How new technology and new companies are upgrading Silicon Valley’s supply chain By Lauren Hepler – Contributor, Silicon Valley Business Journal, Aug 9, 2018 It was the late 1930s, according to Silicon Valley lore, when two young Stanford graduates set up a primitive electronics shop in the garage behind their $45-a-month Palo Alto apartment. From the roughly…
INSIDE SUPPLY MANAGEMENT – AUGUST 2018 Robotics and other automated material handling technologies are changing how 3PLs design and operate warehouses, employing autonomous delivery vehicles that navigate by themselves as well as robot-assisted pick and pack systems to help workers focus on more value-added activity and enjoy a more fulfilling work environment. The August 2018…
Editor’s note: RK President Rock Magnan recently penned a commentary for Think Silicon Valley, the City of Fremont Economic Development Commission’s issues blog. The commentary was published recently at the Think Silicon Valley site and can be read below: The Ever-Changing Logistics Blueprint: How 3PLs Can Evolve with eCommerce By Rock Magnan, President, RK Logistics…
Editor’s note: This story appeared in the March 2020 issue of DC Velocity magazine and contains an interview with RK’s Rock Magnan discussing the company’s deployment of the Deposco eCommerce fulfillment suite, and how it’s helping RK customers successfully meet the challenges of online order management and fulfillment Looking for a new WMS? Make…
RK Logistics doubles down on Fetch Robotics deployment, launches next generation autonomous mobile robots to support warehouse operations Scaled-up operation incorporates Fetch Robotics’ larger-capacity CartConnect units to complement current use of HMIShelf robots to improve productivity and throughput Fremont, Calif. — MARCH 14, 2019 — RK Logistics Group, a Silicon Valley leader in third-party logistics…
Editor’s note: Insights and perspectives from RK Logistics’ Rock Magnan were featured in the June cover story of DC Velocity. You can read the story below, or at this link: DC Velocity: Parcel Carriers Evolve as eCommerce Explodes As e-commerce continues to rewrite the playbook for just about every business, parcel express carriers are adapting…
RK’s solution drives superior service at lowest delivered cost The company has established a strong market reputation as a popular, high-end brand with superbly engineered products that meet the exacting needs of well-heeled customers. By John Schulz, Contributing Editor, Logistics Management May 7, 2018 Logistics is more than getting freight in the right places…
RK Logistics and Mode Transportation partner up for nationwide freight brokerage services By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, Logistics Management, October 8, 2018 Fremont, Calif.-based third-party logistics (3PL) services provider RK Logistics Group recently announced it has opened up a freight transportation brokerage operation with Mode Transportation. Mode is an agent-based transportation solutions provider that is differentiated by…
RK Logistics Group Deploys Fetch Robots in Its Warehouses By Jim Stinson, Business Reporter, Transport Topics, March 19, 2019 RK Logistics Group has unleashed the robots in its warehouses and distribution centers. The Silicon Valley-based third-party logistics company said it has completed testing and deployed Fetch Robotics’ CartConnect autonomous mobile robots in an expansion of…
RK Logistics, Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation Team Up to Support the “Coding5K Challenge” and STEM Education Fremont, CA – October 12, 2018 — Nearly 3,300 San Jose school children from grades 2 through 12 are getting structured, hands-on learning to become the next generation of software coders thanks to the “Coding5K Challenge,” a collaborative effort…