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5 Benefits of Human-Robot Partnerships in Warehouses

Locus Robotics

By Rob Press, Content Marketing Manager, Deputy In the supply chain, warehouses play a crucial role in receiving products from the source, storing them safely, and delivering them quickly and efficiently. The warehousing industry accounts for 8% of 2.8 million nonfatal work-related injuries a year !

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Logistics Warehousing in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

Kanban Logistics

And perhaps no element of the supply chain is more integral to the safety of pharmaceutical products than the warehouse. In this article, we’ll look at the ins and outs of pharmaceutical warehousing and tell you what you should look for in a third-party logistics (3PL) provider before entrusting your goods to its warehouse.

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10 Ideas for More Efficient & Productive Warehouse Operations

GlobalTranz

It goes without saying that warehouses need to find ways to prioritize workplace safety for the health and productivity of the workforce. The following is our top 10 list of ways warehouses can drive more efficient and productive warehouse operations: Consider Automation. Boston Consulting Group research shows 1.2

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Lean on a 3PL to avoid warehouse staffing challenges

Kanban Logistics

For many shippers and manufacturers, warehouse staffing has long been a major supply chain challenge. In this article, we’ll examine 4 labor-related benefits that come with entrusting your warehousing operations to a third-party logistics provider (3PL). How 3PLs can help with warehouse staffing.

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7 Factors of Solid Supply Chain Network Design

Supply Chain Opz

At strategic level, it''s used to find the best way to configure a supply chain network such as, - How many warehouse a company should have? Location and size of each warehouse? Product assignment to each warehouse? Location includes customers, suppliers, warehouse, manufacturing facilities, seaports, airports and so on.

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29 warehouse & automation experts share insights on how warehouse robots will impact industry employment

6 River Systems

Warehouse robots are just one form of warehouse automation , but they’re making a big impact. From greater flexibility and scalability to productivity gains, a faster ROI compared to other automation solutions and better resource management, warehouse robots are changing the face of warehousing.

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Polaris Named a Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2021 Top Supply Chain Project with ToolsGroup

ToolsGroup

BOSTON (June 16, 2020) – Supply & Demand Chain Executive , the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, selected Polaris to receive a “Top Supply Chain Projects Award for 2021” for its project with ToolsGroup. About Supply & Demand Chain Executive. Go to www.SDCExec.com. About Polaris. With annual 2020 sales of $7.0