Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.09
January 23, 2023
…of the product shipped to customers like Whole Foods, Walmart and Albertsons, the facilities are located within 400 miles of the markets served; harvested product is packed and shipped within a few days of harvesting. “We don’t hold our crop, which is another way we are disrupting the food supply chain,” said Frankert. “We ship directly from our farms to the customers.” The application represents a unique combination of a traditional, but effective automated materials handling technology. It uses a pallet-handling ASRS along with sensors and LED lighting. It demonstrates that just when we think we’ve mined all of the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.88
March 03, 2020
…consortiums working to prove its supply chain value, including Walmart’s program to trace green leafy produce supplies, and the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). A bit more time and broader participation is needed for blockchain to really take off, says Striffler. “Organizations are starting to dip their toes into the water with blockchain, but it needs that critical mass to be fully effective. We might be a couple of years away from that point.” Last-mile evolves The growth of same-day—and in some areas two-hour—delivery windows is making “last-mile” processes a focal point. In terms of software for last-mile, the trend…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.67
January 25, 2019
…for out-of-stocks, incorrect prices, and wrong or missing labels. Walmart is testing such robots in its retail stores, and early reports show that employees like using the robots to perform boring, repetitive tasks. In addition, customers were fascinated by, or at least indifferent to, the presence of the robots. Read: Warehouse Drones Ready for Digital Inventory Management Furthermore, chatbots are being used for self-service retail tasks, and their use is expected to expand. Many consumer-facing companies, including banks and internet service providers, employ automated systems or virtual assistants to help customers with basic tasks over the phone or through internet…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.34
July 22, 2020
…States in two days and is Amazon Prime and Walmart 2-Day certified. For instance, UPS’s East Coast fulfillment operation is near the Worldport shipping hub in Louisville, Ky. “We can synchronize order fulfillment with operations at Worldport using multiple pickup times, including late pickup times,” Clements says. At the same time, he adds, if you’re looking for a warehouse in every major metropolitan area, UPS is doing that now. If you’re looking for new technologies, like drone delivery, UPS is currently providing drone deliveries of some prescription medications to residences in partnership with CVS and to the campus of a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.28
February 19, 2021
…various ways to implement this approach. Some retailers like Walmart and Kroger use defined pickup windows to manage staffing and navigate peak hours, whereas Target fulfills an order within four hours and gives the customer up to 48 hours to pick it up. In either case, the goals are to limit capacity at busy times, incentivize off-peak traffic and promote load-balancing. Store managers can also change capacity limits in response to daily operational constraints, observed customer demands, or both. Buy Online, Ship from the Store Buy online, ship from the store (BOSS) involves a higher overall level of commitment and…
