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Metro Supply Chain has filled its 285,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art distribution centre in Bolton, Ontario upon completing customer agreements. The fit out of the highly automated facility is on track, with first customer shipments expected in December 2022.

INDIA — Reliably fast delivery is one of the essential needs in e-commerce. Before making final buying decisions, consumers will always consider delivery times. Automated solutions like AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) and AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robots) have seen the most significant boost to store and move products to and from fulfilment workstations, solving labour challenges and ensuring the safety of the workers,” says SPS Chauhan, Director – Asia & Middle East, Bastian Solutions.

DAYTON —The project involves expanding the existing Crocs distribution centre by more than 70,000m2 (230,000ft2) and is taking place under the direction of Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Advanced Logistics company. In the first phase, the Skyfall system will be equipped with 33,500 pouches that act as a dynamic, constantly rotating circulating buffer as a result of Ferag’s new U-turn switch. Commissioning is planned in several stages up to August 2022.

Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Advanced Logistics company, is pleased to announce Aaron Jones will be promoted from President to President & CEO effective April 1, 2022.

GREENFIELD — High-tech, advanced automation is not replacing jobs. Businesses that develop automotive software and systems are in fact creating opportunities for new workers within the industry and the companies they develop automotive products for. As featured in Daily Reporter.

EXTREMA, MG, BRAZIL – With a spirit for innovation and customer satisfaction, Dafiti Group has created a warehouse that can support an increasingly convenient shopping experience for customers across Latin America. Their new facility – LEAP, located in Extrema, MG, Brazil occupies an area of 54,000 square meters (581,251 square feet) and houses an innovative automation system that has the capacity for 3.6 million products which it can process at a rate of 4,800 products per hour.

The food supply chain has evolved significantly from how it used to operate earlier. The difficult time brought up by the pandemic has pushed the Indian agro-food chain to adapt to a much more organised and resilient way of working as consumer behaviour and buying patterns took a 360 degree turn. ​

With its highly efficient pouch sorter system, Ferag AG is helping to automate logistics processes and handle e-commerce orders at shoe manufacturer Crocs in Dayton, Ohio (USA), which also successfully operates on the European market. The extensive project involves expanding the existing distribution centre by over 70,000 square metres and is taking place under the direction of Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Advanced Logistics company, contracted by the Swiss company for many years. In the first ph​

Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Advanced Logistics company, and the Salvation Army are teaming up for the third year to help Indianapolis families in need. Monday, December 6 will wrap this year’s efforts – the company worked through the month of November to finalize volunteer scheduling for Box Day and gathering gift items for the 200 Angels adopted for the season.

Metro Supply Chain is spending more than $100 million to install automated systems in several of its fulfillment facilities.

E-commerce which gained prominence during lockdown has forced organisations to modernise supply chain networks. Automation is okay, but how is the million-dollar question, says SPS Chauhan, Director for Asia & Middle East, Bastian Solutions.

Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Advanced Logistics company, is excited to announce that R.H. Brown Company, a fourth-generation family-owned material handling solution provider is the newest Toyota member company.