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Locomation: Re-Engineering the World’s Supply Chain for Autonomy

Shippers will never lose a document, driver or client through an automated rate contract management system.

“We feel like Transfix is not even at the end of the first inning. We’re in the first pitch of the first inning.”

French robotics company Exotec has embarked on a pilot run with the Gap in North America, testing its Skypod robots to handle e-commerce returns management.

“For midsize transportation suppliers, their viability depends on their procurement process,” says Keelvar founder and CEO Alan Holland.

Major Canadian trucking and warehousing company Groupe Robert is making a large investment to build Quebec’s first 3PL automated distribution center for fresh and frozen foods.

“Robotics and automation are a way for industries such as manufacturing to remain competitive in ‘America 2.0.,’ but these advances in technology don’t come without risks,” said Mark Cuban.

This fireside chat about logistical trends in artificial intelligence and automation highlights a variety of misconceptions. “Almost immediate ROI” might be enough to steer logistics companies toward AI, said Kate Curtin, head of marketing at Deep Cognition.

Warehousing has changed more in the past five years than in the previous 70 years. Chris Riemann, managing director of Deloitte Consulting, and A.K. Schultz, co-founder and CEO of SVT Robotics, discuss the role of automation in this warehousing revolution and how organizations must move their supply chains forward to compete during the e-commerce boom and the spike in online ordering because of the COVID pandemic.

According to Bank of America and McKinsey, 10 years of expected e-commerce growth penetrated in three months’ time.

Walmart and Kroger are taking differing approaches to online grocery fulfillment. While fully-automated warehouses are more efficient, they are much more expensive and inflexible. Local-fulfillment centers may not be as efficient, but they are much more cost effective. Read the detailed trade-offs here:

The European Commission has released its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy. Massive investments and infrastructure are needed to meet the EU Commission’s sustainability milestones.

Railroads are leveraging automation and evaluating assets to improve fuel efficiency. Corporate climate goals are on the rise as railroads increase their conservation and emission-reducing efforts.

Trucking is going sustainable. Find out the details on AFVs, FTLs, automation and what new regulations to expect next year.

Using data aimed at developing workplace safety practices can not only enable safer environments, it can empower employees and bolster a company’s safety culture, according to speakers at FreightWaves’ The Future of Real Estate Logistics summit.

Continuous intelligent planning can help companies avoid stock outs and drive on-shelf availability.

Unisot has created a blockchain-based platform that helps bring end-to-end transparency in seafood supply chains.

The digitalization of freight has logistics providers seeking automation and efficiency on a scale never before seen.

HubTran will now process and audit incoming documents from carriers and automatically assign them to the correct load in Brokerware.