Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.08
…percent by 2030, largely through the reduction of labor Delivery lead times will fall by 40 percent Trucks will be in use on the road for 78 percent of the time, rather than the current industry average in Europe of 29 percent Reducing Logistics Costs The digitization and automation of processes and delivery vehicles will reduce logistics costs for standardized transport by 47% by 2030, according to a new report from PwC’s Strategy& consultancy. The Global Truck Study 2018 has found that around 80% of these savings will be attributable to the reduction of personnel in the transport and logistics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.65
…system. This high-speed, flexible solution supports same-day and next-day deliveries by shortening order-to-shipment times and helping workers minimize walk-time and manual errors. Investment in Technology XPO's latest robotics implementation is part of the company's planned $450 million investment in technology this year. Other recent innovations include the XPO Direct shared-space distribution network, voice integration with Amazon Echo and Google Home to track the last mile delivery of heavy goods, and the XPO Connect digital freight marketplace with multimodal infrastructure. As reported by FreightWaves, XPO has worked with 29 robotics companies and deployed 79 different types of robots across its warehouses.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.95
…prime land parcels, the continued growth of e-commerce, last-mile delivery, and warehousing are collectively driving significant demand for industrial properties, as well as driving innovation in terms of how assets are built and utilized. What’s more, the firm pointed out that given tight logistics vacancy rates currently below 3%, a tight labor market that is necessitating more warehouse technologies, and a dearth of needed prime developable land, and increasing demand for last-mile distribution facilities, JLL said this has led to more heightened attention for small- and mid-sized buildings, with around 60% of new warehouse development made up of facilities ranging…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.67
Aerial Inventory Robots Unlike their highly publicized home delivery cousins, drones designed for warehouse uses have been flying under the radar. However, a high-profile board appointment to an indoor drone pioneer could mean aerial inventory robots are ready to come out of the shadows. In August, Chris Sultemeier, former executive vice president of logistics for Walmart, joined the board of warehouse drone pioneer PINC to help roll out the company's new technology. Read the Article: Former Walmart Executive Chris Sultemeier Joins Warehouse Drone Pioneer PINC “I’ve had the pleasure of knowing the PINC team for almost four years now,” Sultemeier…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.86
…Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership completed a long-distance drone delivery test, delivering an ice-cream cone to a child. The Kansas Department of Transportation flew a BVLOS flight, where almost 50 people watched a demonstration where drones were flown beyond pilots’ sight. In Oklahoma, the Choctaw Nation and FAA used drones to help bait feral hog traps. Earlier this year, Dan Elwell, the Acting Administrator of the FAA, talked about the FAA being “open for business” in terms of how the agency wanted to actively collaborate with drone industry stakeholders. Related Article: Warehouse Drones Ready for Digital Inventory Management Related Resources…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.22
…practices and high turnover. While new local driving and delivery jobs (with humans at the wheel) would be created, data suggests these jobs could pay just half as much as those lost through automation. These workers are also likely to be misclassified as independent contractors, without basic benefits, labor protections, or the right to organize for better pay and conditions. “This is the first study to both forecast potential scenarios for how autonomous trucks could be adopted by specific segments of the trucking industry, and what that could mean for the quality of trucking jobs,” said author Steve Viscelli. “In…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.48
…The company’s intent is to expedite and automate the delivery process from warehouse to customer by reducing 10-15% of supply chain inventory in transit. With less excess inventory, companies can run their supply chain more efficiently. With customer sites located across the globe in Japan, India, APAC, Europe, Latin America and the U.S., GreyOrange serves e-commerce, retail, consumer electronics, fashion, third-party logistics, fast-moving consumer goods, apparel and industrial tools companies. For one client in Japan, the company saw a 15% increase in warehouse storage efficiency and a 4x increase in throughput from the same warehouse. Another client in Latin America…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.67
…for the fuel tank domes by 87%, and cut delivery time from two years to three months. Using traditional manufacturing methods, the process was much slower and 80% of the titanium used in the domes was wasted. The EBAM system has a gross deposition rate from 7 to 25 lbs. of metal per hour, and also uses the company’s Interlayer Real-Time Imaging and Sensing System (IRISS) for adaptive control. The solution can sense and digitally self adjust metal deposition during the print. The LM 2100 (an update of the A2100) is Lockheed’s largest satellite bus, and is used for high-powered…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.52
…the rise in e-commerce and the need for quick delivery of goods. Amazon and other retailers are analyzing their supply chains and shifting how developers view warehouse space. By 2028, 40 percent of all parcels will be delivered within two hours, according to a study released earlier this year by Zebra Technologies. “The changes we’re undergoing right now are coming at a pace we’ve never seen before,” said Garrick Brown, vice president and head of retail research, Americas, at commercial brokerage Cushman & Wakefield. “The evolution in the next 10 years will match what we’ve seen in the last 40.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.17
…with space transport a common occurrence. Download Now! Parcel Delivery: The Future of Last Mile Currently subject to significant disruption, last-mile delivery, especially of parcels, is getting a great deal of attention in the media and from investors, and rightfully so. Download Now! Drone Technology: Clarity from Above According PwC's study on the commercial applications of drone technology, the emerging global market for business services using drones is valued at over $127 billion. Download Now! Fast-Forwarding to a Future of On-Demand Urban Air Transportation This white paper delves into these challenges for achieving a successful VTOL transportation market, with an…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.45
…30 minutes.” Faster than you can say “same day delivery,” drones were the buzzword du jour at supply chain conferences, much like RFID following the infamous Walmart mandate about a decade earlier. Given the number of e-commerce deliveries every day in my neighborhood in a small town in New Hampshire, I sometimes imagined the sky blackened with Amazon drones, like a scene out of Hitchcock’s The Birds. And then? Well, at least for now, my packages still arrive the old-fashioned way from a UPS, USPS or FedEx driver. Which isn’t to say that drones don’t have a role in the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.07
…set schedules for drivers, using relay routes and changing delivery design systems to get drivers home more frequently are keys to fighting the driver shortage. “The ratio of those exiting the business against those entering the business is significantly unbalanced,” he says. And as trucking challenges and rates rose, rail was able to “raise prices sharply,” the report states, reversing a decline seen in 2016 rail pricing. Productivity improved among the Class 1 railroads with the report noting that some rails embraced what it called “precision railroading” principles. In the meantime, while international trade accounts for 27% of U.S. GDP—including…