<strong>‘The rise of the intelligent warehouse’ white paper sets out strategy for future fulfilment challenges</strong>
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‘The rise of the intelligent warehouse’ white paper sets out strategy for future fulfilment challenges

A new white paper from a leading independent software developer and integrator of advanced warehouse automation, lays bare the challenges ahead for logistics and fulfillment, and sets out pathways for…

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<strong>Logistics companies thinking outside the box on automation </strong>
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Logistics companies thinking outside the box on automation 

With margins under pressure and labour in short supply, forward thinking logistics service providers are taking a new, radical approach to winning business using flexible automation. By Jo…

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A new era of intralogistics flexibility
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A new era of intralogistics flexibility

Frazer Watson, VP-Sales UK/Ireland at Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) designer and manufacturer iFollow, explains how mobile robots offer agile organisations the flexibility required to come through unpredictable times…

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NEW RESEARCH – ‘Digital assistants’ make work better as businesses weather growth and productivity challenges
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NEW RESEARCH – ‘Digital assistants’ make work better as businesses weather growth and productivity challenges

Independent global research, sponsored by Work Execution System pioneer, Laiye, lays out economic risks of ‘broken work systems’ and details how AI-driven digital assistants will ‘Make Work Better’…

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Supply chain resiliency starts with supplier mapping
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Supply chain resiliency starts with supplier mapping

The COVID-19 pandemic served as a wake-up call, forcing companies to realise the risk of not knowing who their suppliers’ suppliers are. Despite facing numerous upheavals inflicted by…

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Energy price cap sparks warning for businesses falling out of contract and reinforces urgency of net-zero decision making
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Energy price cap sparks warning for businesses falling out of contract and reinforces urgency of net-zero decision making

In a new report, commercial energy and sustainability consultancy Advantage Utilities has warned businesses that falling out of contract onto deemed rates is to be avoided at all costs, given…

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Logistics industry looks towards the future – but the present needs attention, too
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Logistics industry looks towards the future – but the present needs attention, too

Comment by John Meale, Managing Director of Thorworld Industries The IMHX Show has long been the leading showcase for the UK logistics industry’s latest trends and innovations. The…

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Where does SA logistics stand as far as cyber security is concerned?
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Where does SA logistics stand as far as cyber security is concerned?

Local market leaders including Bidvest International Logistics provide a fascinating perspective on where this vital part of the nation’s economy rests and what needs to be done to…

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iFollow mobile robot range ups capacity to 1500 kg
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iFollow mobile robot range ups capacity to 1500 kg

iFollow has expanded its iLogistics Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) range to include a unit with a 1500 kg capacity. Made at iFollow’s state of the art facilities outside…

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Reflecting on LiftEx 2022 and looking forward to LiftEx 2023
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Reflecting on LiftEx 2022 and looking forward to LiftEx 2023

LiftEx, the flagship event of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), was held over two days (5-6 October 2022) at P&J Live in the major Oil and Gas…

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