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Warehouse Advantage from Decisions, not Robots
3+ hour, 52+ min 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…...
Air Freighter Service Connects Helsinki to Doha
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (213+ words) Qatar Airways Cargo has announced the launch of its first scheduled freighter services from Helsinki, Finland, effective 2nd September. The launch of Qatar Airways Cargo’s first scheduled freighter service to Helsinki, alongside the reinstatement of Qatar Airways passenger frequencies provides customers…...
China, E-Commerce and Poland’s Logistics Opportunity
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (192+ words) Poland’s position at the heart of Europe is increasingly making it a focal point for investment in logistics, e-commerce and warehouse automation. In a new interview with Poland Today, Logistics Business Editor Peter MacLeod discusses the forces shaping the country’s…...
Why Warehouse AI Fails Without Accurate Physical Data
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (364+ words) But there is a fundamental problem: AI can only make good decisions if the data behind those decisions accurately reflects what is happening on the warehouse floor. In the latest episode of Logistics Business Conversations, host Peter MacLeod is joined…...
Humanoid Robotics: the Future of Warehousing?
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (482+ words) Will we soon see humanoid robots operating in UK and European warehouses? Russell Hutchinson (pictured, below), business development manager at Daifuku is not totally convinced. Back in 1985, Roger Smith, chairman and CEO of General Motors, had a lightbulb moment. What…...
Palmer’s Skincare in Long-Term 3PL Deal
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (526+ words) A £35m+ skincare business run by a team of just 18 has revealed how a nearly 20-year third-party logistics partnership with Europa Worldwide Group has helped it scale distribution to major UK retailers and expand across Europe. ET Browne UK is the…...
How Fast Can AI Deliver Value in Your Warehouse?
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (582+ words) Warehouse leaders have heard the promises. AI will optimise labour. AI will reduce exceptions. AI will help teams do more with less, writes Alex MacPherson of Manhattan Associates. The question is not whether AI can be useful in a warehouse…...
OK Performance Exposes Fleets During Disruption
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (337+ words) What happens to a logistics operation when a crisis or disruption hits? One day everything could be running smoothly: routes are getting completed, goods are getting delivered and service levels are on track. But what happens when something goes wrong?...
Logistics’ Changing Climate
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (240+ words) I feel somewhat uncomfortable when highlighting a potential supply chain benefit that has come about as a result of climate change. It is a remarkable illustration of how climate change is reshaping logistics in unexpected ways. China is the obvious…...
Graduated Autonomy for Supply Chain AI
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (530+ words) How much should AI decide on its own, and when should human oversight intervene? Eugene Amigud of Infios explains to Paul Hamblin how supply chain operators should answer this key question. He likens the path to autonomous AI to a…...