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Small Data, Big Impact

For operations with lift truck fleets, telemetry programs can produce a wealth of small data insights for quick conversion into actionable business intelligence.

Small Data, Big Impact

Increasing Slot Capacity and Picking Efficiency

Here's how an innovative multi-level lift truck design can expand the “golden zone” of the pick face, enabling new slotting strategies that increase capacity and picking efficiency, reduce labor and storage requirements and decrease overall materials handling costs.

Increasing Slot Capacity and Picking Efficiency

CN Rail Strike Squeezes Transport of Canadian Oil, Grain Cargo

Conductors and yard operators at Canada’s largest railway walked off the job after failing to reach an agreement with the company over issues including working conditions and drug benefits.

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These Are America’s New Top Tech Hubs

The synapses are sizzling in the Lawrence, Kansas, metropolitan area. The home of the University of Kansas climbed into the top 20 communities in the Bloomberg Brain Concentration Index — advancing by 33 spots over the past three years.

Source: Bloomberg

Boeing’s Humans Step In After Robots Fumble Assembly of 777 Jets

Score one for the humans. After four years of trial and error, Boeing Co. is dumping the robots that build two main fuselage sections for its 777 jetliners and the upgraded model known as 777X.

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A New App Lets Carriers Secure Drivers Directly and On Demand

As demand for consumer goods grows, especially in the burgeoning e-commerce sector, a key element of getting product to market continues to bedevil merchandisers: the truck driver.

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Why It’s Time to Improve Employee Scheduling

Research shows about 10% of the U.S. workforce deals with irregular or on-call scheduling, while 7% works split or rotating shifts.

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It’s a Match: Tools Distributor Uses AI to Perfect Packaging

Snap-on Tools was working to reduce inefficient packaging and absurd box sizes for its e-commerce customers. An artificial intelligence solution by FastFetch Corp. turned out to be the perfect fit.

1106 Tools Distributor Uses Ai

Workforce Logiq Acquires ENGAGE Talent, a Predictive Analytics and AI Software Company

Workforce Logiq, a global provider of workforce management software and services to large corporations, has acquired predictive analytics and AI software company ENGAGE Talent.

FedEx E-Commerce Revamp Jolts Delivery Army by Piling On Costs

FedEx Corp.’s drive to reap the rewards of e-commerce is stirring anxiety among some of the company’s most important partners: the thousands of small businesses that handle its ground deliveries.

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‘Uber-for-Trucking’ App Convoy Tries to Navigate Some Uber-Scale Problems

Job rates are falling across North America after two years of increases, and spot demand — which excludes long-term freight contracts — plummeted 27% through October. Most drivers aren’t expecting business to improve over the next six months.

Source: Bloomberg

Manufacturing Is Now Smallest Share of U.S. Economy in 72 Years

Three years after Donald Trump campaigned for president pledging a factory renaissance, the opposite appears to be happening.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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