Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2022

One such tactic is the implementation of robotics and gamification in a warehouse setting. They can move the goods more efficiently about the warehouse and often more quickly than human workers and aid overall workflow productivity. John Santagate leads Körber Supply Chain Software as the Vice President of Robotics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon’s record-breaking Prime Day Resilinc Releases list of top supply chain disruptions for H1 2023 Department of Labor announces warehouse workplace hazard prevention program China’s exports record biggest decline in more than 3 years Union, employer reach tentative 4-year deal to end B.C.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations. Eliminate Before You Automate : Automation is critical to large, efficient warehouse operations.

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 30, 2014

When an item is out of stock in their Massachusetts warehouse, they’ll overnight it from their Texas warehouse just to make sure they fill the order. Some companies are so committed to achieving outstanding fill rates that they’ll go “above and beyond” to fill customer orders.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The initiative involves placing RFID tags on packages and wearable devices on employees to eliminate manual scans, reduce misloads, and accelerate parcel throughput in the delivery giant’s warehouses. The smart package program also aims to improve the customer experience by slashing the rate of packages placed in the wrong delivery vehicle.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

The executive director of the Port of Los Angeles thinks a tentative agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) on a new labor contract is imminent. “I They include Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2017

warehouses from Chinese merchants selling on its site—taking on a role it previously left to global freight-transportation companies.” Amazon can do pickups, warehousing, line-haul transportation, delivery, as well as handle import and export needs, the site says. The site says it offers end-to-end one-stop ocean freight services.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The only potential hurdle in the frozen turkey supply chain is cold storage capacity in both warehouses and transportation. In Massachusetts, one of the biggest Thanksgiving traditions is high school football. However, football is one fall sport that has been put on hold in Massachusetts, so games will not be taking place.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights communication made by retailer Walmart regarding a significant bet on warehouse robotics having attractive operating profitability promise. This large retailer has expanded its capital expenditure budget to upwards of $20 billion in 2022. The report indicates that the retailer’s 1.4

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

He points to the late summer Gap warehouse fire in Fishkill, New York, which destroyed 30% of Gap’s total warehouse space and disrupted more than 10% of Gap’s orders. The 105-year-old, Massachusetts-based supplier Cutler-McDermott Co., In 2016 several man-made disruptions affected the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 6, 2020

Professor Yossi Sheffi from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston advises firms to conduct scenario analysis to minimize the business risks. And at operational level it’s about gaining insight into the upstream availability of raw materials and parts, what’s going on in factories and warehouses, and product shipments.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 9, 2023

Leonardo DRS, a leading provider of defense technologies, products, and systems, leverages a data warehouse to improve communications and optimize decision-making. PTC LiveWorx 2023 May 15 – 18, 2023 Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Boston, Massachusetts Click here to register for LiveWorx.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Adam graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1997 with a degree in Natural Resource Economics. Episode Highlights Guest Commentary Guest Commentary - Manhattan Associates Transportation Management Systems Warehouse Management Adam Bruun Keith Nash Lennox International Manhattan Associates supply chain redesign TMS WMS'

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6 River Systems

MAY 14, 2019

Our customer base is using collaborative robots to ramp their fulfillment capacity and productivity, at a fraction of the cost of traditional warehouse automation solutions. 6 River Systems was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 2015 by Jerome Dubois, Rylan Hamilton and Chris Cacioppo. About 6 River Systems.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 10, 2017

JDA Software, along with our partners Open Sky Group and DC Velocity , recently hosted a warehouse management system (WMS) and warehouse labor management (WLM) event in Boston, Massachusetts. It Would Be a Crime to Not Prepare Your Warehouse to Meet its Future. Mobsters and Lobsters. How JDA Can Help.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

“We’re very excited to offer our warehouse automation solutions to the European market,” Chris Lingamfelter, 6 River Systems (6RS) Vice President of Sales said. Europe has a rich history in warehouse automation. Our approach offers European warehouse operators of all sizes a new, flexible and scalable way to automate.”.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

He has a wealth of knowledge about supply chain solutions and warehouse automation, which he uses to help his clients succeed. 6 River Systems was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 2015 by Jerome Dubois, Rylan Hamilton and Chris Cacioppo. Jerome Dubois. About 6 River Systems.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, writes, “Today, an estimated 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea, with 60% of that — including virtually all your imported fruits, gadgets and appliances — packed in large steel containers. ”[2]. A Brief Shipping Container History.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 13, 2018

” Despite the benefits listed by Gustafson, Professor Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), the Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, asserts the click-and-collect strategy has serious flaws.[3] Warehouse organization : Check the merchandise, warehousing, inventory management; 2.

