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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

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ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. We define the market as those warehouse automation providers responsible for delivery of the system to the end-user (to eliminate double-counting). Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4 billion in 2019.

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DHL Supply Chain’s Digital Transformation in the Warehouse

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Earlier this month, Brian Gaunt, Senior Director of Accelerated Digitization at DHL, provided me with an update on the company’s warehouse digitization journey. DHL Innovation Funnel. DHL Supply Chain has instituted a well-defined process for vetting and adopting warehouse technologies. Autonomous Mobile Robots and AGVs.

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Amazon Supply Chain Innovation Continues

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Three years ago, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article about the Amazon supply chain , asking if it was the most innovative in the world. In the article, he wrote about Amazon Relay, the acquisition of Whole Foods, Amazon the carrier, and the expansion of its warehousing capabilities. Amazon Warehousing. Amazon Trucking.

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What are Digital Twins and How Can They Drive Warehouse Efficiency?

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The concept of digital twins has emerged as a powerful foundational tool to drive improvements in warehouse productivity and efficiency. In the warehouse context, a digital twin can be created to represent the physical layout, inventory, equipment, and workflows of a warehouse. Physical change (i.e.,

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Mobile Robotics in the Warehouse: A Research Update

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My colleague Fox Chen and I just kicked-off the update to ARC Advisory Group’s research on the global mobile warehouse robotics market. With a solid 12-hour time zone difference between him and me, together we should be able to speak with any robotics provider at virtually any time – we are the around-the-clock research team.

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Tecsys Recognized as an Expert in Nucleus Research's Inaugural 2023 WMS Technology Value Matrix

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Tecsys, a supply chain technology provider, has been recognized as an Expert in Nucleus Research's 2023 WMS Technology Value Matrix. Discover how their innovative WMS solution streamlines warehouse operations, enhances visibility, and drives efficiency.

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Continuous Warehouse Optimization and The DC Technology Gap

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But there is a technology gap between gleaming new automated facilities and tens of thousands of existing warehouses and distribution centers that pre-date the warehouse building boom of the past 5-10 years. Amazon and other ecommerce innovators have been the leading agents of disruption. Distribution Disrupted.