2+ hour, 8+ min 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,…...

15+ hour ago   (353+ words) Long loads, heavy loads – think Hubtex. Paul McNally, MD of Hubtex UK, tells Paul Hamblin about the company’s ethos and the reasons for its continuing success. “Our basis is electric and has been for many years.” The Hubtex magic is…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (245+ words) “Many retailers can already see what’s happening. The hard part is acting on it before the moment passes,” said Gurdip Singh, chief product officer at Blue Yonder. “With this release, we’re putting agentic AI into the flow of retail decisions....

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (288+ words) Girteka is shifting part of its transport operations to Riga (Latvia) and Oradea (Romania), establishing local entities as the company adapts its European operating model to changing labour market conditions and the continued shortage of professional drivers. In Latvia, Girteka…...

5+ day, 17+ hour 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,…...

6+ day, 15+ hour 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…...

1+ week, 16+ 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…...

1+ week, 4+ day 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…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (706+ words) Warehouse Control System is Digital Nerve Centre Logistics Business Warehouse Control System is Digital Nerve Centre An increasing number of companies are investing in the automation of their intralogistics processes in order to enhance efficiency, resilience, flexibility and safety. One…...

1+ 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…...