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Five Success Factors for Human–Robot Collaboration in the Distribution Center
The key to implementing this new workforce of humans and robots is determining how work should be managed between humans and machines to garner the most success.
A warehouse worker puts items in a tote on an autonomous mobile robot (AMR). Photo by Lucas Systems.
Covid Cases for U.S. West Coast Dockworkers Top All of 2021’s
About 1,700 dockworkers at West Coast ports have tested positive for COVID-19 in January, stretching capacity at the U.S.’s busiest gateway for shipping containers.
A truck stops at the Port of Long Beach. Photo: Bloomberg.
Watch: In the Wake of Omicron: What Can We Expect Now?
Per Hong, partner with Kearney, assesses the impact to date of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and speculates on how the current crisis will change global supply chains forever.
Per Hong, partner with Kearney, assesses the impact to date of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and speculates on how the current crisis will change global supply chains forever.
Retail’s Latest Challenge Is a ‘Problematic’ Number of Returns
U.S. retailers are facing more returns than usual, adding stress to an industry already grappling with increasing labor costs and supply chain issues.
A customer repackages an item for return. Photo: Getty Images.
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Global Supply Chains Near Make-or-Break Point for Easing in 2022
Global supply chains are nearing a turning point that’s set to help determine whether logistics headwinds abate soon or keep restraining the global economy and prop up inflation well into 2022, according to several new barometers.
Rows of shipping containers at a cargo port. Photo: Getty Images.
How the U.S. 5G Rollout Has Pitted Air Giants Against Telecom Behemoths
The parties involved in the controversy over 5G technology for broadband cellular networks are like tectonic plates moving inexorably toward one another.
A sign reading '5G' hangs from metal beams. Photo: Pexels.
Sleepy Truckers Get Forgotten in Supply Chain Crisis
President Biden’s sweeping infrastructure law was supposed to ease problems for the trucking industry and relieve supply chain woes, but the law overlooked a vital necessity for truckers: Parking.
Photo: Sergey Lavrentev/ Canva.
Getting the COVID-19 Vaccines to Developing Countries
As of mid-December, 61.4% of Americans were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 — a rate that disease experts say is inadequate to eradicate the virus. But it’s far better than the shockingly low numbers of some developing countries, where vaccination rates are still in the single digits.
Staff members load COVID-19 vaccine equipment onto a boat during a vaccine drive on the remote Philippine island of San Salvador. Photo: Bloomberg.
Logistics Giants Are Turning to Remote-Run Forklifts Amid Labor Crunch
As omicron infections keep workers at home and labor shortages disrupt the world’s supply chains, two of the biggest logistics companies in the U.S. are looking to remote-operated equipment as a solution.
A driver operates a forklift remotely. Photo: Bloomberg.
Can a Self-Driving 40-Ton Truck Be Safe? Developers Say Yes
Shipping companies and software developers are experimenting with self-driving trucks as a way to solve a driver shortage worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing fire from safety advocates who call the technology a risk to motorists.
A truck carrying a J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. intermodal container enters the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
LA, Long Beach Ports Move Record Cargo Despite Logjams
The Port of Los Angeles moved record cargo volumes last year amid an import surge at the U.S.’s biggest container gateway and supply chain snarls brought on by the pandemic.
Shipping containers in the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
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