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IQMS

MAY 4, 2020

Based in Massachusetts with offices and facilities in Hong Kong and China, GII’s products are used extensively in electrosurgical tools, critical patient monitoring devices, and other products for medical applications, and medical supplies with zero-failure requirements. Global Interconnect Inc.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 14, 2018

However, before that happens, we may just see the day when smaller drones fill the airspace of warehouse interiors. Drones in distribution centres could actually make a lot of sense, especially within warehouses that are already largely automated (meaning fewer people below the flight path). Count on Warehouse Drones to Save Costs.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 16, 2017

Thanks to automation’s roots in the industrial revolution, many associated the term with mechanical production lines and warehouse floors. As Robert Bowman from SupplyChainBrain points out , “The focus up to now has been largely on repetitive, transactional processes, in warehouses as well as on the production line.”

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Elementum

JUNE 5, 2020

and warehouse staffing issues compounded. Ken’s Foods started out as a restaurant in Framingham, Massachusetts called Ken’s Steakhouse. The bigger supply chain challenges were yet to come as the COVID-19 pandemic led to more widespread shelter-in-place requirements throughout the U.S

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

He later co-founded the Auto-ID Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sites —Vehicles and containers pass through or dwell in many sites on their journey, including ports, yards, consolidation/deconsolidation centers, warehouses, and distribution centers.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

To the extent that self-employed workers today exceed what we observed in 2018, a likely possibility given record business applications in transportation and warehousing coupled with record new operating authority grants , the CES data will overstate the magnitude of the employment gap.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Instead of creating disposable transport containers for food products, many consumable manufacturers and suppliers opt to use reusable storage bins in their warehouse management strategies and supply chain activities. Food Safety News reported a Massachusetts consumer will sue a bakery for using old egg cartons to store discarded shells.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Instead of creating disposable transport containers for food products, many consumable manufacturers and suppliers opt to use reusable storage bins in their warehouse management strategies and supply chain activities. Food Safety News reported a Massachusetts consumer will sue a bakery for using old egg cartons to store discarded shells.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

15 in best Massachusetts hospitals. Meanwhile, logistics teams can ensure the right number of products are transferred from warehouses to facilities. Specifically, a replicated view consists of both current warehouse activity and enterprise activity. News and World Report, ranked the 268-bed institution No.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

15 in best Massachusetts hospitals. Meanwhile, logistics teams can ensure the right number of products are transferred from warehouses to facilities. Specifically, a replicated view consists of both current warehouse activity and enterprise activity. News and World Report, ranked the 268-bed institution No.

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Locus Robotics

MARCH 17, 2025

Home March 17, 2025 Previewing Array: A Warehouse Automation Milestone Rick Faulk , Chief Executive Officer I wanted to reflect on a quick story as Locus marks a milestone moment this week. Mike Johnson, Al Dekin, Sean Johnson, and Bruce Welty founded Quiet Logistics, a third- party logistics provider in Devens, Massachusetts.

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6 River Systems

AUGUST 6, 2019

The 6RS solution works alongside the warehouse associates, leading them through order picking processes and eliminating long walks by bringing work to the associate and delivering completed work to the next step in the process autonomously. Business processes are designed to optimize the use of AMRs.

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Stord

AUGUST 9, 2020

Robot use in warehouses can increase picking productivity of an order by two to three times. Some companies claim that a single robot saves up to 18 miles of employee walking in the warehouse per day, while also lowering labor costs. Robotics as a service (RaaS) is one way to gain advantages of warehouse automation.

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 11, 2023

Locus Robotics views Japan as an important market and aims to deliver proven, flexible, cost-effective, and scalable robotics solutions for the entire warehouse. Building material samples placed by designers on the Material Bank® Japan website are sent from the Material Bank Warehouse Management System (WMS) to the Locus solution.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The number and locations of required warehouses, distributors, etc. This way, the client and the operator are completely on the same page (even up to being on the same line of the page) regarding crucial details like goods being dispatched, warehouse goods procurement and delivery at arranged destinations.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Moreover, Amazon refused even to discuss the situation in good faith with Gilimex, locking Gilimex’s CEO and management team out of Amazon’s headquarters in North Reading, Massachusetts after the Gilimex team had traveled thousands of miles from Vietnam for a meeting.”

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 4, 2023

No detailed information has reportedly been disclosed regarding the acquisitions other than the WSJ indicating that Flexport is acquiring the Shopify logistics portfolio in exchange for upwards of 13 percent stock equity.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 10, 2024

The Waltham Massachusetts based robotics technology provider was founded in 1998 by a consortium of MIT engineers. This tech provider was the beneficiary of the previous $50 million Series B round that completed in January 2020.

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