Warehouse Labor Productivity Is Declining – Blame It On Ecommerce
Categories: Ecommerce| In Warehouse Travel Optimization| Order Picking
In reality, labor productivity is rising in most distribution centers. But U.S. government figures don’t account for the ways ecommerce is changing labor costs […]
Thanksgiving Supply Chain News: Online Grocery Surge, Tracking Turkey, and Cranberry Tariffs
Categories: Ecommerce| Order Picking
In recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday this Thursday in the U.S., we have collected a few distribution and supply chain news items with a […]
Three Renewal Strategies For Aging Warehouses and Legacy Warehouse Technology
Categories: In Warehouse Travel Optimization| Warehouse Management System
Four Truths About DC Robots, Jobs, And Warehouse Execution
Categories: AI and Machine Learning| In Warehouse Travel Optimization
Most ROI Calculators Are A Sham; 3 Red Flags To Look For
Categories: Analytics
Technology buyers should be skeptical of vendor ROI claims. The same goes for online ROI calculators that purport to show how a new solution […]
The Reality Of Augmented Reality (AR) Smart Glasses For Warehouse Vision Picking
Categories: Analytics| In Warehouse Travel Optimization| User Experience
Lucas has been testing and developing warehouse vision picking solutions using smart glasses since 2013. But last year saw a surge of press around […]
Good News For Workers In New (and Old) Distribution Centers
Categories: AI and Machine Learning| In Warehouse Travel Optimization
15 Million DC Devices Are On A Fast Path To Obsolescence
Categories: In Warehouse Travel Optimization
Recent malware attacks highlighted the dangers of running PCs with outdated and unsupported operating systems. The WannaCry and Petya attacks were especially harmful for […]
Lucas Demonstrates Voice Picking, Gamification, Machine Learning
Categories: AI and Machine Learning| Order Picking| Voice Technology
Press Releases / Lucas At ProMat 2017 April 3, 2017 Lucas Demonstrates Voice Picking On Android Wearables, Gamification Of The DC, and Machine Learning […]
How to Increase Warehouse Management Visibility Into Operations
Categories: In Warehouse Travel Optimization| User Experience
How To Get A 20% Productivity Gain While Improving Traceability
Categories: Customer Stories| Voice Technology
Product traceability is an issue in many industries, raising the specter of increased costs to capture item-level data in the DC. One Lucas foodservice customer has […]
Travel Time is the Key to Lowering Labor Costs in Your DC
Categories: AI and Machine Learning| In Warehouse Travel Optimization| Voice Technology
It’s common knowledge that one of the highest costs in a DC is labor, and that the most labor time is spent on picking. […]
