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Opinion: When Factories Have a Choice Between Robots and People, It's Best to Start With People
It’s lazy to think that a manufacturing process is better just because it’s automated. While the effort going on right now at the Tesla factory in Fremont is anything but lazy, it brings into the spotlight one of the core problems with the simplistic “automation for automation’s sake” strategy: processes that aren’t stable to begin with cannot be made stable with robots.
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Happy Anniversary, Amazon-Whole Foods. What’s Changed?
One year ago this week, Amazon.com Inc. loudly declared its intention to become a grocery industry heavyweight by announcing its agreement to buy Whole Foods Market.
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Top 10 Forklift Manufacturers of 2018
Forklift sales are up and continuing to rise. In the North American market, 2017 sales were up 9.5 percent over 2016, reaching a new benchmark of 253,146 units sold.
Combating Wasted Motion in the Warehouse
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Voice Technology in Your Operation
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How Robotics Technology Is Modernizing Third-Party Logistics
Automation is making an impact in logistics as third-party logistics providers (3PLs) tap into technology for greater efficiency across the organization.
Amazon Accused of Treating U.K. Warehouse Staff Like Robots
Amazon has been accused of treating staff like robots as it emerged that ambulances had been called out 600 times to the online retailer’s U.K. warehouses in the past three years.
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As Global Plastics Demand Expands, Sustainability ‘Key’ to Industry’s Future
Global demand for polyethylene, the world’s most used plastic, has nearly doubled since 1999, but this growth in demand is being met with significant new market pressures, such as a rise in consumer expectations around sustainability, along with tightening environmental regulations in key growth markets such as China.
Analysis: Traditional Packaging Fails for E-Commerce
Using traditional product packaging in e-commerce can hurt the bottom line. For many companies, the practice triggers unnecessary, counterproductive costs several percent of their total cost of goods sold (COGS).
More Suppliers Are Losing Revenue Due to Cross-Channel Challenges
As the global $1.9tr e-commerce landscape continues to expand, companies are facing difficulties successfully managing cross-channel commerce across continents, supply chains, and software systems, and are losing revenue as a result.
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Chinese Port Trials Autonomous Tractor-Trailers
Chinese robotics company TuSimple plans to use port automation as a proving ground for over-the-road autonomous trucks. By the end of this year, it will have 20 of its self-driving vehicles carrying containers around the port of Caofeidian, China.
This $2Bn AI Startup Aims to Teach Factory Robots to Think
Japan’s Preferred Networks Inc. has only one publicly available product, a whimsical application that uses artificial intelligence to automate the coloring of manga cartoons.
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