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News This Week in News alternative fuel vehicles ATA Truck Tonnage Index Boston Dynamics C.H. Robinson Cass Freight Index drones FedEx Freightliner eCascadia gas vehicles Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck Nikola self-flying planes Tesla Semi TuSimple UltraShipTMS Walmart warehouse robotsAfter pushing out my appointment earlier this summer, I finally visited my dentist. The good news: my perfect record of no cavities remains intact. MORE
The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) has partnered with MIT and Ava Robotics to bring a new sanitizing robot into their distribution centers to fight COVID-19 spread. The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB ) has taken these measures a step further. Overview. MORE
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. Read on to find out what our panel had to say about the impact of warehouse robots on industry employment. Warehouse robots are the future, plain and simple. MORE
This is the debut presentation of what I think will be a nightmare-inducing robot” — Marc Raibert, CEO, Boston Dynamics. At Logistics Bureau, we’ve been following and reporting on the progress of warehouse robots in particular for at least the last couple of years. MORE
In response to some challenges with provenance on their product, Boston-based seafood distributor Red’s Best created its own software to track where they get their fish, and where it goes once it leaves the warehouse. At our retail location in the Boston Public Market, we have really begun to unfold this idea, making a wider variety of species available that fall all along the pricing structure. MORE
He has a wealth of knowledge about supply chain solutions and warehouse automation, which he uses to help his clients succeed. 6 River Systems was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 2015 by Jerome Dubois, Rylan Hamilton and Chris Cacioppo. The 6 River Systems engineering team has decades of automation, software and operations experience and has designed, built and deployed the world’s largest warehouse automation solutions. MORE
As explained by the Boston Consulting Group , supply chain leaders should gather all stakeholders from an organization. For example, supply procurement, manufacturing processes and warehousing information should be the first considerations. The amount of information and improvement possible through big data can be overwhelming. MORE
BOSTON, Mass. Our services help clients develop the right supply chain strategy for their business challenges and implement the process and technology solutions to improve Demand/Supply Planning, Procurement and Sourcing, Logistics and Warehousing, and Reverse Logistics business performance. Founded in 2002, Spinnaker has offices in Boston, Columbus, Denver, Houston, Memphis, Pittsburgh, London, and Singapore. PRESS RELEASE. MORE
Boston in known as The Hub - but it has really become the hub of warehouse robotics in the United States. MassRobotics and Humatics hosted The 2020 Logistics and Warehousing Executive Briefing. The post The Greater Boston Warehouse Robotics Cluster appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. Robotics Warehouse Automation Warehousing robotics warehouse automation MORE
Warehouse managers face numerous challenges, as well, such as the need to keep goods flowing in and out of the facility while enabling associates to practice social distancing measures. ” — Customer-Centric Supply Chain Transformation , Boston Consulting Group; Twitter: @BCG 34. MORE
The only thing that is limited is shelf space in stores, but in reality, distributors have warehouses full of these products, and are not going to run out any time soon. We’ve been pleading to the research laboratories to please, if they have RNA-extraction machines, to give them to the hospital,” says Michael Mina, an associate medical director in the department of pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. MORE
Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively. This initially necessitated the expansion of our warehousing provision, revision of our stock rotation and warehousing policies and associated costs, which we had to bear. MORE
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. 7) Service Requirements : things such as maximum allowable transit time or maximum allowable distance dictate the location of potential warehouses. MORE
The healthcare value chain was slow to respond—the majority of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was in Chinese warehouses. I gave thanks when the Patriots jet—championed by Mass General and Robert Kraft (owner of the Patriots)—landed in Boston with a million masks. MORE
