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The Top Logistics Blogs of 2016 …So Far

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We continue our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and Supply Chain ). Our first post covered the Top 5 Freight Management blogs of 2016. Today's post will cover the top 5 logistics blogs from 2016 so far. Top Logistics Blogs from the First Half of 2016 So Far.

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7 Reasons Why 2016 is the Year of Warehouse Robots

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The benefits to the use of warehouse robots, loading, unloading and delivery are evident. Driving Forces Behind the Increase in Use of Warehouse Robots. Foreign Investment - According to Eugene Demaitre of Robotics Business Review , the use of robots in warehouse and manufacturing environments is not a new venture.

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2016 Supply Chain Trends: 7 of 12 Trends that Will Drive Supply Chain Management in 2016

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We have already covered the top 6 trends for 2016 in manufacturing. 2016 Supply Chain Trends: The First 7 of 12. 2016 Supply Chain Trends: The First 7 of 12. Today we will begin our two part series covering the 2016 supply chain trends we expect to see come to fruition in the next year.

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How IoT and Augmented Reality in Logistics are Moving The Industry Forward

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Supply chain logistics providers made significant changes in standard operations in 2016. 2016 was a year of major improvements in sustainability measures for logistics providers. Load utilization eliminated wasted, “empty” space in freight. So, you must think about the reasons IoT spending increased in 2016.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

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The canal, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, has been struggling with water supply shortages since before a 2016 expansion that allowed much larger ships to pass through. I believe we are on the doorstep of a tentative agreement,” Gene Seroka, executive director for the Port of LA, said during a webinar on Thursday.

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6 More Logistics Technology Trends Enabling Success in 2018

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The decision by Amazon will result in increased development of robots for use in logistics and other functions in warehouses such as packing and picking. By the end of the year, up to 30% of all new robotic deployments will use c0bots that operate three times faster than existing robots deployed at the end of 2016.

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Wearable Technology in the Supply Chain: 3 Core Benefits

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One of the most surprising parts of the episode showed a warehouse worker using a voice-automated picking system (see video below), and the worker would then scan the product with a scanner on the tip of his finger. Warehouses become hot in the summer and near frigid in the winter. Do you ever watch Undercover Boss?