Automation and Robotics

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Fast Forward: Companies are Getting Smarter about How to Use Artificial Intelligence (AI), including antuit.ai and Zebra

by: Therese Van Ryne

Oct 7, 2022

It has become more difficult for retailers and CPG companies to forecast demand and manage inventory using traditional business applications. That’s why Zebra and antuit.ai are going all in on AI – and you should too. Find out how.

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Breaking News: There’s Now a Better Way to Track and Trace Food (Thanks to GS1)

by: Matt Kowalski

Sep 29, 2022

The new GS1 Tag Data Standard (TDS 2.0) makes it easier than ever to automate data collection throughout the supply chain using a combination of barcode and RFID technology.

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Food and Beverage Production and Processing Can Only Move as Fast as People. Hence the Rush to Rollout Autonomous Mobile Robots.

by: John Wirthlin

Sep 27, 2022

With these self-sufficient robots moving materials and picked items, workers can stay put – and stay focused on the task at hand – thereby picking up speed.

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Maximizing Profit in Omnichannel: Where Clothing Retailers Can Adapt to Today’s Challenges

by: Mark Schwans

Sep 22, 2022

This is not an ideal predicament, but it’s not an impossible one either. Here are the areas to consider retooling right now if you want to make better decisions.

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Retail’s Big Dilemma: Excess Inventory

by: David Barach

Sep 15, 2022

For every problem, there is a solution. But how long it takes retailers to figure this one out depends on how much they’re depending on people and (or) AI to get to the root cause.

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Civil Engineering and Surveying Firm Turns to Zebra for Help Tracking Expensive Assets

by: Your Edge Blog Team

Sep 14, 2022

With its new RFID solution, DRMP can better monitor and manage the movement of its high-value tools across multiple states and large-scale projects.

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Food for Thought: 3 Things That Happen When Food and Beverage Manufacturers and Distributors Don’t (or Won’t) Consider Autonomous Mobile Robots a Priority Investment

by: Jim Lawton

Sep 12, 2022

Besides giving the competition a complete advantage, these common objections to flexible automation set even the most digitally powered companies up for setbacks down the line – and today.

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Retail Inflation is Soaring—Now What?

by: David Barach

Aug 24, 2022

New research indicates that new pricing strategies and tactics are giving certain retailers a competitive advantage.

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Industrial Automation Insider: “The Biggest Thing Changing About Automation is Its Relevance”

by: Will Corns

Aug 18, 2022

Two global automation experts say supply chain leaders now see automation as foundational given hiring challenges but warn that you can’t automate in silos if you want to achieve your objectives.

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Chalk Talk Podcast Episode #7: NFL Legend and Football Operations Executive, Troy Vincent, Says Data Will Change What Players, Coaches, Officials and Scouts Do This Season. Find Out How.

by: Adam Petrus

Aug 17, 2022

As the NFL works to balance tradition with innovation, data is proving core to every decision made in the back office and on the field. This is what to expect, whether you’re an NFL hopeful or just a fan.

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New Human-Robot Collaboration Challenge Puts Computer Vision Theories to the Test

by: Your Edge Blog Team

Aug 8, 2022

Find out what happened when computer vision researchers from universities across three continents converged for the ultimate head-to-head competition, sponsored by Zebra and Queen Mary University.

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There’s a Better Way to Align Inventory to Shifting Consumer Demands

by: Mark Schwans

Jul 26, 2022

It still involves “automation and insights,” as well as people. But it requires you to approach automation and insights with a different definition of “intelligence.”

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