Now is the Time to Get Ready for the Next Peak Season Final numbers aren’t in, but 2020 was a record setting year for shipments. Unfortunately, over 2 million packages did not arrive on time for Christmas, according to the Atlanta Journal. Although peak season brings in a welcome surplus in profits, it also highlights…
DetailsThe Logistics Behind Rolling out the Covid Vaccine The Covid 19 vaccine distribution effort is being described as the biggest logistics challenge since World War II. An anchor on CNBC summed it up perfectly, “Scientists and Doctors solve diseases, but its logistics that solves the pandemic.” Carl Quintanilla, CNBC Anchor. The great news is that…
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Put Walls, What are they and Why Might Your Operation Need One? Learn how Software Revamps a Flexible, Economical, and Rapidly Deployable Solution to generate a quick ROI Are you looking for new ways to accelerate and increase order fulfillment throughput without increasing labor costs? Put Walls have many beneficial uses in the warehouse or…
DetailsCommon Warehouse Voice-Directed Technology Myths – Debunked There are quite a few outdated concerns and myths surrounding voice directed picking automation, and we’re here to clear them up. Numina Group has been implementing Pick by Voice Solutions since 2008. The performance speed, efficiency and recognition rate for industrial voice engines has continuously improved over the…
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Four Big Benefits Gained from Mobile Powered Carts – Part II This is Part II of a two-part article examining the value of deploying Mobile Powered Carts in the warehouse. See Part I here. Sometimes simpler is better. This blog explores how mobile powered carts can be a very efficient solution at a…
DetailsFour Big Benefits Gained from Mobile Powered Carts – Part 1 Companies today have access to a plethora of technologies for automating and streamlining warehouse operations. So much so, that it is sometimes easy to overlook how a lean simple technology can be combined with other technologies to impact daily labor savings while returning…
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It’s mid-August and summer is coming to an end. In a normal year, big box retailers would be setting out their fall and winter clothing displays, and ramping up for the cyber sales and holiday shopping season. But this year has been far from a normal year – the cold weather holidays, Halloween, Thanksgiving and…
DetailsCNBC reports that due to the ecommerce boom the U.S. may need another 1 billion square feet of warehouse space by 2025. ProLogis, a real estate firm that is Amazon’s largest landlord, estimates that e-commerce companies require 1.2 million square feet of distribution space for each 1 billion in sales. Clearly, the US and…
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New to Warehouse Robotics? Key Terms to Know Today. In 1961, the first humans, Alan Shepard of the USA and Yuri Gagarin of the USSR made the first manned flights into space. Another significant technological advancement occurred in 61’ that has revolutionized manufacturing. This was the year General Motors brought the first Unimate robot, invented…
DetailsTaking a Phased Approach to Selecting DC Automation Have you recently experienced a surge in E-Com orders? We have seen a big uptick in interest for process and technology improvements across a number of different industry segments looking to more efficiently operate their E-Com shipping business due to a surge in business. Many had previously…
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