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Warehousing

AUGMENTED REALITY: A GAME-CHANGER FOR THE LOGISTICS OF TOMORROW

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Jasmyn Beausejour

Warehousing operations is big business. It is a $141B business in the US alone and accounts for 10% of all logistics costs [1].  Estimates suggest picking items from shelves represents 65% of those costs, or $92B (Figure 1) [2]. The process is […]

Automated warehousing systems at Amazon

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Angel Lee

Amazon is increasingly automating its warehouses. What are the impacts and what else should Amazon consider?

How Augmented Reality improves supply chain management for DHL

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Ludwig

The next industry transformation in logistics may have just appeared as a pair of Augmented Reality glasses at DHL. DHL is one of the world’s leading logistics companies, with $59 billion revenue and operations in 220 countries. The company successfully […]

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