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysts assert, “Logistics networks have never been more complex. The track & trace data shows if any exceptions occurred once the freight left your warehouse (weather delays, mechanical problems, etc.). It tracks not only transportation and handling but also warehousing and inventory working-capital costs, specifically by end customer. … A newer development in self-learning systems is intelligent warehouses. MORE
It’s hard to believe that we’re more than a quarter of the way through 2016 already — and that it’s snowing here in Boston today, the first Monday in April. Why Use Augmented Reality in Your Warehouse or DC? The Boston Globe: A Home Delivery and Outsourcing Failure. Mother Nature has hit the pause button on spring, but hopefully she’ll press the play button again, and the sun and warmth will return in time for our first Little League game in a couple of weeks. MORE
Whether a company requires inbound logistics services or more standard warehousing and distribution services, there are major advantages to basing distribution center operations in North Carolina. FTZ warehouses exist in a unique state of limbo. North Carolina, the Tar Heel State. MORE
As I write this, the greater Boston area (including where I live) is in lockdown as the police hunt for the second suspect of the Boston Marathon bombings (the first suspect was killed overnight). According to the press release: The PackManager Mobile WMS module now handles the majority of warehouse functions previously available to customers in the system’s legacy mobile experience. MORE
According to the Boston Consulting Group, automating manual processes can yield cost savings up to 40%. MORE
JDA Software, along with our partners Open Sky Group and DC Velocity , recently hosted a warehouse management system (WMS) and warehouse labor management (WLM) event in Boston, Massachusetts. It Would Be a Crime to Not Prepare Your Warehouse to Meet its Future. Boston is rich with history, and while many are familiar with the Minutemen and revolutionary spirit, most aren’t aware of Boston’s seedy underworld. Mobsters and Lobsters. MORE
6 River Systems (6RS) – the provider of the world’s first and only fully collaborative mobile robotics fulfillment solutions – will gather its community for FLOW 2019 , a three-day user conference in Boston Sept. 6RS has quickly established itself as a leader in warehouse and supply chain automation. Its experienced leadership and engineering teams work together to provide solutions that enhance the workforce and streamline warehouse tasks. MORE
Mobile Robotics Descend on Warehouse Operations. Robots Are Scaling Warehouse Shelves to Get Stuff to You Faster. Boston Dynamics’ Robots are preparing to leave the lab – is the world ready? Are we approaching a tipping point for the deployment of robotics in the supply chain? It seems that technological advances, combined with very tight labour markets, is making the technology increasingly prominent in a variety of spaces across the supply chain. MORE
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. 7) Service Requirements : things such as maximum allowable transit time or maximum allowable distance dictate the location of potential warehouses. MORE
Professor Yossi Sheffi from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston advises firms to conduct scenario analysis to minimize the business risks. MORE
In April of 2005, just a month after completing my first half marathon (and vowing I would never run a full marathon in my life), I went to the finish line at the Boston Marathon and saw Team Hoyt for the first time. MORE
On Thursday, August 17, 2017, JDA Software, along with our partners Open Sky Group and DC Velocity, are hosting a warehouse management system (WMS) and warehouse labor management (WLM) event in Boston, Massachusetts. It Would Be a Crime to Not Prepare Your Warehouse to Meet its Future. Boston is rich with history, and while many are familiar with the Minutemen and revolutionary spirit, most aren’t aware of Boston’s seedy underworld. Mobsters and Lobsters. MORE
And perhaps no element of the supply chain is more integral to the safety of pharmaceutical products than the warehouse. About Pharmaceutical Warehousing. These standards apply to pharmaceutical warehouses , processes, and to the drugs themselves. Warehousing MORE
I am interested in seeing how the warehouse robotics landscape evolves. During the Winter of 2020, I attended the Logistics and Warehousing Executive Briefing organized by MassRobotics. The post Integrating Warehouse Robotics: SVT Robotics Demo appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. MORE
BOSTON, March 17, 2021 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, is proud to announce that ToolsGroup Director of Professional Services for Europe, Michael Haiber, and Vice President of Professional Services, Stefano Novati, were both named 2021 “Pros to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. MORE
Automation in production facilities and warehouses was already underway, but I think having seen the human workforce out of commission will accelerate that process. How has COVID-19 affected your business? MORE
