Automation
66 posts tagged with “Automation”
Emerging Trends in Logistics Technology: A 2026 Retrospective
2026 marked the year logistics technology moved from pilot programs to operating infrastructure. This retrospective covers the AI, automation, visibility, compliance, and resilience trends that reshaped freight, warehousing, and supply chain execution.
CXTMS InsightsDecember 31, 2026 · 713 min read
CPG Automation Projects Need a Sourcing-to-Logistics Risk Register
CPG automation succeeds only when packaging, suppliers, labor, compliance, and transportation are managed as one flow. A shared risk register exposes dependencies before they become costly exceptions.
CXTMS InsightsOctober 2, 2026 · 6 min read
Puma Opens Automated Distribution Centers to Third Parties: Price Shared Capacity Correctly
Learn how to price shared automated warehouse capacity while protecting anchor-shipper service, peak throughput, and inventory integrity.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 30, 2026 · 6 min read
AI Supply Chain Automation Is Growing Slowly: Find Workflow Friction Before Buying More Software
Learn how to diagnose process, data, and approval bottlenecks before expanding AI supply chain automation—and how to prove one workflow safely.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 27, 2026 · 5 min read
Warehouse Returns Are Rising: Build a Disposition Queue Before Buying Automation
A practical returns disposition queue for measuring recovery value, cycle time, touches, aging, and waste before investing in warehouse automation.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Trust, but Verify: Set an Evidence Threshold for Automated Freight Decisions
A practical evidence-threshold model helps transportation teams automate routine freight decisions without trusting stale, incomplete, or unverified data.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 21, 2026 · 5 min read
Flexible Robots Change the Warehouse Automation Capacity-Buying Decision
Learn how flexible warehouse robots turn automation into a scalable capacity decision—and how to choose, test, and manage the right commercial model.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 8, 2026 · 6 min read
Robot Fleet Readiness Gap: Why 70% Expect Automation but Only 40% Have a Strategy
Most manufacturers expect to manage robot fleets within five years, but far fewer have a formal strategy. Close the gap with a staged operational readiness plan.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 1, 2026 · 6 min read
Warehouse Wireless Networks Need a Throughput Service-Level Agreement
Warehouse Wi-Fi should be managed as an operating system, not a utility. Learn how throughput SLAs connect network performance to picks, cutoffs, and automation uptime.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 28, 2026 · 6 min read
Korean Air Cargo Automation: Building a Dual-Hub Acceptance Test for Incheon and JFK
Build a practical acceptance-test scorecard for automated ULD handling and cold-chain operations at Korean Air's Incheon and JFK cargo hubs.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 18, 2026 · 6 min read