With hundreds of millions of us around the globe still very much confined to the four walls of our homes (as was the case for much of last year too), online spending over the last twelve months has unsurprisingly boomed. While...
Warehousing
Pick-by-Vision for 3PLs with Multi-shift Picks Provides Rapid ROI
Pick-by-vision is simplifying the complex and diverse world of third-party logistics (3PL). The outdated use of pick-to-light and voice picking have given way to the affordable, efficacious, and efficiency of pick-by-vision. The 3PL model outsources the distribution,...
Ready, Set, Go. Gamification in the Warehouse
Employee engagement in warehouse settings has received well-deserved attention in recent months. The challenges faced during COVID-19 have shown the importance of empathy and understanding the individual worries of each worker, while also highlighting an appreciation...
Robots to the Rescue
COVID-19 has transformed the way we conduct our daily lives and with this, the use of robotics has expanded beyond the walls of warehouses and distribution centres (DCs). Due to advances in technology, we’re now seeing robots delivering at the last mile to get orders...
10 Mesmerizing Videos of Robots in the Warehouse
The robots are coming! Wrong. They are already here. And they are getting smarter and more flexible and agile and innovative every day. Some might say it is a bad thing, as they will replace humans, but I think human workers will not be replaced. The role of the human...
Warehouse Innovations and Warehouse Management Systems
Rock Your Warehouse! Last month I launched a new podcast series called "Does Logistics Matter?", about trends an innovations in supply chain and logistics. In the first episode, I talk with Pieter van den Broecke of Manhattan Associates on innovations in warehousing...
270,000 New Robots Working in Logistics This Year
The IFR, the International Federation of Robotics has published their World Robotics Report 2020. The report gives an overview of the use of robots in different industries, applications, and regions. A total of 2,7 million robots are deployed in factories and...
How to Increase Engagement and Efficiency in the Warehouse? Game On!
Last week I had the pleasure of talking to Pieter Van den Broecke, the Managing Director of Manhattan Associates for the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany in the run up to Exchange Connect, the company’s first ever entirely digital European event. From cloud-native...
Stockspots Brings the Sharing Economy to Warehousing
Yes. Logistics is Inefficient In some respects logistics is one of the most inefficient activities in the world. There. I said it. And yes, there is also a lot of efficiency, but not when it comes to assets. Warehouses are built, bought, and leased based on peak level...
Robots: Pick Orders, Not Fights!
Have you seen Terminator? That movie in which robots become self aware and decide to attack the human race? Last week representatives of over 100 robotics and artificial intelligence companies wrote an open letter to the United Nations. They are trying to stop robots...
Logistics Video: Mesmerizing Conveyor Belt
Maybe it is me, but I can watch this for hours. Anything happening in buildings with high walls and little to no windows, grabs my attention. I love the intricate web of movements of people, machines and goods in a warehouse environment. Regular complex conveyor belt...
Is Google Going to Make a Move into Logistics with Robots?
The past months there has been a lot of buzz about amazon turning into a logistics service provider, by in-sourcing increasingly more supply chain and logistics functions. It seems Google is looking into making moves into a similar direction. They have already...
3 Groundbreaking Warehouse Designs
I love warehouses. If I see big buildings with almost no windows and loading docks, my curiosity is piqued. I want to knock on the door and have a look inside and see what is going on. With most warehouses, what goes on inside is the most interesting thing about them....
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