Tag: warehouse
Investment in automated warehouses drives down Ocado profits – for now
Online retailer Ocado is facing higher than anticipated costs and further losses in the short term, as it grapples with a shifting business model...
Oracle gives its cloud-based business apps an AI boost
Smart factories and connected warehouses are among the business functions set to benefit from new AI-powered Adaptive Intelligent Apps from Oracle.
Modern artificial intelligence (AI)...
Ecommerce giant Alibaba opens ‘China’s smartest warehouse’
Cainiao, the logistics arm of Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba, has announced the official launch of operations at its new smart warehouse in Huiyang, Guongdong...
Amazon patents inner-city drone delivery towers
Online retailer turned technology giant Amazon has applied for a patent for a multi-level fulfillment center to support its drone delivery business.
The patent, published...
DHL trials smart warehouses in three European locations
German logistics giant DHL has revealed it is working with networking giant Cisco and start-up Conduce to create ‘smart warehouses’ in Germany, the Netherlands...
The voice of the warehouse worker
Workers in supply chain operations are increasingly using voice commands and responses to get picking, packing and replenishment tasks completed.
This week, fast food chain...
Could IoT put an end to the supply chain blame game?
Supply chain: Who's at fault when manufacturing production plans are scuppered by raw-material delays - and could IoT help?
Where along the supply chain does...