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 Since labor tends to be the largest cost factor in warehousing and order picking operations, it’s critical for organizations to understand production rates. MORE
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). MORE
At FLOW, we announced enhancements to our wall-to-wall fulfillment solution , including The Bridge, an overarching tool that connects the data from what’s happening on the ground in a physical warehouse operation to an intuitive cloud-based control center. MORE
With almost 2 feet of snow on the ground, the Blizzard of 2015 hit us hard here in Boston, but I was prepared with my “Made in Cuba” snow shovels. In other news this week… DHL successfully tests Augmented Reality application in warehouse. That’s what I wrote a year ago, and this week DHL provided some answers, announcing the results of a successful pilot project testing smart glasses and augmented reality in a warehouse in the Netherlands. MORE
Our customer base is using collaborative robots to ramp their fulfillment capacity and productivity, at a fraction of the cost of traditional warehouse automation solutions. 6 River Systems was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 2015 by Jerome Dubois, Rylan Hamilton and Chris Cacioppo. The 6 River Systems engineering team has decades of automation, software and operations experience and has designed, built and deployed the world’s largest warehouse automation solutions. MORE
BOSTON (May 5, 2020) ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, today announced a new online COVID-19 Supply Chain Action Center and resources to help companies quickly respond to Coronavirus risks and speed supply chain recovery. With ToolsGroup, the company can see all inventory by warehouse, location and item, in near real time. MORE
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Boston in known as The Hub - but it has really become the hub of warehouse robotics in the United States. MassRobotics and Humatics hosted The 2020 Logistics and Warehousing Executive Briefing. The post The Greater Boston Warehouse Robotics Cluster appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. Robotics Warehouse Automation Warehousing robotics warehouse automation
Kanban Logistics
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
And perhaps no element of the supply chain is more integral to the safety of pharmaceutical products than the warehouse. About Pharmaceutical Warehousing. These standards apply to pharmaceutical warehouses , processes, and to the drugs themselves. Warehousing
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GlobalTranz
MARCH 5, 2015
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 Since labor tends to be the largest cost factor in warehousing and order picking operations, it’s critical for organizations to understand production rates.
BlueYonder
AUGUST 10, 2017
JDA Software, along with our partners Open Sky Group and DC Velocity , recently hosted a warehouse management system (WMS) and warehouse labor management (WLM) event in Boston, Massachusetts. It Would Be a Crime to Not Prepare Your Warehouse to Meet its Future. Boston is rich with history, and while many are familiar with the Minutemen and revolutionary spirit, most aren’t aware of Boston’s seedy underworld. Mobsters and Lobsters.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 14, 2021
I am interested in seeing how the warehouse robotics landscape evolves. During the Winter of 2020, I attended the Logistics and Warehousing Executive Briefing organized by MassRobotics. The post Integrating Warehouse Robotics: SVT Robotics Demo appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.
6 River Systems
OCTOBER 30, 2019
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. Read on to find out what our panel had to say about the impact of warehouse robots on industry employment. Warehouse robots are the future, plain and simple.
BlueYonder
AUGUST 10, 2017
On Thursday, August 17, 2017, JDA Software, along with our partners Open Sky Group and DC Velocity, are hosting a warehouse management system (WMS) and warehouse labor management (WLM) event in Boston, Massachusetts. It Would Be a Crime to Not Prepare Your Warehouse to Meet its Future. Boston is rich with history, and while many are familiar with the Minutemen and revolutionary spirit, most aren’t aware of Boston’s seedy underworld. Mobsters and Lobsters.
Talking Logistics
APRIL 4, 2016
It’s hard to believe that we’re more than a quarter of the way through 2016 already — and that it’s snowing here in Boston today, the first Monday in April. Why Use Augmented Reality in Your Warehouse or DC? The Boston Globe: A Home Delivery and Outsourcing Failure. Mother Nature has hit the pause button on spring, but hopefully she’ll press the play button again, and the sun and warmth will return in time for our first Little League game in a couple of weeks.
