articleWith flexible and cost-effective solutions increasingly available, companies of all sizes can benefit from logistics automation, helping to combat the challenge of labour scarcity. Dave Berridge, Secretary of the Automated Material Handling Systems Association (AMHSA), takes a look at automation for SMEs.
articleHSS Editor Simon Duddy catches up with LAC Logistics Automation to hear how the successful modern warehouse requires a broad mix of competences, from ‘old-school’ manufacturing to cutting-edge software development.
productOcado Solutions has announced a partnership with a Korean grocer Lotte Shopping to develop Lotte’s online business in South Korea with the Ocado Smart Platform.
articleUncertain demand, increasing fulfilment costs and more complex logistics processes to support multiple channels to market, including the growth of eComm, are some of the challenges faced by retailers today, says Nigel Lahiri.
articleSwisslog has implemented a sophisticated project for a retailer based in Tunbridge Wells, with the entire automated logistics solution functioning on solar powered energy.
productAutomated storage and retrieval specialist Kardex Remstar offers a leasing option for its Vertical Carousel storage systems.
productDUTCH FOOD retailer PLUS Retail BV is in the process of kitting out its national distribution centre for dry goods in Oss, in the Netherlands.
articleERIKS, THE industrial products supplier, has completed a £21m infrastructure investment, headlined by a state-of-the-art fulfilment centre to boost product range along with speed and accuracy of supply.
articleDaifuku helps GA Pet Food Partners create a ‘world-class’ manufacturing facility with collaborative automation.
articleWincanton is working with early stage companies to uncover innovations that can help it serve customers better. HSS editor Simon Duddy explores.
article3PLs are under pressure to provide efficient support to manage increasingly complex supply chain and logistics operations, says Harry Watts, who outlines how technology can play a key role in helping 3PLs develop.
articleOtto Group, a mail order company and one of the world’s biggest e-commerce companies, has specified end-to-end automation for its new dispatch centre.
productEuropean eComm delivery solutions provider Paack has deployed a large-scale autonomous mobile robot-based system in its distribution centre in Madrid.
productJungheinrich has launched PowerCube, an automated compact storage system for containers.
productThe deal could make the installation of on-site automation at small grocery outlets to fulfil eComm orders easier.
articleSwisslog has experienced a global increase in demand for the AutoStore system.
productThe automation player has announced a strategic partnership with warehouse robotics provider, Dexterity, to offer full-task robotics as part of its automation solutions.
productAbout a hundred kilometres west of Stockholm, TGW is working on a flagship project for Sweden’s number one grocery retailer ICA Sweden.
productTHE AMR leader says it has established formal agreements with over 50 integrators across the globe.
newsGeekplus, the global leader in autonomous mobile robots, has a new executive at the helm of its European operations.
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