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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Warehouse Automation. Content Summary: Honeywell and Carnegie Mellon Partner to Bring AI to the Warehouse.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

million-square-foot warehouse in Connecticut Flexport announced the acquisition of Shopify Logistics’ assets, including Deliverr. 6 River Systems was founded in 2015 and developed an Autonomous Mobile Robot product called ‘Chuck’ that provides automated assistance to pickers in a warehouse, working collaboratively with human operators.

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Transloading 101: Logistics Guide to Understanding This Essential Shipping Process

ShipBob

Example A single shipment of books, from Canada, lands in California and is sent to a local warehouse. A shipment of glass bottles from San Francisco reaches a cross-docking facility in Seattle. A container of office supplies is sent from India via flight to California, USA. This tends to be a part of a large transportation mix.