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Logistics automation

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Logistics automation is the application of computer software and/or automated machinery to improve the efficiency of logistics operations. [1]

24 relations: Amazon Robotics, Automated guided vehicle, Automated storage and retrieval system, Automation, Barcode, Chain store, Check weigher, Conveyor system, Enterprise resource planning, Industrial robot, Logistics, Material-handling equipment, Mobile data terminal, Package format, Packaging and labeling, Paternoster, Radio-frequency identification, Software, Sorter (logistics), Supply chain management, Truck driver, Warehouse management system, Wholesaling, Workflow.

Amazon Robotics

Amazon Robotics formerly Kiva Systems is a Massachusetts-based company that manufactures mobile robotic fulfillment systems.

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Automated guided vehicle

An automated guided vehicle or automatic guided vehicle (AGV) is a portable robot that follows markers or wires in the floor, or uses vision, magnets, or lasers for navigation.

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Automated storage and retrieval system

An automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS or AS/RS) consists of a variety of computer-controlled systems for automatically placing and retrieving loads from defined storage locations.

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Automation

Automation is the technology by which a process or procedure is performed without human assistance.

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Barcode

A barcode (also bar code) is an optical, machine-readable, representation of data; the data usually describes something about the object that carries the barcode.

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Chain store

Chain store(s) or retail chain(s) are retail outlets that share a brand and central management, and usually have standardized business methods and practices.

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Check weigher

A checkweigher is an automatic or manual machine for checking the weight of packaged commodities.

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Conveyor system

A conveyor system is a common piece of mechanical handling equipment that moves materials from one location to another.

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Enterprise resource planning

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is the integrated management of core business processes, often in real-time and mediated by software and technology.

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Industrial robot

An industrial robot is a robot system used for manufacturing.

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Logistics

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation.

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Material-handling equipment

Material handling equipment is mechanical equipment used for the movement, storage, control and protection of materials, goods and products throughout the process of manufacturing, distribution, consumption and disposal.

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Mobile data terminal

A mobile data terminal (MDT) or mobile digital computer (MDC) is a computerized device used in public transit vehicles, taxicabs, courier vehicles, service trucks, commercial trucking fleets, military logistics, fishing fleets, warehouse inventory control, and emergency vehicles, such as police cars, to communicate with a central dispatch office.

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Package format

A package format is a type of archive containing computer programs and additional metadata needed by package managers.

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Packaging and labeling

Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use.

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Paternoster

A paternoster or paternoster lift is a passenger elevator which consists of a chain of open compartments (each usually designed for two persons) that move slowly in a loop up and down inside a building without stopping.

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Radio-frequency identification

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects.

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Software

Computer software, or simply software, is a generic term that refers to a collection of data or computer instructions that tell the computer how to work, in contrast to the physical hardware from which the system is built, that actually performs the work.

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Sorter (logistics)

In logistics, a sorter (sorting system, sortation system) is a system which performs sortation of products (goods, luggage, mail, etc.) according to their destinations.

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Supply chain management

In commerce, supply chain management (SCM), the management of the flow of goods and services, involves the movement and storage of raw materials, of work-in-process inventory, and of finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption.

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Truck driver

A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; a lorry driver, or driver in Ireland, the United Kingdom, India, Nepal and Pakistan) is a person who earns a living as the driver of a truck (usually a semi truck, box truck or dump truck).

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Warehouse management system

A warehouse management system (WMS) is a software application, designed to support and optimize warehouse or distribution center management.

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Wholesaling

Wholesaling, jobbing, or distributing is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users; or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services.

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Workflow

A workflow consists of an orchestrated and repeatable pattern of business activity enabled by the systematic organization of resources into processes that transform materials, provide services, or process information.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logistics_automation

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