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Using the Right Technology For Your Inventory Management
August 9, 2019
In this article, we share five insights to answer the question of why are inventory levels in the supply chain higher post-recession than before 2007 and offer guidance to better manage inventories in a complex supply chain world.
UPS Shaking Up the Delivery Wars with 7-Day Delivery in 2020
July 24, 2019
With FedEx announcing 7-day a week delivery in May, UPS has announced it's expanding delivery to 7 days, adding locations and drone delivery.
UPS introduces various offerings geared towards SMBs with a focus on global trade opportunities
July 23, 2019
These releases are in tandem with UPS’s Transformation efforts focused on investments in its network made possible through its capital expenditures investments, as well as leveraging internal efficiencies and a focus on four key growth initiatives for SMBs for healthcare, e-commerce, and high-growth international markets.
Amazon’s Drone Delivery Program is “Taking Off”
June 5, 2019
Amazon, within months, moves closer to its goal of a drone delivery solution that scales to meet the needs of customers.
Digital Warehouse Transformation: Using Autonomous Drones for Inventory Management
May 31, 2019
The business benefits from drones are significant and immediate given low capital expenditure & infrastructure investments, access to off-the-shelf drone hardware, and SaaS-based solutions for warehouse operations, FlytBase, an enterprise drone automation company, share their learnings from customer engagements to help drive broader adoption of drones by warehouses.
Drone Automation for Warehouse 4.0
May 30, 2019
This white paper highlights how business benefits from drones are significant and immediate given low capital expenditure & infrastructure investments, access to reliable, off-the-shelf drone hardware, and SaaS offerings for warehouse automation.
Are Drones A Sky-High Vision For The Future of Logistics?
May 23, 2019
In theory, this is the future of the transportation and logistics industry, but when we go outside, the skies aren’t filled with a swarm of drones whirring above us, the technology exists to make drone deliveries feasible, but there are plenty of impediments.
Acceleration in Warehousing Costs Shaping Greater Efficiency and Technology Innovation
May 20, 2019
Constrained capacity, wages, and tariffs are driving warehousing costs higher while technology innovation is shaping the warehouse faster than ever.
Drones, Storage Lockers, Autonomous Vehicles and National Security
May 14, 2019
New technologies may be creating unintended risk. Supply chain managers need to get involved to shape policy.
Supply Chain Robotics Leaders Join Forces at ProMat
April 24, 2019
Supply chain leaders in the robotics space, including 6 River Systems, RightHand Robotics, Magazino, Tompkins Robotics, IAM Robotics, and PINC, created the Passport to the Future: Robotics in the Supply Chain to enhance your ProMat experience.
Logistics provider deploys mix of startup technologies
April 5, 2019
Partnerships with innovators in robotics, drones, sensors and wearables make the new smart warehouse customizable, flexible and scalable.
ProMat Preview: Managing Inventory Through Aerial Robots
April 3, 2019
PINC’s CEO Matt Yearling provides a preview of his ProMat 2019 session on the inventory management issues many companies are facing, and how autonomous aerial drones can help.
2018 MHI Annual Industry Report - Overcoming Barriers to NextGen Supply Chain Innovation
March 28, 2019
This year’s report features in-depth profiles of the five NextGen innovations having the greatest impact on supply chains; Robotics and Automation, Predictive Analytics, Internet of Things Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, Driverless Vehicles, and Drones.
UPS Partners with Matternet to Transport Medical Samples via Drone across Hospital System
March 27, 2019
First FAA sanctioned use of a drone for routine revenue flights involving the transport of a product under a contractual delivery agreement.
Positive Human-Robot Relationships Will Power the Future Supply Chain Workforce
January 25, 2019
Technology is changing rapidly, and humans need to accept their robot counterparts, and the modern factory must quickly align itself to the cultural change forced upon it by the advances in these technologies.