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New Job for Robots: Taking Stock for Retailers
CRETech
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1 minute read
Retailers that have been turning to robots to handle inventory in warehouses are testing whether machines can handle a new task: detecting when store shelves need restocking.
Keeping track of inventory and doing it quickly has become one of the most pressing supply-chain concerns for merchants as they try to put into place new strategies for selling and delivering goods under the fast-changing demands of e-commerce.
Services including rapid home delivery and buy online-pickup in store are pushing retailers to
blur the lines between distribution centers and stores—and obscure their view of how many items may be in stock and where the goods are held.
