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Robotics and the First Mile: The Impact of Automation on Materials Handling: Video Short

As automation technologies become increasingly sophisticated, companies throughout the supply chain are realizing the beneficial impact of automation on materials handling. Highlights: Manufacturers of automation technologies are predicted to grow significantly over the next 5 years. Automating the “first mile” of the supply chain helps reduce labor challenges and leads to increased productivity. Robotics technologies

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Quantifying the Impact of Automation in Manufacturing and Distribution: Video Short

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A McKinsey & Company report studied the impact of automation in manufacturing driven by rapid advances in robotics, AI, and machine learning. Highlights: New robotics technologies are cheaper, faster, and smarter than before. 87% of hours workers spend in production could be automated with existing technologies. Learn what four factors to consider when making decisions

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Emerging Trends in Automation: What it Means to Supply Chains

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This post comes to us from Adam Robinson of Cerasis, a top freight logistics company and truckload freight broker. Imagine a world where automation comes together with technology to deliver products without human intervention. An order is placed by a consumer. 3-D printers pick up the details and print the finished product. It’s then picked by

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Top 5 Trends to Know to Compete with Amazon’s Supply Chain

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Supply chains must accept that they cannot equal the power of Amazon’s supply chain without embracing these new trends. This guest post comes to us from Adam Robinson, marketing manager at Cerasis, a top freight logistics company and truckload freight broker. Amazon’s supply chain continued push deeper into new and existing markets will define additional trends in

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Human-robot teamwork offers manufacturing greater efficiency and flexibility

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MIT’s Julie Shah was named one of MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35 in 2014. In an interview with Will Knight, Shah discusses the possibility of collaboration between human robots: “In factories there are usually physical barriers between people and robots. Originally, this was for safety—industrial robots were unwieldy and unyielding. Although robots are

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