The 11-day shift in Lunar New Year creates a shorter window for production, freight and inventory planning. Digital visibility and earlier decisions will be critical for industrial companies.
A new two-way pallet shuttle is designed to help existing warehouses increase storage density and progress towards automated material flow without major structural changes.
Körber is investing in NAiSE to strengthen vendor-neutral control of AGVs, AMRs and manually operated trucks across warehouses and production sites.
Logistics companies are adding AI rapidly, but disconnected tools can weaken oversight, accountability and operational security.
Polímeros y Derivados has deployed Easy WMS to replace manual inventory control and give its nonwoven rolls end-to-end identification.
Automating trailer and container handling can close a major visibility gap while cutting loading times and improving warehouse resilience.
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is automating storage in its Paris-Charles de Gaulle Perishables Centre with a multilevel ETV system.
Würth Australia is deploying Dematic technology at distribution facilities in Queensland and Victoria to increase fulfilment capacity and support future growth.
Variable orders, labour shortages and transport costs make festive fulfilment difficult to scale. Automated right-sized boxing can turn packaging into a more predictable operation.
UK companies are expanding their use of artificial intelligence, but weak data foundations, unclear accountability and generic tools are limiting operational gains.
BLE devices and shared live links are making continuous shipment monitoring affordable for routine international cargo.
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