Autonomous technology continues to make an impact on the supply chain. The autonomous supply chain, applies to moving goods without human intervention (to some degree at least) or aiding in achieving inventory accuracy. One of the more interesting examples is the Belgian brewery De Halve Maan, which in an effort to reduce congestion on the city streets, built a beer pipeline under the streets. The pipeline is capable of carrying 1,500 gallons of beer an hour at 12 mph to a bottling facility two miles away.
Autonomous technology is seen in warehouses and stores, on highways and in mines, and in last mile deliveries. A new entrant to the market could be autonomous freight trains, as tests are underway. Each of these areas are at different stages of the maturity curve; warehouses have fully deployed autonomous robots, while autonomous trucks are still in the early testing stages. Let’s take a look at how these technologies are being used and what the future holds.
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