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Fulfillment automation provider AutoStore has launched its Fall 2025 product portfolio, featuring upgrades to its signature automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) that address demands for increased speed and flexibility, among…
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Statistics released today on factory automation show that 542,000 industrial robots were installed in 2024—more than double the number 10 years ago—according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).The group’s latest report…
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The truckload sector has been stalled in a freight recession for some three years now, but recent Trump Administration efforts to raise cargo-hauling rates by shrinking excess vehicle capacity have not yet begun to bear fruit, studies…
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Almost half (44%) of the respondents said that they paid higher prices for inventory as a result of tariffs but did not change their purchasing levels. Meanwhile 19% chose to reduce inventory purchases in order to manage the costs…
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Inventory counting robot maker Dexory today said it has raised $165 million in its latest round of financial backing, saying the fresh funding would help it to accelerate global expansion and AI-powered capabilities.The “series C” round…
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When disaster strikes, hours and minutes count, at least where humanitarian aid groups are concerned. But in order to coordinate a speedy response, those agencies first have to know what relief supplies are available in the region and…
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Nearly two-thirds of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) report that their operations have been impacted by tariffs, according to an annual benchmarking study produced by the supply chain planning software company Netstock.“The 2025…
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I am old enough to remember when the phrase “using your supply chain as a weapon” was meant completely metaphorically—as in, companies using their supply chain capabilities as a way to obtain a competitive advantage.However, when Cam…
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A handful of cargo-ship operators in recent years have been experimenting with an old-fashioned power source: the sail. And it’s all in the name of reducing fuel consumption and emissions. According to the technology’s proponents, the…
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The transportation decarbonization nonprofit group CALSTART today released its annual report on the progress that 23 states (and the District of Columbia) have made toward accelerating the adoption of zero-emission vans, trucks, and…
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