Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.13
July 22, 2020
…its multi-client facilities, UPS, like other third-party logistics providers (3PLs), relied on conventional warehousing and fulfillment processes. The rapidly growing e-commerce space is upending that strategy. In response, UPS is re-imagining its e-fulfillment processes, inside and outside the warehouse. It Starts with the Network of Fulfillment Locations UPS operates an extensive network of fulfillment locations, including some 900 forward stocking locations used to pre-position critical inventory for high tech and medical equipment. There has been some discussion about leveraging those facilities as micro-fulfillment centers for same-day and next-day e-commerce fulfillment, but, Clements points out, “We have to find a balance…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.12
May 15, 2022
…a subscription-based RaaS model, popular with third-party logistics providers (3PLs), 62% of respondents indicated that they purchased the entire robotics solution, including providing their own maintenance and support as a pure capital expenditure play. Just under a third (31%) opted for an RaaS model, and another 8% bought the robots but subscribe to a SaaS model for software and support. At the end of the day, the question mark around robotics technology is whether it’s the shiny new object or delivering real value. To that end, 85% of respondents said their investments met (54%) or exceeded (31%) their ROI objectives.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.11
March 07, 2022
…areas of investment: IT; use of third-party logistics providers (3PLs); and various “system equipment” investments such as automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), lift trucks, and conveyors. The big gainer here was systems equipment, up from 24% last year, to 44% this year. Which systems and equipment are you likely to evaluate or consider during the next 12 months? Source: Peerless Research While IT was down 10% versus last year, Derewecki and Saenz observed that “systems solutions” like ASRS typically involve software to run and manage, so some IS spending is wrapped up in these investments. Source: Peerless Research Another…
