Technology

A wave of digital disruption surfaced in the freight forwarding sector a few years ago, with startups, suppliers and even shippers using new technologies to develop a variety of innovative trade solutions. But the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic poses the ultimate challenge to these new models.

Descartes has identified 5 areas of potential impact and our experts are standing by to help you take action now.

Safety laser scanner for mobile applications: space problems banished, performance increased.

On the heels of the pandemic, this year our panel chose to place their focus on the processes, software and technology tools that are helping to improve e-commerce fulfillment on the front lines.

LiDAR Localization software uses measurement data from safety laser scanners as a supplement to magnetic and optical tracking guidance technologies.

Report indicates modes moving smaller shipments are experiencing steady pricing overall as e-commerce usage from a largely remote-based workforce drives residential parcel delivery volumes. Meanwhile, rates in the truckload market are dropping sharply.

While the labor crunch and the ability of AMRs to offload manual travel are central to their success, there are other benefits to robotics in addition to reducing labor requirements.

Company officials said that this new WES, which was developed by UPS and Softeon, a provider of supply chain technology services, is geared towards enabling faster intake and fulfillment for customers, notably those with fluctuating order patterns, are able to get products on time.

In this Q&A, Amanda Baier, Vecna Robotics’ Director of Marketing Communications, discusses the role of autonomous mobile robots in the logistics space.

In this Q&A, Amanda Baier, Vecna Robotics’ Director of Marketing Communications, discusses the role of autonomous mobile robots in the logistics space.

Brittain Ladd, chief marketing officer for PULSE Integration, joins Josh Bond, Senior Editor of Modern Materials Handling, to discuss trends in micro-fulfillment and how the current and future landscapes might drive adoption of compact automated storage solutions while spurring supply chain evolution.

The NMC, which project44 officials said is the sole application in the logistics sector that can fully automate the North American and European truckload carrier onboarding process, was initially launched in 2017 in Europe and has been available for U.S.-based customers since late 2019.

Human and robotic workflows can easily adapt to ever-changing environments and demands, creating an ongoing improvement cycle.

Vecna Robotics’ Pivotal™ technology safely transforms OEM material handling equipment into fully-autonomous self-driving vehicles, orchestrates tasks across resources for optimized workflow efficiency, and employs the power of AI to create a machine learning feedback loop for system-wide continuous improvement.

Vecna Robotics’ Pivotal™ technology safely transforms OEM material handling equipment into fully-autonomous self-driving vehicles, orchestrates tasks across resources for optimized workflow efficiency, and employs the power of AI to create a machine learning feedback loop for system-wide continuous improvement.