacting fulfillment operations nationwide. To further exacerbate this dilemma, customer expectations around delivery time have drastically increased over the last few years. With Amazon as the number-one online retailer offering free one-day shipping–and, most recently, two-hour shipping–consumers expect their packages to arrive immediately and free of charge. This…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.71
April 25, 2016
A recently-published report from DHL reveals 26 key trends that could impact the logistics industry in the next five to ten years. The new 2016 Logistics Trend Radar, the third in the pioneering series, introduces brand new trends, tracks the evolution of trends spotted in earlier editions and ones that have faded or become mainstream since the series started in 2013. “Predicting trends is notoriously challenging,” says Markus Kückelhaus, Vice President Innovation and Trend Research, DHL.“It is difficult to know ahead of time which trends will have long-term effect on businesses and which ones are simply parts of a short-lived…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.66
May 11, 2022
DHL eCommerce Solutions this week said it has conducted a successful year-long pilot of two Dorabot Inc. sortation systems in its 150,000-sq.-ft. Atlanta distribution center. The project is part of the company's $100 million, five-year automation investment plan, as it opens innovation centers around the world. “With a near-zero error rate and packages sorted on average in 3.6 seconds, our robotic arm pilot ... has increased our efficiency, speed and streamlined our processes,” stated Scott Ashbaugh, vice president of operations at DHL eCommerce Solutions, Americas. “It has also allowed our employees to focus on other non-repetitive tasks, and for some,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.62
November 10, 2021
…to discuss and explore ways to help evolve the supply chain process. The sessions ranged from highlighting customer case studies as we prepare for peak season, to new feature enhancements to 6RS's wall-to-wall fulfillment solution, to virtual networking opportunities. Distinguished speakers discuss change and opportunity Special guests included the following people: Mike Rowe, executive producer and host, joined the conference for a fireside chat to talk about labor challenges and the importance of changing the narrative about hard work. The conversation centered on the need for skilled labor, labor shortages nearly every industry is facing, and the key to building…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.61
October 02, 2023
…Co. last week said that it has collaborated with DHL Supply Chain to deploy assisted picking systems in a flagship warehouse that provides daily replenishment for about 600 chain coffee shops in a single city. “By leveraging our solution, the DHL warehouse has empowered itself with the steadfast ability to expand in capacity and elasticity, a formidable force prepared to conquer the challenges of a rapidly expanding business,” stated ForwardX Robotics. Founded in 2016, ForwardX said it has more than 250 employees from leading universities and enterprises around the world. The Beijing-based company has over 350 patents and has developed…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.58
June 03, 2022
…other automation are critical in meeting the logistics and supply chain challenges that businesses face today today, according to presenters at the Reuters Supply Chain Execution 2022 Conference in Chicago this week. “We’ve come a long way since we started making the investments [in automation],” said Sally Miller, CIO for North America at DHL Supply Chain. Perhaps most notable of these investments was in picking robots from Locus Robotics Corp. The partnership started with a single robot five years ago, and now, DHL is using 2,000 LocusBots in various locations. Earlier this year, the mobile robots made their 100 millionth…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.51
January 23, 2023
DHL has opened a robot picking system at its facility in Staufenberg, Germany to help satisfy the demands of its customers. The company enlisted the help of systems integrator Element Logic to install an AutoStore automated storage retrieval system, or ASRS, that now covers 6,000 square meters at the facility. The system is made up of 160 robots, which are being used to sort orders for clothing store customers across Europe, including Peek & Cloppenburg Düsseldorf, one of its largest. The Bonn, Germany-based company said the facility warehouses more than 3.5 million fashion items for customers in places such as…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.43
February 01, 2020
…and reliable. Jamie Howard According to Gartner, 47% of supply chain managers plan to use 3D printing in the next two years. This creates five unexpected benefits of bringing 3D printing into supply chain processes. Avoid Negative Outsourcing Effects Businesses have outsourced to other companies for decades because it made economic sense. However, global logistics is becoming riskier and more expensive. Things only get more complex when you add the time required to negotiate with multiple suppliers, and navigate several time zones and different languages in the mix. More fragmented than ever, outsourced supply chains are losing their luster. There…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.35
July 12, 2019
…going to revolutionize the way business gets done and supply chains get managed. Based on the press accounts, it’s easy to think that every competitor in a given industry is already putting next-generation technologies to work while your organization is running in last place. But the truth is, most organizations are still in the investigation, and maybe pilot stage; few have actually deployed those technologies and fewer still have done so at scale. But, a handful of innovators are putting tomorrow’s supply chain technologies to work today. And it is these foresighted few that Supply Chain Management Review, Peerless Media…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.23
September 18, 2017
…president of the Reshoring Initiative, and another with a supply chain executive from a leading retailer. I then had a chance to sit in on a presentation by Adrian Kumar, a vice president of solutions design for DHL, and one of his colleagues on DHL’s work with NextGen Supply Chain technologies, including mobile robots and Google Glass. They seem disparate, but there’s a common thread between the three. If you haven’t heard Harry speak at a conference, he is an apostle for American manufacturing in the best possible way. Founded about 6 years ago, the Reshoring Initiative says that it…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.03
March 06, 2024
…Vanderlande. Representatives from leading global companies attended, including Amazon, DHL Supply Chain, FedEx, General Electric, GXO Logistics, Moderna, Siemens, Target, Toyota, and UPS. In addition, the 2023 keynote session focused on how clothing provider Ariat International reimagined its operations by automating its warehouses. Matthew S. Hardenberg, vice president of distribution for Ariat International, was joined by John Santagate, vice president of robotics for Körber Supply Chain Software, and Randy Randolph, vice president of channels & partnerships at Geekplus America. This year’s event will highlight new developments in these applications and more. How to speak at the 2024 Robotics Applications Conference…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.99
September 22, 2023
…its robots have delivered close to 1,500 packages for DHL Express Estonia since they began their partnership in the summer of 2022. The partners reported that customers have welcomed the service, and they plan to expand their collaboration. “Initially, there was a lot of uncertainty because neither our nor DHL's global team had previously tested such a solution,” stated Kristina Laaneots, managing director of DHL Express Estonia. “However, over the past year, our extensive collaboration has proven that this technology has great potential.” DHL Express is part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, which generated revenues of more than €81 billion…
