Nearly half of workers consider themselves optimistic about the role of automation in warehouses, compared to 32% who described themselves as reluctant.

The order-management lifecycle is ripe for automation — especially in the form of artificial intelligence.

With hands-on experience, students in Fresno, California, can acquire a range of technical logistics skills, and even get forklift and OSHA certified.

There’s a point when just throwing more robots at a problem delivers diminishing returns. It also gets expensive quickly.

The concept is simple: using self-adhesive shipping labels that don’t come with a liner backing.

Over 12 years, the initiative is projected to grow the state economy by nearly $791 million, with Walmart eligible for up to $3.67 million in reimbursements tied to job creation and investment targets.

The shift from longer-term storage and distribution of cases and pallets to the continuous flow of deconsolidated, repacked and cross-docked eaches has significantly impacted both the workplace and workflow.

Maximizing warehouse efficiency is about more than acquiring shiny new automation systems.

Locus Robotics provided the DSV team with the flexible, cost-effective technology that they sought; one that could scale during retail peak seasons, integrate seamlessly with existing workflows, and maximize throughput.

Vision technology, particularly AI-driven vision platforms, turns a warehouse’s existing camera network into a real-time decision-making tool.