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DiManEx contributes to Digital Spare Parts Research Led by Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

DiManEx

DiManEx is proud to collaborate with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Aalto University in a research project that seeks to increase the efficiency and speed at which spare parts are supplied, using 3D printing. Having an unreliable supply of spares is also one of the main causes of disruptions like equipment downtime.

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The Race for Last Mile Drones

Logistics Viewpoints

The company has developed a fleet of last mile drones for small package delivery in the US, Australia, and Finland. The two new prototypes are both based on the Hummingbird, which Wing says can carry about 2 pounds and has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia, and Finland.

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The New Significance of a Logistics Strategy: Role, Success factors, and Integration

Logistics Viewpoints

The system design progresses into greater levels of detail. Depending on the business requirements, a connection is made from the highest system in the hierarchy to the subsystems. An alternative approach for making the logistics strategy a success is to integrate the systems according to the bottom-up principle.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Hummingbird has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia and Finland. The new drone prototypes use many of the same components, such as motors and guidance systems, and follow similar designs.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

We define the market as those warehouse automation providers responsible for delivery of the system to the end-user (to eliminate double-counting). Also, warehouse automation excludes similar systems such as airport baggage handling, manufacturing-line automation, and manually driven forklifts.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon plans to build delivery robot tech in Finland. Amazon has announced that it plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland. Venues outside the greater Tokyo metropolitan area would allow small numbers of spectators, and the policy for the Paralympics will be decided next month.

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Picadeli to offer the freshest ingredients using RELEX’s inventory management system

RELEX Solutions

Picadeli , which has over 1,500 salad bars in Sweden, Finland and Denmark, has chosen RELEX’s supply chain management system to handle its inventory management and replenishment. The company was founded in 2009 and today their salad bars can be found in 1,500 stores across Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Read more: www.picadeli.se.