Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.84
May 20, 2019
…beat tariff deadlines but that meant high levels of inventory and warehouses at record capacity. Although this could be seen as a one-off event, the ongoing trade dispute resulted in companies scrambling to re-plan their supply chains, often at high logistics cost as they ran out of storage space. Impact – Acceleration in warehousing costs, focus on efficiency and innovation Although e-commerce is adding complexity to warehouse operations, shorter delivery lead times and deployment of inventory across the supply chain, including the last mile, have become the norm. Third-party logistics providers are now quoting 10-20% rate increases for standard warehousing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.60
April 29, 2019
…to peel back their layers of software, hardware and inventory/order tracking to be truly omni-channel. Oh, and they have to consolidate inventory to a single setting to satisfy orders regardless of origin. That takes technology and money, and maybe half of retailers can either do it today or are on a path to it. The others haven’t even started the journey. The third trend is sustainability. More and more companies now present sustainability as a requirement when evaluating inventory handling systems. Four or five years ago they only talked about it. Today, it’s part of the request for proposal. Q:…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.12
April 24, 2019
…rate hovering at record lows and warehouses bloated with inventory pulled in from China during 2018 to get ahead of impending tariffs, have emerged creating an even more demanding environment. For these reasons, proper inventory management - accompanied by the ability to move inventory throughout the supply chain at a high velocity and lower cost - has become a must-have in today’s business climate. Experts agree that as autonomous robot hardware and software continues to improve over the next 10 years, robots can provide a competitive advantage for companies. Through improvements in sensors, dexterity, artificial intelligence, and trainability. However, the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.83
April 10, 2019
…to be easily and accurately restocked or returned to inventory. This significantly improves productivity and efficiency while allowing workers to interleave pick and put tasks. • Multi-Order, Multi-Tote Picking: LocusBots can easily accommodate a full range of picking containers. Mix and match different cartons and totes of all sizes to work with any pick process or workflow, further enhancing fulfillment productivity and throughput. • Bulk Item Picking: Easily pick larger quantities of goods for later sorting. • LocusBot Top-Off Auto-Charging: A sophisticated, dynamic auto-charging system ensures LocusBots are always charged, eliminating downtime. Locus’s proprietary software automatically recognizes lulls throughout the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.85
April 09, 2019
…by machine learning algorithms to continuously improve picking and inventory accuracy, Hung continued. She added that the unit has recently been upgraded to handle a payload of up to 2,645 pounds (1,200 kilograms) and travel at speeds up to 6.6 feet per second (2 meters per second). “We’re also introducing our new C200 series, a robot shuttle system that can be deployed on either single- or double-layer rack,” she said. Each unit handles a bin measuring 23.6 x 15.7 x 13.8 inches (600 x 400 x 350 millimeters) at a maximum payload of 88 pounds (40 kilograms). It travels through…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.76
April 03, 2019
…rate hovering at record lows and warehouses bloated with inventory pulled in from China during 2018 to get ahead of impending tariffs, have emerged creating an even more demanding environment. For these reasons, proper inventory management—accompanied by the ability to move inventory throughout the supply chain at a high velocity and lower cost—has become a must-have in today’s business climate. Experts agree that as autonomous robot hardware and software continues to improve over the next 10 years, robots can provide a competitive advantage for companies. Through improvements in sensors, dexterity, artificial intelligence, and trainability. However, the day when “robots take…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.03
April 03, 2019
…due to fears of China tariffs, have created an inventory mess. At this year’s ProMat 2019 conference in Chicago, Matt Yearling, CEO of PINC, will present “Automating Your Inventory Management With Drones So It’s 100 Times Faster,” at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. The session is part of the CRO Summit at ProMat, produced by RoboBusiness and Robotics Business Review. The Chief Robotics Officer Summit at ProMat – Full Agenda PINC is a leading provider of yard management systems, finished vehicles logistics solutions, and inventory robotics. The company provides hardware, software, and services that aim to help companies…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.35
April 01, 2019
…you need to know the materials you have in inventory, how long will it take you to order the materials or the tools you need to make it; and also, what [does] the current production pipeline in your factory look like.” Being an independent operator, Plethora has access to such insider data and can respond to quotes more accurately, Mitchell notes. Technically, nothing prevents Plethora from joining a buyer-supplier matchmaking site or a vendor-run network. But Mitchell says the company so far hasn’t felt the need. “We feel going to Plethora directly is a better experience than going to Plethora…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.70
April 01, 2019
…parts, because they won’t have the carrying cost of inventory or have to create new tooling or change over production lines.” Space is also an issue for organizations that have a large part catalog. “There are these huge warehouses full of shelves of tooling, and if they need a part, they pull out the tooling and stamp out parts,” adds Jonah Myerberg, chief technology officer of Desktop Metal. “We’re seeing a shift away from that kind of traditional factory and toward a digital factory that uses software to make the parts on demand. They are never obsolete and they don’t…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.24
April 01, 2019
…workflow selections were stored in a single, digital production inventory. The next focus for the development will be machine connectivity that includes documentation of production parameters and a software evaluation of that data for quality assurance. Pushing Towards Agile Manufacturing The company says Agile MES enables additive manufacturing facilities to benefit from digital production planning and software driven workflows to improve efficiency and machine utilization. The next focus will be finalizing machine connectivity. To learn more about the 3YOURMIND MES for Additive Manufacturing, click here. Watch the 3YOURMIND introductory video. Read about the five problems 3YOURMIND solves related to 3D…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.55
March 27, 2019
…poised to change the game. Download Now! Global Autonomous Inventory Robotics New Product Innovation Award This best practices research paper details the PINC Air inventory robotics solution with its quick deployment model, faster inventory velocity, product ingenuity, and rapid ROI underscoring the decision for PINC to win Frost & Sullivan’s 2017 New Product Innovation Award. Download Now! The Four Forces Driving Supply Chain Innovation When supply chain professionals discuss supply chain execution, their focus is typically put on transportation management systems and warehouse management systems, the yard management systems capability and importance is mistakenly undervalued. Download Now! The Rise of…
