Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.42
November 29, 2022
…customers worldwide, including CEVA Logistics, Material Bank, Boots UK, GEODIS, Ryder, Verst Logistics, and Radial. This year alone, Locus Robotics said it has won more than 17 industry awards, including being named to the Inc. 500 for the second year in a row and a 2022 IFOY Award for its Autonomous Mobile Robot Solution in the Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV/AMR) category. Goldman Sachs, G2 Venture Partners execs join board Goldman Sachs Asset Management and G2 Venture Partners led Locus Robotics' Series F funding. Stack Capital Group, Next47, Stafford Capital Partners, HESTA, Newton Investment Management North America, Gray's Creek Capital, Silicon…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.21
April 09, 2018
…point. The piece focused on how 3PLs like DHL, GEODIS and Quiet Logistics are deploying mobile collaborative robots in their e-commerce fulfillment operations. One of the things that struck me is that while the implementations we’re seeing are small, it feels as if the market for mobile collaborative robotics is at a tipping point in materials handling, and it feels as if the adoption rate, poised to become in the next three to five years just another tool in the tool kit. In the words of Stephen Stills, there’s something happening here. Last week, as I was getting ready for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.88
February 08, 2021
…According to a survey conducted by the logistics provider GEODIS and the consulting company Accenture Interactive, among 200 European and American companies in 2020, around 59% of the European and 46% of the American companies relied on marketplaces for their online sales. These marketplaces held a 28% market share in the pre-pandemic period—a number that has risen to 38% during the pandemic. However, most of the brands surveyed believe that over-reliance on marketplaces is not sustainable and want to shift more toward owned e-commerce channels. Nearly two-thirds (64%) state that reducing their dependence on marketplaces is their first or second…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.83
January 13, 2023
…[third-party logistics providers] will really lean into automation. More will get into automation space, not with micropilots – DHL, Geodis, and GXO have been at it for a while. Over a third of the top 20 3PLs have been cutting their teeth with one or two systems to get internal confidence and competence. Add in macroeconomic conditions where they were not just able to throw bodies at the problem, and lean supply chains are out. 2023 will be the tipping point for the 3PL market to really embrace automation.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.78
June 05, 2019
…Chain Management Review NextGen Supply Chain Awards, representatives from Geodis, IBM, Johnson Controls, DHL, Cisco and IDC participated in a closing award panel that was moderated by Bob Trebilcock and touched on a host of topics of interest to senior-level supply chain executives. Day 2 highlights: Digitizing the supply chain “I feel like I’m living in a science fiction novel all of the time,” said Cisco’s Jack Allen, a veteran supply chain management expert whose second-day keynote focused on the digitization of the supply chain. “Things are happening now because we imagined them a long time ago,” he added. Jack…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.69
September 11, 2020
…has featured AMR implementations at industry leaders like DHL, GEODIS, Rakuten Super Logistics and, in the July issue, UPS. See a detailed inside look at the moving parts of the NorthShore Care distribution center. Those articles highlighted some of the leading AMR solution providers that are now becoming household names, including Locus Robotics, inVia Robotics and 6 River Systems. While each of those providers brings different strengths and strategies to the table, what they share in common is the problem they aim to solve: A more efficient way to do e-fulfillment in facilities handling pretty standard products in standard packaging.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.68
November 16, 2020
…has featured AMR implementations at industry leaders like DHL, GEODIS, Rakuten Super Logistics and, in the July issue, UPS. Those articles highlighted some of the leading AMR solution providers that are now becoming household names, including Locus Robotics, inVia Robotics and 6 River Systems. While each of those providers brings different strengths and strategies to the table, what they share in common is the problem they aim to solve: A more efficient way to do e-fulfillment in facilities handling pretty standard products in standard packaging. In that application, AMRs have evolved from the exotic to a best practice in the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.54
May 20, 2019
…a proportionate number of warehouse workers. XPO Logistics and Geodis have started using Cobots at several locations to mimic zone picking. Cobots minimize travel for warehouse workers by making the journey from pick zone to pack station, clustering picking and allowing hands-free scanning as workers don’t need to carry a scanner. Locus, 6 River Systems, Fetch Robotics, and NextShift Robotics are most active in this space. Autonomous Drones Autonomous Drones for stock counting have started finding their way into warehouses to automate the inventory management function. Drones require the use of RFID technology to track the data and feed it…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.24
July 22, 2020
…in Paris. He has also held leadership positions at GEODIS, Saga S.A., Circle International, and Eagle Global Logistics. Gilbert spoke to us from his home in Houston. How is the business environment changing, and how is UPS working with customers to meet new or changing supply chain requirements? COVID-19 has led to unprecedented challenges for companies from small manufacturers to large international organizations like ours. We have always believed the safety of employees, vendors, and customers will be our top priority. That’s something we’re pushing across all of our sites. And, liquidity and cash management are becoming top priorities. We’re…
