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Warehousing, the Rise of IT, Automation, and Now… Robotics

Logistics Bureau

From a simple place to stock goods, warehouses have developed in many ways—function and form included. Affected by changes in production, procurement and distribution methods, warehousing has continually been pushed and pulled in different directions. Where to Do Your Warehousing. Who Will Do Your Warehousing?

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Amazon News Cycle Accelerates With a Purpose

Supply Chain Matters

Another Warehouse Robotics Acquisition. Last week included the announced acquisition of warehouse robotics firm Cloostermans-Huwaert NV , a Belgium based tech provider whose technology supports the automated movement and stacking of heavy pallets or totes within warehouse facilities. That includes a recently announced $3.9

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Minerva on track with Slim4

Supply Chain Movement

From the brand new warehouse in Paal-Beringen, Belgium, Minerva supplies around 850 stores across the whole of the Benelux on a daily basis. Of course whilst keeping the inventory at a minimum. Slim4 helps us get the right orders at the right location as soon as possible”, says Bruggeman. Peter Bruggeman, CEO, Minerva.

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Top 2016 Supply Chain Strategy Posts from the Supply Chain Link Blog

Arkieva

10 Warehouse Productivity Tips for Reducing Downtime Today! View the full post or view the snippet below: If you are a warehouse manager, you would know that handling warehouse operations is not an easy task. Minimizing downtime and increasing productivity are two things that rank high on a warehouse manager’s to-do list.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

He changed the course of the 2013 playoffs with his game-tying grand slam against the Tigers that sent Tori Hunter tumbling over the right field wall and into the Red Sox bullpen. Frichti says it has more than 450,000 customers, serviced by about 25 micro-fulfillment centers across eight cities in France and Belgium.

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Supply Chain Roundtable Series: Optimising the Manufacturing Supply Chain

Unleashed

Being able to get traceability on the material, understand when the available dates are and whether it’s in the warehouse, whether it’s due or not … these are all the big things for us that create bottlenecks.” He offers this example: “[One of our clients has] a sizable warehouse, lots of SKUs, and a very good warehouse manager.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

The shift to full end-to-end integration, of course, leaves no one else in the middle. The first is size , of course, with Maersk running over 17% of global ocean capacity , but also selling land-services to just under 20% of those same customers. Growing into a Warehousing and Fulfillment Powerhouse. Driving the Maersk Shift.