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Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers

Logistics Viewpoints

When it comes to deploying robots, warehouse technology is more established, as the use of robots within warehouses is set to grow significantly. Warehouse labor shortages will continue to be the main growth driver for autonomous mobile robots. Robots continue to be a larger part of global supply chains.

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7 Companies to Watch in Warehouse Robotics

Stord

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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Say Customer Service and Mean It

Supply Chain Shaman

Sleep Number Labs, the Company’s technology center, is in San Jose, California and works on data analytics and algorithm development to gain insights from Sleep Number’s proprietary SleepIQ technology, which has created one of the largest sleep databases in the world. Late-stage assembly in the warehouses enables five-day delivery.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2017

Talking Logistics

If you’re a transportation professional, for example, and all you know is transportation, your opportunities for advancement are limited compared to someone who has a broader supply chain perspective. Oracle : Oracle Value Chain Summit 2017 , February 13-15, San Jose, CA. SITL Paris , March 14-16, Paris, France.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2016

Talking Logistics

If you’re a transportation professional, for example, and all you know is transportation, your opportunities for advancement are limited compared to someone who has a broader supply chain perspective. Impact of Food Safety Modernization Act on Transportation (Takeaways from Transplace Shipper Symposium 2015).

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2015

Talking Logistics

If you’re a transportation professional, for example, and all you know is transportation, your opportunities for advancement are limited compared to someone who has a broader supply chain perspective. Oracle : Oracle Value Chain Summit 2015 , January 26-28, San Jose, CA. ORTEC : OPTIMUS 2015 , March 23-25, Atlanta, GA.

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Tracking Shipments with IoT

Logichain Solutions

In 1990, John Romkey showed a toaster at the INTEROP internet conference in San Jose, California, that could be turned on and off over the internet. Logistics and transportation companies have always been at the forefront to invest in the newest tracking technologies and offer solutions to their customers.