Browsing: Robotics and innovation

Entries are now open for the DHL Innovation Award 2009, which offers young logistics scientists the opportunity to gain recognition for their practical logistics solutions.

In any profession there are some tasks that are particularly satisfying – and for me one of those moments came in presenting the award for Supply Chain Innovation at the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards. As you will see from our awards report, Guy’

Developments in logistics practice, legislation and technology have all combined over the past few years to change the way the loading bay is perceived and used.

Delphi Automotive Systems has designed an innovative picking process to meet the challenge of supplying, in assembly line sequence, the correct suspension module for each corner of more than 5,200 vehicles per week.

The move to more frequent deliveries of smaller consignments is accelerating the growth in light and multi-purpose vehicle markets. James Falkner looks at some of the latest innovations.

Kardex has won the British Materials Handling Federation’s Innovation Award for its latest addition to its automated storage and retrieval range.