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3 Mobile Robot Workflows Adding Value Across the Production Line

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR)

Expect to see more CPG companies deploy AMRs across multiple facilities to help shorten lead times, reduce bottlenecks and improve workplace safety.

AMRs benefit the full value chain of the CPG production line with built-in sensors, cameras and intelligent software to navigate efficiently and safely around workers and equipment.

MercuryGate Acquires Cheetah Software Systems

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These advanced solutions enable distribution and delivery providers the ability to increase efficiency of route planners, dispatchers, drivers and customer service representatives critical for food, retail and medical industries.

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Emerging Technologies

Redefining Communications for Today’s Mobile Workforces

Internal and external communications are merging as businesses strive to reconnect with disconnected teams off-site and in virtual environments.

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COVID-19, One Year Later: Economy ‘Has Come a Long Way’

National Retail Federation (NRF)

NRF forecast that 2021 retail sales – excluding automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants – will grow between 6.5-8.2% over 2020 to $4.33-4.4 trillion.

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AI and Robotics for a 21st-Century Food Chain

The almost overnight adoption of new supply and fulfillment protocols made clear the existing inefficiencies in food supply chains.

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Autonomous Trucking Gets Leg Up with New Platform

Autonomous trucking developer Embark launches a universal interface that integrates self-driving tech across major OEM trucking platforms.

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2021: The Year of the Driver

A focus on technology to improve both fleetwide efficiency and the driver experience will lead to increased driver retention rates, and most importantly, thriving fleets in 2021.

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Survey Reveals Access to On-Demand Data and End-to-End Intelligence is Critical

Cost reduction and resource management of people and/or assets rose rank 45% and 38% respectively, followed by increased monetization of vehicles and assets (30%), connecting operations processes (20%) and business intelligence (17%).

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Risk/Compliance

Grocers Invested $24B in Payroll, PPE and Technology Amid COVID-19

FMI - The Food Industry Association

A lot of the investments went toward increases in payroll, incentive pay and benefits as well as personal protective equipment (PPE) and other safety expenses, technology and more.

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Rock Stars of the Supply Chain

Rock Stars of the Food Supply Chain: Identifying the Best Supply Chain Solutions with Cory Lehman, iGPS

iGPS Logistics, LLC

Assistant editor Mackenna Moralez discusses how to adopt a more proactive supply chain solution and why providing guidance to colleagues at all levels of the business is essential with Cory Lehman, director of asset management, iGPS.

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Material Handling Equipment

GEODIS, Phantom Auto Create the First Remotely Operated Forklift

GEODIS works with Phantom Auto to help support the disability community in the supply chain, developing a forklift that can be operated remotely.

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L.I.N.K. | Embark Reveals the Reality of Autonomous Trucking

In an interview with associate editor Brielle Jaekel, Embark head of business development explains where the world is currently at with driverless trucks.

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