Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
August 04, 2021
…B2B businesses. Companies rely on a patchwork of disconnected 3PLs [third-party logistics providers], creating a logistics network that is inflexible, expensive, and opaque. The result is slower packages, higher prices, and unhappy customers. Sean Henry, CEO, STORD STORD is leveling the playing field. We are the cloud supply chain for companies that urgently need world-class logistics. Leading B2B and B2C companies like Body Armor, Advance Auto Parts, and Dollar General use STORD to transform their supply chains to operate with the speed, flexibility, and ease of the cloud. Built by experts from Amazon, XPO, Coyote Logistics, Convoy, and Ryder, STORD…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
January 16, 2023
…The company said it helps retailers, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), and specialty warehouses efficiently meet and exceed the increasingly complex demands of fulfillment environments. This is Locus' first deployment in the Japanese market and the third country in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region following recent deployments in Singapore and Australia. Japan represents the world's fourth largest e-commerce market, and an aging population and a growing labor shortage have increased demand for flexible and scalable automation, said the company. “Locus Robotics is proud to partner with DesignFuture Japan and Material Bank, sharing our commitment to bring highly effective, scalable, and efficient robotics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
October 14, 2023
…Couto, executive vice president of robotics and third-party logistics (3PL) at integrator and software provider Körber Business Area Supply Chain. Couto said that Körber saw this appeal with the RaaS success of its partner Locus Robotics. Since not all its robotics partners offered RaaS, Körber launched an RaaS program of its own. “We saw from observing the market and what Locus was doing that the model works well,” he recalled. “We felt why not create our own RaaS program and really open the door to a broader market that couldn’t necessarily afford [robots] or that wanted to take the capex…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
August 22, 2023
…successful by focusing on just four market segments—third-party logistics (3PL), retail and e-commerce, healthcare, and manufacturing. “Within those accounts, we like complexity in terms of volume, multiple SKUs, and many different orders that flow through customer systems,” explained Faulk. “Unlike other robotics companies, we're set up to handle that complexity. We can handle large accounts and their SLAs [service-level agreements] and help ship thousands of units per day.” This year, Locus is building up its inventory to ship thousands of robots to help clients in North America and Europe handle the peak holiday shopping season, he said. “We designed our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
September 21, 2023
…Founded in 2013, SCALLOG designs, manufactures, and markets automated systems to boost warehouse agility and productivity for third-party logistics (3PL), e-commerce, distribution, and manufacturing companies. It asserted that its G2P range includes “the best ‘smart’ decision-making and execution software” and mobile robots to help logistics operators increase order-picking flexibility. The Nanterre, France-based company said that it has more than 60 clients and that it is aiming to accelerate its growth in Europe and worldwide.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
May 17, 2018
…from the Tompkins organization. They include a third-party logistics (3PL) provider for e-commerce fulfillment, a robotics company and a sensor-based organization to develop the connected warehouse. Tompkins defines two types of innovation: Linear and exponential. “Linear innovation is just maintaining the pace of where we’re at,” he says, which would include improvements to existing solutions and technologies. “To do true innovation that results in exponential innovation, you have to move the pace of innovation.” To make that happen, he adds, requires a need in the market, competent people and resources. To that end, Tompkins created a 12-member innovation team that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.35
October 04, 2016
…to lower logistics expenses, and ultimately, to offer specialized 3PL services to third parties. “We believe Amazon’s ambitions in transportation and logistics are borne out of peak-period capacity constraints, and aims to alleviate some of the stresses on Amazon’s internal fulfillment/logistics network, particularly as network partners (e.g., UPS, FedEx) are unable to accommodate Amazon’s rapid growth,” he wrote. “Over time, we continue to believe the natural step for Amazon is controlling more of its own transportation and logistics, including additional air cargo and other transportation/operations, as these are almost a necessity to continue the rapid expansion of Prime and Prime…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.35
May 20, 2019
…supplier development policy. Even though the onus is on 3PLs to invest in new technologies to improve productivity, partnering approaches and assurances involving cost-benefit sharing as part of the shipper-supplier relationship encourages them to invest. Innovative ideas are often transportation and fleet focused (e.g. real-time route optimization, uberization of freight, autonomous trucks) but interesting concepts in warehousing and technology-driven productivity initiatives have emerged. Traditional warehousing operations are evolving dramatically with the help of technology innovators and logistics leaders must stay on top of these developments. Technology Innovators Shaping Warehousing Design and Productivity On-Demand Warehousing: Flow Space | Flexe | STORD…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.33
June 17, 2021
…robotic arms. For example, Bergen Logistics, which is a 3PL [third-party logistics provider] for apparel and other goods in New Jersey, is using two types of robots with its picking station.” “Another customer is Cela Logistics in Israel, which works with global players like Nike,” she said. “It has already deployed its first projects and is expanding to several more.” “Caja Robotics is in pre-deployment design for two grocery chains, which have their own challenges with temperature and handling food,” added Yanovsky. “With this project, we believe we'll then have something different to offer for global customers in grocery.” The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.32
September 01, 2019
…handled fee to inVia Robotics, not unlike what a 3PL like RLS might charge its clients. The advantage of this model, in the view of RSL’s CEO Mike Manzione, is that he is only paying for the work performed by the robot. “If I have a human coming to work and my business volume is low, I probably send that person home. If I own the robot and the work isn’t there, my costs go up. With RaaS, I’m not paying for the robot to sit there,” Manzione says. He adds that inVia has done a very effective job of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.32
June 20, 2024
…companies piloting a deployment of Carter AMRs at the 3PL provider’s locations. Powered by Grace’s AI and machine learning capabilities, the deployment looks to enhance efficiencies in DHL warehouses. Another integral design feature of Carter is its incorporation of visual SLAM. You won’t find on the AMRs, and this is an intentional design choice. As Velusamy noted, visual SLAM provides a rich set of data features for Robust to operate with. The resulting data feeds back to Grace, and Robust uses that data to build out better situational awareness for the robots. “We built our stack in such a way…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.32
February 17, 2021
…in labor forecasting. “So, if I’m a third-party logistics (3PL) provider, and I’m looking at my business with 20 customers across eight different buildings, I’m not just labor planning for the building. I can labor plan and forecast at the customer level,” says Danner. “This data provides a 3PL organization the data to make informed decisions on service pricing strategies and margin.” In short, LMS analytics provide insight into a range of crucial data across all facilities for supply chain managers, says Danner, like the mix of work, lost time, and cost changes by functional area or department. Labor management…
