Implementing advanced technologies such as an MES allows businesses to alleviate the immediate challenges associated with staffing shortages, and lay the groundwork for long-term workforce resilience.

LiDAR, a remote-sensing method using pulsed lasers to measure range, is proving to be of high value in supply chain automation, says Peipei Zhao, president of North America with Robosense.

Uncertainty is the only certainty in supply chain these days, so implementing the right technology in your operations is key, says Benji Fountain, account manager at enVista.

A case study about the application of drones employing artificial intelligence to the warehouse operations of Romark Logistics.

New anti-greenwashing rules by the European Parliament shine a light on the need for transparent, sustainable logistics operations.

The potential of cobots in packaging — driven by AI, machine learning, and IoT integration — promises a new era of smart packaging lines and predictive maintenance.

ISA stresses how manufacturers and other decision makers can help to deliver the many benefits of automation more effectively through several key steps.

Automation has been touted as the key to ramping up warehouse efficiency in the face of a shortfall of labor. But it comes with its own set of problems.

The five-foot-eight-inch humanoid robot would be used to automate "physically demanding, repetitive and dull tasks" in Mercedes-Benz's manufacturing facilities. 

After several decades of progressive offshoring operations to save on labor costs, U.S. and North American manufacturing is progressively coming back home.