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Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and AMRs: Redefining Warehouse Automation

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As supply chains adapt to rising complexity, automation has moved from an optional investment to a core operational strategy. They can adapt routes on the fly, avoiding obstacles and working well in more flexible or changing warehouse layouts.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals: How a Human-Centric Digital Strategy Transforms Supply Chain Agility

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At the recent ARC Forum 2025, Rachelle Howard, Director of Manufacturing Systems Automation and Digital Strategy, showcased how Vertex strategically blends advanced technology with a strong people-focused culture to boost manufacturing and supply chain agility. However, technology was only part of the story.

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How AI Can Help Tame Warehouse Complexity

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Growing Complexity The complexity of running the warehouse only continues to increase. Supply chain leaders face macro-challenges such as the pressure for sustainability, labor shortages and the effects of inflation on operating margins. For example, slotting and picking usually consume more than half of warehouse labor costs.

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The Emergence of Supply Chain Data Fabrics

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When one thinks of supply chain software vendors, the name InterSystems may not spring to mind. A supply chain data fabric can help companies augment their supply chain processes. They aim to achieve the same success in supply chain management that they have achieved in the healthcare sector.

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The Essential Guide to Modern Supply Chain Analytics

Supply chains have been modernizing for years. Global competition, extreme weather, increasing customer expectations, and mounting regulatory action – together with disruptions from the pandemic – have made it critical to gain visibility and in-the-moment agility at every point in the chain. 4 customer success stories.

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Supply Chain AI: 25 Current Use Cases (and a Handful of Future Ones)

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It has led supply chain vendors to discuss how they currently use artificial intelligence. Further, virtually every supplier of supply chain solutions is eager to explain the ongoing investments they are making in artificial intelligence. ML can also be used to generate labor standards for warehouse workers.

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At St. Luke’s, Supply Chain Excellence Depends Upon Doctor Involvement

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As vice president of supply chain and procurement, Mr. Wengert was brought in to drive change. Hospital chains’ approach to procurement lagged far behind the practices employed by manufacturers, retailers, and distributors. Mr. Wengert explained that medical chains have two types of procurement models.