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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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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, writes, “Today, an estimated 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea, with 60% of that — including virtually all your imported fruits, gadgets and appliances — packed in large steel containers. These boxes were called ‘Transporters.’

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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Port Houston Container Terminals to Resume Operations Friday (WSJ – sub. Manhattan Transportation Management Enhancements Enable the Acquisition and Supervision of Additional Shipment Capacity. Freight Companies Scramble to Reroute Goods in Wake of Harvey (WSJ – sub. Descartes Acquires MacroPoint. Convey Closes $8.25

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Emergency Freight: What Harvey Tells Us About Irma

DAT Solutions

Less than ten days after Hurricane Harvey, trucks are already moving freight out of Houston, with almost the same volume as before the storm. Harvey hit Houston on Friday evening, August 25, and hung over the metro area for days, dumping more than 50 inches of rain on Southeastern Texas and Southwestern Louisiana. It's just not safe.

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Today’s Freight Capacity Crisis: Where Do We Go from Here?

Talking Logistics

More than a year into a freight capacity crisis that shows little sign of weakening, it’s time for all parties involved in logistics and freight transportation to meet this issue head on. It was just two years ago that shippers wielded the leverage in the rate market, as capacity was a bit looser than it is now.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 4-8, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Well, it took me just over 7 hours last year in Death Valley ! Many times during those long training rides, which I have done mostly by myself, I thought about giving up or taking a shortcut back home. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation of any amount to help me reach my goal, it’s not too late; just click on this link.

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Is Your Warehouse the New Bottleneck?

Locus Robotics

Instead, a new bottleneck was created by all of the products — this time in warehouses like yours if not your own. Learn how warehouses became the bottleneck, what you can do to handle that challenge, and, to no surprise, how autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can help! Houston, We Have a Storage Problem. Think again!