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Warehousing News Roundup: April 1, 2019

Stord

This facility, located in Goodyear, Arizona, supports 40% of the co-op’s stores. Food Lion and its sister grocery chains in the United States are adopting artificial intelligence to transform how they get food from suppliers. Over 4 million robots will be used in 50,000 warehouses by 2025 , according to one report.

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Embracing the Supply Chain as A Complex Non-linear System

Supply Chain Shaman

In the past five years, companies have 5-10X the number of AGVs in their warehouses, but 40-60% more planners in corporate. We have successfully reduced warehouse labor, but planning is more labor intensive today, and less effective. Planning Needs to Change. Performance Declines. The paradigm needs to change to buck the trend.

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Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers

Logistics Viewpoints

When it comes to deploying robots, warehouse technology is more established, as the use of robots within warehouses is set to grow significantly. Warehouse labor shortages will continue to be the main growth driver for autonomous mobile robots. A big part of what the company has done is food delivery on college campuses.

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Autonomous Driving and Logistics: The Effects

20Cube Logistics

It will probably change the processes currently associated with warehousing, supply chain management and several other critical features of logistics. Every vessel travelling on water needs at least 20 personnel who require food, housing, and payment. In warehouses too, the self-driven concept will be utilized. Fork Lifts .

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The Best Supply Chain Conferences of 2019

GlobalTranz

Although dozens of conferences exist around the globe, warehouse managers should consider going to one of the best supply chain conferences of 2019 (plus MODEX, which is held in even-numbered years and occurs in 2020). This has roots in both food and pharmaceutical safety, as well as supply chain efficiency.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 6-10, 2019)

Talking Logistics

Only yesterday I graduated from college, bought a bicycle and cycled cross country, then headed out to Arizona to begin life again. frozen foods, cuts 4,000 jobs (Reuters) Shipowners Seek to Slow Services to Meet Emissions Limits (WSJ – sub. Only yesterday she was born, me heading out to bring her home from the hospital.

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Best Supply Chain Conferences of 2019

Veridian Solutions

Although dozens of conferences exist around the globe, warehouse managers should consider going to one of the best supply chain conferences of 2019 (plus MODEX, which is held in even-numbered years and occurs in 2020). This has roots in both food and pharmaceutical safety, as well as supply chain efficiency.