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Körber User Conference Showcases Ecommerce Warehouses

Logistics Viewpoints

Despite the pandemic, it was a good year for the supply chain group at Körber (Körber rhymes with Gerber, the baby food company). Jackson, and a small team, supported by the system integrator iWMS, implemented a warehouse management system (WMS) at a green field site in under 100 days during the pandemic.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

Employees at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island voted late last week to join a union, which is a painful defeat for the e-commerce giant that has aggressively fought unionization efforts in recent years. Israel Aircraft Industries is remodeling older Air Canada passenger jets to carry heavy freight.

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Takeaways from the 2018 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference

Kinaxis

While observing that US and Israel are lagging several other countries such as Singapore and South Korea in standardized tests, he attributed the innovation of US and Israel to the high self-esteem of the students, fostering entrepreneurial spirit. He gave examples of how large companies are acquiring digital startups.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. Today, there are many top 3PL warehousing companies that handle warehousing, fulfillment, logistics and distribution services for companies of all sizes. Revenue: €63.3 billion/$72.43 Smith 4.

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1MRobotics Focuses on Nano Fulfillment

Multichannel Merchant

They can also be refrigerated for food and beverage products, and dropped in places like parking lots and gas stations. ” The technology can also be used in factories, as an automated storage unit for spare parts on the manufacturing floor, Yair said, increasing efficiency vs. using a distant warehouse.

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Cost-effective automation reaches profitable fulfillment for grocers with small margins

Locus Robotics

It’s a sign that online grocery shopping shifts are going to continue after a 28% jump due to in-store shopping concerns during the pandemic, according to the recent Food Marketplace Inc (FMI) report. Rami Levy, the largest grocer in Israel, is fulfilling online grocery orders in a large underground warehouse using mobile robots.

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24 supply chain experts & business leaders reveal the #1 challenge of supply chain management (and how to solve it)

6 River Systems

. “I predict we will see a greater adoption of automated tools assisting, rather than replacing, humans in specific roles within our supply chains: warehouse, manufacturing and distribution.” It’s not just this way in food, but also in many other industries. How to solve it?