Yossi Sheffi, Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, highlights how robotics and AI are changing and augmenting jobs. The author also delves into the tools that will help professionals be more productive in supply chain management.
Enhancing human–robot interaction in warehouses is crucial due to increasing degrees of automation in logistics centers. Research by the Technical University of Munich and the University of Cologne in Germany reveals the mechanisms that improve collaboration between operators and robots.
Dr. Teresa de la Cruz, Project Manager at the Zaragoza Logistics Center, analyzes how disruptive logistics has revolutionized numerous industrial sectors. Part of Industry 4.0, disruptive logistics has made digital transformation common practice.
Mecalux sits down with Pilar López, Industrial Director at Natura Bissé, to talk about how automation is key for optimizing logistics processes to ensure on-time, error-free order deliveries.
Mecalux sits down with Dejan Šeruga, General Manager of Carglass in Slovenia, to talk about how digitization has helped the vehicle glass repair company optimize its supply chain.
Mecalux interviews Vaggelis Giannikas, Director of the Centre for Smart Warehousing and Logistics Systems (Univ. of Bath), on the importance of a WMS.
Dr. Susana Val, Director of the Zaragoza Logistics Center, analyzes a solution to optimize the last mile: digital lockers. One of the most obvious advantages of digital lockers is that they can reduce travel for 3PL service providers.
Big data in the supply chain can provide major benefits in product manufacturing, storage, transportation, and distribution. With big data tools, companies can implement analytics methods that foster informed decision-making in the supply chain.
Interview with Jesús García, Spare Parts Department Manager at the Motos Bordoy Group, a company in Spain's two-wheeler sector. García explains how digitization has cut customer service times and provides a general overview of all stock.
Mecalux talks with Nils Boysen (Friedrich Schiller Univ) about how e-commerce has boosted warehouse automation.
Robert Overstreet's study shows the relationship between types of return policy modifications and degrees of customer satisfaction. The author says that retailers should communicate transparently and change their returns policies in a targeted way.
Professor Luca Urciuoli analyzes the causes and potential risks of cyberattacks on companies' supply chains. Prof. Urciuoli also lays out several measures businesses can take to avoid the possible effects of cyberattacks on their supply chains.
The Mecalux Group employs predictive analytics to help customers identify improvement opportunities in their warehouses and power their businesses. In warehousing, predictive analytics consists of applying a set of techniques and technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Takumi Tagashira finds that investing in warehouse automation and media efforts increases sales. The author of the study and Associate Professor of Marketing at Hitotsubashi University in Japan believes these results to be relevant for e-commerce retailers.
Interview with Itamar Ferrari, Logistics Manager at Copacol, a Brazilian business specializing in food production and marketing. Ferrari explains how technology has boosted Copacol's warehouse productivity by 20%, in addition to ensuring accurate traceability of goods stored.
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