Talking Logistics
APRIL 19, 2013
As I write this, the greater Boston area (including where I live) is in lockdown as the police hunt for the second suspect of the Boston Marathon bombings (the first suspect was killed overnight). According to the press release: The PackManager Mobile WMS module now handles the majority of warehouse functions previously available to customers in the system’s legacy mobile experience.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
News This Week in News alternative fuel vehicles ATA Truck Tonnage Index Boston Dynamics C.H. Robinson Cass Freight Index drones FedEx Freightliner eCascadia gas vehicles Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck Nikola self-flying planes Tesla Semi TuSimple UltraShipTMS Walmart warehouse robotsAfter pushing out my appointment earlier this summer, I finally visited my dentist. The good news: my perfect record of no cavities remains intact.
Kanban Logistics
MARCH 26, 2020
Whether a company requires inbound logistics services or more standard warehousing and distribution services, there are major advantages to basing distribution center operations in North Carolina. FTZ warehouses exist in a unique state of limbo. North Carolina, the Tar Heel State.
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Supply Chain Opz
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013
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. 7) Service Requirements : things such as maximum allowable transit time or maximum allowable distance dictate the location of potential warehouses.
6 River Systems
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
At FLOW, we announced enhancements to our wall-to-wall fulfillment solution , including The Bridge, an overarching tool that connects the data from what’s happening on the ground in a physical warehouse operation to an intuitive cloud-based control center.
6 River Systems
JULY 25, 2019
Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively. This initially necessitated the expansion of our warehousing provision, revision of our stock rotation and warehousing policies and associated costs, which we had to bear.
RFgen
JULY 15, 2020
The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) has partnered with MIT and Ava Robotics to bring a new sanitizing robot into their distribution centers to fight COVID-19 spread. The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB ) has taken these measures a step further. Overview.
ToolsGroup
MARCH 17, 2021
BOSTON, March 17, 2021 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, is proud to announce that ToolsGroup Director of Professional Services for Europe, Michael Haiber, and Vice President of Professional Services, Stefano Novati, were both named 2021 “Pros to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 30, 2015
With almost 2 feet of snow on the ground, the Blizzard of 2015 hit us hard here in Boston, but I was prepared with my “Made in Cuba” snow shovels. In other news this week… DHL successfully tests Augmented Reality application in warehouse. That’s what I wrote a year ago, and this week DHL provided some answers, announcing the results of a successful pilot project testing smart glasses and augmented reality in a warehouse in the Netherlands.
Supply Chain Opz
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013
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. 7) Service Requirements : things such as maximum allowable transit time or maximum allowable distance dictate the location of potential warehouses.
ToolsGroup
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
BOSTON, Mass. Our services help clients develop the right supply chain strategy for their business challenges and implement the process and technology solutions to improve Demand/Supply Planning, Procurement and Sourcing, Logistics and Warehousing, and Reverse Logistics business performance. Founded in 2002, Spinnaker has offices in Boston, Columbus, Denver, Houston, Memphis, Pittsburgh, London, and Singapore. PRESS RELEASE.
ToolsGroup
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Automation in production facilities and warehouses was already underway, but I think having seen the human workforce out of commission will accelerate that process. How has COVID-19 affected your business?
Enterra Insights
MAY 30, 2018
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysts assert, “Logistics networks have never been more complex. The track & trace data shows if any exceptions occurred once the freight left your warehouse (weather delays, mechanical problems, etc.). It tracks not only transportation and handling but also warehousing and inventory working-capital costs, specifically by end customer. … A newer development in self-learning systems is intelligent warehouses.
6 River Systems
JUNE 29, 2020
Warehouse managers face numerous challenges, as well, such as the need to keep goods flowing in and out of the facility while enabling associates to practice social distancing measures. ” — Customer-Centric Supply Chain Transformation , Boston Consulting Group; Twitter: @BCG 34.
