Yet, despite all this progress, there’s one question I hear again and again from warehouse operators: Why aren’t we getting ...

Many e-commerce operations constructed additional warehouses to accommodate demand at the height of the pandemic. Once built, however, operators faced a new challenge: a labor shortage that 57% of ...

In simple terms, warehouse automation solutions, such as autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), carry out tasks that are labor-intensive, prone to error, and don’t require constant oversight from human ...

Automating a warehouse is a decision not to be taken lightly as it requires a significant capital, labor and time investment. It necessitates a long-term view of where the business is going (or would ...

At an Amazon warehouse in Louisiana, Robin lifts and sorts packages. Hercules moves pods full of goods. Sequoia retrieves items to pick and pack for online orders. These aren’t the names of Amazon ...

This is an excerpt of the original article. It was written for the May-Jun 2024 edition of Supply Chain Management Review. The full article is available to current subscribers. In each issue I try to ...

Converting manual racks to automated racks allowed workers to achieve 5x the output and improve accuracy by at least 10x ...

Integrating advanced technology into retail operations is becoming increasingly crucial as market demands evolve. Consumers now expect next-day delivery, click-and-collect, swift returns and ...

Exotec report reveals that warehouse employees working with robotics are more productive, happier and safer than those who don't Exotec's survey of more than 400 warehouse workers also found that ...