Drones

Maintaining accurate inventory counts is a constant challenge in the fast-paced logistics, warehousing and distribution environment. Traditional methods like doing physical counts and using manual scanners are time-consuming, error-prone and disruptive. They also require manpower that most logistics facilities simply can’t spare right now.

GNC's labor-intensive inventory counting process once relied on teams navigating 450,000 square feet of warehouse space with materials handling equipment. Now, drones are streamlining cycle counts, reducing resource constraints, and improving efficiency across its distribution centers.

Companies like Amazon and FedEx are investing in autonomous drones and robots to streamline last-mile deliveries.

Corvus Robotics has launched Corvus One, an autonomous drone system for inventory management. The AI-driven, infrastructure-free drones are designed to streamline warehouse operations.

Bar coding remains the central technology for data capture, with new wearables and handheld form factors to boost productivity. But RFID momentum is building, and a range of real-time location technologies can complement handheld data collection.

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Roughly one month after receiving the United States government’s first full Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 135 Standard certification, which is required to operate a drone airline, Atlanta-based transportation and logistics bellwether UPS said today that, in a partnership with CVS Health Corporation, a subsidiary of CVS Pharmacy, it has competed the first revenue-generating drone delivery of a medical prescription from a CVS pharmacy directly to a consumer’s home on November 1.

Atlanta-based transportation and logistics bellwether UPS said it received the United States government’s first full Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 135 Standard certification, which is required to operate a drone airline.

Recent studies show that cold chain efficiency is often less than ideal, as abuses above or below the optimal product‐specific temperature range occur frequently. This fact significantly increases food waste and jeopardizes safety, observe analysts and practitioners, who suggest shippers “go for the gold” when choosing transport and warehousing providers.

A new generation of transport providers may be making some forms of temperature control system irrelevant, says the upstart drone company, Flytrex.

These releases are in tandem with UPS’s Transformation efforts focused on investments in its network made possible through its capital expenditures investments, as well as leveraging internal efficiencies and a focus on four key growth initiatives for SMBs for healthcare, e-commerce, and high-growth international markets.

Drones are finding their niche in the supply chain, says Matt Yearling. It just might not be where you expected to find them.

Technologies that enhance yard management systems such as RFID and drones promise a new level of visibility into asset location in yards, but they may not be ideal for all yards. Simply using YMS workflows with bar code scanning, as well as integration to TMS and WMS, can vastly improve visibility and throughput. Using drones for yard management, RFID and Drones for Trucking