Increased demand and the need for faster shipping times prompts retailers and fulfillment centers to invest in e-commerce technologies. It is a crucial time for e-commerce right now, and the cold chain is now a part of this industry as consumers become more comfortable with purchasing food and beverages online. Customer expectations for shipping … Read more
As warehouse distribution centers continue to grow larger, how are tracking and intelligence helping to keep up with customer demands? Chris Cacioppo, CTO and co-founder, Global Logistics: Warehouse management and automation systems have a number of tools that support keeping up with customer demands. Electronic data interchange (EDI) helps to scale automation by automating transactions … Read more
The fulfillment economy has exploded during the pandemic, as has competition among automation technology providers, whose robotic technology is becoming critical during widespread labor shortages and ballooning demand. That’s the good news. The bad news, if you’re a robotics firm with a great product and opportunity as far as the horizon is that scaling hardware … Read more