Warehouse management systems have long produced a wealth of data relating to picking, packing, slotting and inventory management, but the visualization capabilities provided by digital twins go a long way toward making that information actionable.
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develops, artificial intelligence and machine learning will continue to play a major role in data integration and analysis.
Slotting has a significant impact on all the warehouse key performance indicators – productivity, shipping accuracy, inventory accuracy, warehouse order cycle time, and storage density. Yet, typical warehouses have less than a third of items located in optimal locations.
The report concludes that companies are increasingly investing in advanced technologies such as IoT devices and AI to improve their visibility capabilities.
The administration announced a U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Directive on cyber risk management actions for ship-to-shore cranes manufactured by the People’s Republic of China.
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