DHL invests $300M in robotics, IoT, AI, augmented reality solutions
The $300 million investment will employ technologies designed to address a diverse customer base, including e-commerce and omni-channel challenges.
DHL Supply Chain, a Westerville, Ohio-based division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, announced plans to deploy emerging technologies in 350 of its 430 North American facilities and transportation control towers.
The $300 million investment will employ technologies designed to address a diverse customer base, including e-commerce and omni-channel challenges to minimize complexity, remove capacity constraints and maximize service to customers, as well as accelerate the implementation of selected technologies such as robotics, augmented reality, robotics process automation, Internet of Things (IoT) and DHL’s proprietary end-to-end visibility solution – MySupplyChain.