6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (581+ words) Logistics Business, established in 1997, is an independent media company dedicated to the logistics sector. What began with a print magazine has now evolved into a full-scale digital platform reaching a global audience of logistics and supply chain professionals. With a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (553+ words) More companies are choosing a global partner for storage systems, automation, robotics and software. Warehouse projects have never been more complex. Storage systems, automation, robotics and software are no longer independent technologies. Today they must operate as one coordinated ecosystem,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (504+ words) Logistics Business Fashioning the Future of Automation A flexible robotic sorting system from Libiao Robotics enables Arvato to expand its fashion ecommerce fulfilment, writes Peter MacLeod. The continued growth of online fashion retail is placing increasing pressure on fulfilment operations,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (901+ words) As 3PLs, retailers and ecommerce operators face tighter service levels, labour pressure and unpredictable demand, the value of automation is shifting from reducing travel to orchestrating the entire operation. By Mike Harris (pictured, below), Vice President, Ocado Mobile Robot Systems, Ocado…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (274+ words) Engineered for high-throughput operations, including B2C e-commerce order surges, fresh-food and cold-chain fulfillment, consolidation warehouse operations and micro-fulfillment centers (MFCs), RoboShuttle Hyper delivers up to 6,000 totes per hour per 1,000 square metres. The accompanying new Max Workstation enables a dual-point continuous tote-feeding…...