The global market for warehousing is currently growing at a CAGR of 6 to 8%, according to Beroe Inc, a procurement intelligence…
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Torc’s Asimov Takes Daimler Automated Trucks on Road Trips
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyFirst it was Arizona, now it’s southwest Virginia. Autonomous truck testing by UPS and the USPS began in May 2019, with routes…
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Flirtey Unveils Next-Generation Eagle Delivery Drone
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyFlirtey, the aircraft designer and manufacturer that conducted the first Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved drone delivery in 2015, recently unveiled its Flirtey…
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App Can Assess Repetitive Strain Likely to Cause Warehouse Injuries
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyAn algorithm developed by University of Washington researchers can assess ergonomically risky behavior by warehouse and factory workers and hopefully help minimize…
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Better Truck Safety Technology and Training Key to Preventing Injury and Death: Brigade Electronics
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyWhile Amazon offers incentives to employees to start their own delivery businesses so it can meet its one-day delivery goal and global…
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Efficient product packing is critical to warehouse efficiency but still largely a manual task. Automating this task is important for companies’ competitiveness…
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While we don’t know where it’s going to be located yet, we do know that Ericsson is launching the first fully-automated smart…
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New Book Traces History and Future of Voluntary Industrial Standards
by Dawn Allcotby Dawn AllcotStandards bodies focused on specific industries are the unsung heroes in the worlds of manufacturing and parts procurement. These non-governmental organizations set…
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FedEx Not Renewing Its Air Freight Contract with Amazon.com
by Ruth Seeleyby Ruth SeeleyIn a surprise move, FedEx issued a statement June 7, 2019, that it won’t be renewing its domestic Express contract with Amazon.com.…
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As the popularity of online shopping continues to grow, what does delivery service look like in the future? Ford is teaming up…
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Amazon Encourages Employees to Quit and Start a Delivery Service
by Dawn Allcotby Dawn AllcotThe gig economy is going strong, with 57 million workers eschewing conventional employment in favor of contract work, either as a side…