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This Week in Logistics News (December 4-8, 2017)

Talking Logistics

My exercise plans for the weekend are set. JDA and SATO Partner to Deliver the Future of Warehouse Management. Fetch Robotics raises $25 million to automate warehouses (VentureBeat). The post This Week in Logistics News (December 4-8, 2017) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Disruptive Times Require Adaptive Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

which makes Internet-connected exercise bikes, but also for more traditional manufacturers such as the athletic footwear and apparel company Nike Inc.”[3]. Distributed Warehousing. ” By that, he means, you have to locate warehouses closer to customers. ” Supply & Demand Chain Executive , 14 June 2017. [3]

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IOT SupplyChain Tools (Internet of Things)

ModusLink Corporation

Traditionally, inventory counts were a complex exercise done manually about once a year but RFDI technology enables retailers such as Macy’s to monitor stock monthly bringing accuracy from 60% to over 90%. NFC reader is a tool that can be integrated into the warehouse management picking verification system.

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Advantages of Training Warehouse Workers Using Augmented Reality Displays

RFgen

With AR solutions like Vuzix smart glasses, warehouse pickers can finish tasks more efficiently. In addition to advantages in the product design field, AR is pushing warehouse worker efficiency. Working in a warehouse is a physically demanding job. Augmented reality (AR) is a surging technology in the manufacturing space.

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Advantages of Training Warehouse Workers Using Augmented Reality Displays

RFgen

With AR solutions like Vuzix smart glasses, warehouse pickers can finish tasks more efficiently. In addition to advantages in the product design field, AR is pushing warehouse worker efficiency. Working in a warehouse is a physically demanding job. Augmented reality (AR) is a surging technology in the manufacturing space.

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Risk Management: Is 2018 the Year of Living Dangerously?

Enterra Insights

Also, the expanse and coverage of these technologies have multiplied, as enterprises continue to integrate with suppliers, co-packers, manufacturers, warehousing teams, and procurement service providers. “In 2017, WannaCry ransomware outbreak exacted damages valued at more than $4 billion. ”[3].

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Supply Chain Risk: It’s Not Whether Severe Weather, but When

Enterra Insights

The previous record for billion-dollar events in a year was 16, in 2017 and 2011. “This means identifying all the sites across the world that directly or indirectly support manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, and repair by land, sea, and air.” The costs of 22 events of 2020 combined exceeded $96 billion in damages.”[6]