Logistics Bureau
DECEMBER 18, 2019
This is the debut presentation of what I think will be a nightmare-inducing robot” — Marc Raibert, CEO, Boston Dynamics. At Logistics Bureau, we’ve been following and reporting on the progress of warehouse robots in particular for at least the last couple of years.
6 River Systems
AUGUST 13, 2019
6 River Systems (6RS) – the provider of the world’s first and only fully collaborative mobile robotics fulfillment solutions – will gather its community for FLOW 2019 , a three-day user conference in Boston Sept. 6RS has quickly established itself as a leader in warehouse and supply chain automation. Its experienced leadership and engineering teams work together to provide solutions that enhance the workforce and streamline warehouse tasks.
GlobalTranz
NOVEMBER 16, 2016
As explained by the Boston Consulting Group , supply chain leaders should gather all stakeholders from an organization. For example, supply procurement, manufacturing processes and warehousing information should be the first considerations. The amount of information and improvement possible through big data can be overwhelming.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 15, 2020
The healthcare value chain was slow to respond—the majority of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was in Chinese warehouses. I gave thanks when the Patriots jet—championed by Mass General and Robert Kraft (owner of the Patriots)—landed in Boston with a million masks.
Kinaxis
OCTOBER 7, 2016
In response to some challenges with provenance on their product, Boston-based seafood distributor Red’s Best created its own software to track where they get their fish, and where it goes once it leaves the warehouse. At our retail location in the Boston Public Market, we have really begun to unfold this idea, making a wider variety of species available that fall all along the pricing structure.
Supply Chain Movement
MARCH 6, 2020
Professor Yossi Sheffi from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston advises firms to conduct scenario analysis to minimize the business risks.
ToolsGroup
MAY 4, 2020
BOSTON (May 5, 2020) ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, today announced a new online COVID-19 Supply Chain Action Center and resources to help companies quickly respond to Coronavirus risks and speed supply chain recovery. With ToolsGroup, the company can see all inventory by warehouse, location and item, in near real time.
6 River Systems
MAY 14, 2019
Our customer base is using collaborative robots to ramp their fulfillment capacity and productivity, at a fraction of the cost of traditional warehouse automation solutions. 6 River Systems was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 2015 by Jerome Dubois, Rylan Hamilton and Chris Cacioppo. The 6 River Systems engineering team has decades of automation, software and operations experience and has designed, built and deployed the world’s largest warehouse automation solutions.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JULY 21, 2020
According to the Boston Consulting Group, automating manual processes can yield cost savings up to 40%.
6 River Systems
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
He has a wealth of knowledge about supply chain solutions and warehouse automation, which he uses to help his clients succeed. 6 River Systems was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 2015 by Jerome Dubois, Rylan Hamilton and Chris Cacioppo. The 6 River Systems engineering team has decades of automation, software and operations experience and has designed, built and deployed the world’s largest warehouse automation solutions.
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 19, 2021
In April of 2005, just a month after completing my first half marathon (and vowing I would never run a full marathon in my life), I went to the finish line at the Boston Marathon and saw Team Hoyt for the first time.
EFT
JULY 25, 2019
Mobile Robotics Descend on Warehouse Operations. Robots Are Scaling Warehouse Shelves to Get Stuff to You Faster. Boston Dynamics’ Robots are preparing to leave the lab – is the world ready? Are we approaching a tipping point for the deployment of robotics in the supply chain? It seems that technological advances, combined with very tight labour markets, is making the technology increasingly prominent in a variety of spaces across the supply chain.
NC State SCRC
MARCH 17, 2020
The only thing that is limited is shelf space in stores, but in reality, distributors have warehouses full of these products, and are not going to run out any time soon. We’ve been pleading to the research laboratories to please, if they have RNA-extraction machines, to give them to the hospital,” says Michael Mina, an associate medical director in the department of pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
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