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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. billion in 2019. Fast forward 5 years, and ARC’s 2019 base-year study estimated the market at $11.9 I will soon be publishing the 2021 base-year study with a five-year forecast through 2026. Well, I am saying it.

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The Quietly Growing Conundrum of Online Returns

Logistics Viewpoints

As online shopping continues to grow – retail e-commerce sales are expected to make up nearly a quarter of total retail sales worldwide by 2026 – returns will become more prevalent. 21% of online orders were returned in 2021, up from 9% in 2019. In the U.S, Compare this to the 9% returns rate of purchases made in-store.

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3 ways retail warehousing impacts profitability

6 River Systems

With more brick-and-mortar stores shutting their doors than ever before and demand for warehouse space on the rise, retail warehousing creates a profitable opportunity for many companies. In this post, we’ll discuss the trends contributing to the retail warehousing trend and three ways retail warehousing impacts profitability.

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Addressing Labor Shortages in Warehouse and DC Operations

NC State SCRC

A group of executive joined SCRC faculty and staff for a one-day workshop held on February 28, 2019. Many other jobs such as Material Handler, pickers, and other general warehouse position are bretween $12,00-$14,000, with fork life operators making up to $16 range. These gains don’t show signs of slowing down.

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Using Robotics to Boost Warehouse Efficiency

Stord

Warehouses looking for ways to increase flexibility and efficiency as delivery demands and consumer expectations rise are turning to robotics as a solution. Only 4,000 robotic warehouses were in operation last year, but the use of warehousing robotics is expected to dramatically increase in the coming years. At least 1.3

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Breaking Tech News- Flexport to Acquire Shopify’s Logistics Fulfillment Operations

Supply Chain Matters

in a world where the e-commerce market size is poised to surpass $8 trillion in 2026, one-in-four small businesses in America still do not have an online store. He further outlines the strategic motivation of this acquisition by stating: “ Another central goal for us is to level the playing field for small businesses. In the U.S.,

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Technology Support in Integrated Business Planning: Automation, Augmentation and Human Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

Preview In his 2019 Foresight article, Niels van Hove examined eight technological hurdles that must be overcome to enable autonomous or ‘lights out’ supply-chain planning. Hippold, Sarah, (2019). He reasoned that to support such planning we need to implement a third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software. Schwartz, J.