The rise of digitization is making warehouse processes more efficient, by automating tasks and giving employees time to focus on more complex duties.

While supply chain automation often begins in the warehouse, it can extend beyond to transportation management, fulfillment and returns, and even customer-facing locations.

Wanda Johnson, supply chain technology fellow with Deloitte Consulting LLP, reveals the findings of the firm's annual industry survey, in collaboration with MHI, on the adoption of technology in the supply chain.

Warehouse orchestration is the answer for facilities looking to integrate and efficiently manage a multitude of discrete systems, says Keith Moore, chief executive officer of Autoscheduler.ai.

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

Artificial intelligence can help eliminate unneeded inventory, says Sankalp Arora, chief executive officer and co-founder of Gather AI.

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

Anyline said that it worked with the multinational paper and packaging company Mondi to develop this autonomous drone barcode scanning technology.

Robotics and technology companies have doubled down on development of applications to support the supply chain, especially in the warehouse.