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Warehouse automation surging ahead despite predicted slowdown

Freight Waves

Warehouse automation appears to be gaining traction despite prior forecasts of a dip in market growth for autonomous mobile robots. However, advances in technology paired with significant supply chain partnerships and increasing affordability for robotics may be reasons to reevaluate.

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The RocketFuel Story with Josh Beatty

The Logistics of Logistics

They recognized that many other 3PLs would have the same problem, so they created RocketFuel , a recharge metering system that ensures upfront payments for every shipment with an automated metering system. Joshua is dedicated to helping eCommerce brands optimize their supply chains by offering premium fulfillment services.

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Massive rare earths elements deposit confirmed in Wyoming

Freight Waves

The company, headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, had been primarily focused on coal mining in Appalachia. The report projects that the mine will produce 1,242 tons annually of oxides, including high-value minerals such as dysprosium, neodymium, and scandium, which are critical to various advanced technologies.

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Why You Need AI Forecasting in Supply Chain to Weather the Storm

John Galt

Customer Portal Partner Portal Contact John Galt Solutions Atlas AI-driven SaaS platform that connects and orchestrates your entire supply chain. In places like California’s Central Valley and eastern Kentucky, overnight shifts go uncovered, raising fears about how prepared we are for unpredictable weather events.

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RocketFuel: Fintech for Fulfillment with Braden DiCristofano

The Logistics of Logistics

The company takes a technology-driven approach, featuring real-time inventory tracking integrated with over 150 ecommerce platforms. It maintains fulfillment locations in Utah, Kentucky, and the U.K., Through automated parcel auditing, RocketFuel keeps 3PLs whole on the back end, identifying discrepancies and securing that money.

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The Electric Power Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

At the ARC Industry Leadership Forum in February, I had the opportunity to sit down with Rick Rys, Director of Consulting at ARC Advisory Group, to discuss the electric power supply chain. First, what are the overall supply chain issues make power greener? I asked Rick to give some deeper insights on a few key points.

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3D Printing Changes the Supply Chain

Kinaxis

I learned about biofabrication, a recently created word that means the convergence between technology and medicine, to print items to be used in the human body. UPS has already thought about how 3D printing could affect its core business, which involves moving materials in the supply chain. Retail is changing for sure.