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Q&A: Enhancing last-mile logistics with machine learning
18/04/2024
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Across the country, hundreds of thousands of drivers deliver packages and parcels to customers and companies each day, with many click-to-door times averaging only a few days. Coordinating a supply...
Alibaba withdraws Hong Kong IPO for logistics arm
26/03/2024
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Chinese e-commerce titan Alibaba is withdrawing a planned initial public offering for its logistics arm Cainiao, the company said Tuesday, as a major company overhaul faces setbacks.
Novel quantum algorithm proposed for high-quality solutions to combinatorial optimization problems
25/03/2024
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Combinatorial optimization problems (COPs) have applications in many different fields such as logistics, supply chain management, machine learning, material design and drug discovery, among others,...
A digital twin for flexible parcel postage
03/03/2024
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Non-rigid postal items with flexible packagings—such as poly bags—pose problems for logistics companies during automatic sorting. Thanks to modern simulation methods, there is now a widely...
New tool analyzes news media sentiment regarding shipping industry
21/01/2024
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A study in the International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics has introduced a new Shipping Industry Risk Sentiment Index (SRSI). This tool has been designed to analyze sentiment in the...
Humanoid robot working in a Spanx warehouse
13/12/2023
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In what GXO Logistics calls "a proof-of-concept pilot," a human-centric machine by that name is moving tote boxes in a Spanx warehouse in Flowery Branch, Georgia, that is managed by the...
Machine learning in the maritime environment
14/11/2023
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A study in the International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics addresses a longstanding gap in the world of dry bulk shipping terminals, introducing a two-stage methodology that employs...
A 130g soft robot gripper that can lift 100kg
08/10/2023
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Utilizing soft, flexible materials such as cloth, paper, and silicone, soft robotic grippers act like a robot's hand to perform functions such as safely grasping and releasing objects. Unlike...
Alibaba plans to list logistics arm in Hong Kong IPO
26/09/2023
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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Tuesday it intends to spin off its logistics arm Cainiao through an initial public offering in Hong Kong as the firm undergoes a massive restructuring.
Amazon, Shopify strike deal to open Amazon logistics to sellers
31/08/2023
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Amazon.com Inc. and Shopify Inc. have struck a deal to allow merchants who pay for Shopify's e-commerce tools to use Amazon's logistics network.
Offsetting or reducing CO2: This is what consumers want, says study
27/06/2023
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Many companies reduce emissions when manufacturing their products or compensate for emissions. By doing the math, it appears that both strategies might help the environment to the same extent. But do...
Shopify narrowing its ambition, sells Deliverr, cuts staff
07/05/2023
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Shopify, the e-commerce company viewed as a growing competitor to Amazon, is selling the two biggest pieces of its fulfillment network and abandoning its logistics ambitions.
Better shipping with machine learning
13/04/2023
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Research in the International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics (IJSTL) has used a novel, machine learning approach known as MGGP to rank and prioritize performance criteria in evaluating a...
Need a hand? This robotic hand can help you pick your food items and plate your dish
11/01/2023
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Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design's (SUTD) Bio-Inspired Robotics and Design Laboratory have developed a new reconfigurable workspace soft (RWS) robotic gripper that...
Newsletter Septiembre 2022
10/11/2022
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Alfilpack obtiene el premio liderpack al mejor packaging de logística y distribución por segundo año consecutivo
23/10/2022
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A universe of sensors on an all-in-one wireless platform
12/10/2022
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Smart fabrication, smart logistics, or smart farming: Distributed networks of sensors are working hard for us every single day. In the past, every application needed a custom solution to run the...
German logistics firm to print parts to cut supply chain woes
28/09/2022
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German logistics company DB Schenker said Wednesday its customers can order components from a "virtual warehouse" that it will then produce with 3D technology, in a new service aimed at...
Temperature-controlled cart to appear in stores for grocery pickup
21/09/2022
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BrightDrop, the General Motors Co. business focused on delivery and logistics, is introducing the eCart, a new product that will help streamline online grocery order fulfillment, the company says.
lDataObj(this);" >Faurecia puts the ‘wow factor’ in its manufacturing operations
11/08/2022
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Digital twins and autonomous in-plant logistics are some of the technologies Matt Myrand is using to improve manufacturing operations. ...