Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.59
July 13, 2018
…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 supply chain. Two years ago, in an article in Supply Chain Management Review author Nick Vyas outlined real-life applications for drones in the healthcare industry, and predicted other use cases such as pipeline inspections or deliveries of parts and supplies in hard to access areas. He also noted that “PINC, a provider of yard management systems, has deployed a solution that utilizes drones to identify the location of trailers, shipping containers, and other assets…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.28
July 09, 2018
…of shippers, the report states, and new technologies and start-ups might provide some “novel solutions to transportation challenges.” However, old-fashioned ingenuity, building relationships with carriers and an increasing knowledge base of best practices may help logisticians ride out the challenges longer term. Titled “Steep Grade Ahead,” this year’s report discloses that U.S. business logistics costs, after declining in 2016 for the first time since 2009, were on the rise again in 2017. Business logistics costs rose 6.2% to $1.494 trillion last year. However, the pace of spending increases surged in the fourth quarter of last year, perhaps foreshadowing more of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.25
March 01, 2018
…your competitors are going to eat your lunch.” Some ups and downs As highlighted earlier, growth categories in the survey tended to be for various types of warehouse automation as well as a boost in spending for WCS/WES software, which is often used in automation projects to synchronize automated equipment with material flow and higher-level systems. For example, when asked which type of systems and equipment respondents are considering during the next 12 months, growth categories included AS/RS (up to 14% from 7% last year), order picking and fulfillment systems (up to 17% from 13%), as well as mezzanines (up…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.85
February 28, 2018
…with popular warehouse management systems and shipping software, including UPS Worldship and FedEx ShipStation. Newcastle Systems Booth B2734 Robotic lift trucks The Hyster Driven by Balyo solution optimizes workflow, provides flexibility and reduces costs by automating low value-added materials handling tasks. Navigating autonomously, the robotic lift trucks perform repetitive movements while reducing the risk of damage to goods and increasing productivity. They can be used independently or in conjunction with associates to support warehouse picking, load handling and order fulfillment activities. Hyster Booth B2921 Virtual reality simulator supplements forklift operator training To serve as a supplemental tool to assist in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.08
February 09, 2018
…No doubt executives at companies FedEx (NYSE: FDX) and UPS (NYSE: UPS) are no doubt waking up to frantic phone calls about what their industry might look like in five years. Read: Amazon's Delivery Dream Is a Nightmare for FedEx and UPS Shipping with Amazon is not a new project for the company. For years, the e-commerce giant has been building out its delivery infrastructure, expanding into ocean freight, leasing its own cargo planes, finding ways to deliver packages inside your house with Amazon Key, and even planning for the future with its drone delivery initiatives. Despite all this, though,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.83
January 31, 2018
…determine their location based on a map is stored onboard the vehicle. OTTO M also provides real-time monitoring, remote back-ups and cloud access. Workers can interface with OTTO via an optional tablet interface, allowing requests to be sent to the SDV fleet. Each vehicle can operate 24/7 by using opportunity charging technology to autonomously visit its charger. Columbia manufactures inline high-level, floor-level and robotic palletizers, load transfer stations and provides system integration. Columbia features upgradeable designs to speeds up to 200 cases per minute.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.65
December 28, 2017
…responsiveness continues to be top of mind. From e-commerce start-ups to century-old market leaders, the companies we showcased emphasized the importance of supply chain software to orchestrate dynamic fulfillment operations, ensure traceability and accuracy, and integrate disparate hardware and business activities. Robotics and automation also figured prominently in each facility. System reports this year touched on solutions including light-directed picking, AGVs and mobile robots, software, goods-to-person solutions, automated storage, automated packaging, pouch sorters and much, much more. Using AGVs at LEDVANCE The lighting manufacturer reaped savings by reducing maintenance costs and product damage, and using labor more productively. The bottom…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.27
October 11, 2017
…do not look like they did five years ago. Start-ups have shaken up the solutions landscape with innovative software, hardware and go-to-market strategies. Established systems suppliers have made meaningful shifts in how they provide solutions and services. In the process, the warehousing and distribution playing field has leveled somewhat. Thanks to consumer demands, massive automated facilities and mom-and-pop shops are expected to deliver similar service. And, thanks to faster and cheaper technology, many solutions exist to bring the capabilities of small, medium and large businesses closer together. In the wake of the Great Recession and the ongoing e-commerce revolution, the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.63
May 16, 2017
…Software. Dittmann tapped a wide range of expert sources, including multiple large and well-known companies, service providers and technology start-ups, to author the white paper, “New Supply Chain Technology Best Practices.” It is the first in UT’s Technology in the Supply Chain series. Kenco Logistics and JDA Software sponsored the paper. Download the White Paper: New Supply Chain Technology Best Practices
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.01
April 24, 2017
…take over more shipping duties from the likes of UPS and FedEx by leasing trucks, planes, and ships. The company has also started testing drones to deliver items from warehouses to buyers' doorsteps as part of its Prime Air initiative. Earlier this year, Amazon was awarded a patent for the technology that would allow driverless cars to to navigate traffic and lanes on highways. Related: FedEx Bets on Automation as it Prepares to Fend Off Uber and Amazon Related “Delivery” White Papers Five Ways to Optimize Your DC For E-Commerce Fulfillment While DCs typically are designed to handle below-peak throughput,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.57
March 10, 2017
…food as the cargo. The partnership is based at the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science. Related Article: UPS Drone Meets UPS Delivery Truck Download the Paper Drone Technology: Clarity from Above
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.49
February 22, 2017
UPS conducted the test on Monday in Lithia, Fla. with Workhorse Group, an Ohio-based battery-electric truck and drone developer. Workhorse built the drone and the electric UPS package car used in the test. “This test is different than anything we’ve done with drones so far. It has implications for future deliveries, especially in rural locations where our package cars often have to travel miles to make a single delivery,” said Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice president of global engineering and sustainability. “Imagine a triangular delivery route where the stops are miles apart by road. Sending a drone from a package…
