Companies carry out manufacturing processes at various locations, even within the same factory. Each location requires raw materials and supplies to create finished products. The facility can store ...

A diagram shows how an ultrasonic wristband can track a warehouse worker’s position in relation to a given inventory bin. (Amazon Illustration via USPTO) Update for 9:30 a.m. PT Feb. 5: Amazon ...

It’s been proven that self-proclaimed “nerdy guys” can change the course of technology from the comforts of their own garages. But Bruce Bender, president of DigitalBins.com, doesn’t intend to build ...

This article originally published Feb. 2, 2018, and was updated Feb. 5, 2018, with a statement from Amazon. Warehouse workers often describe high-pressure environments, where a push for maximum ...

If there was ever a question as to which side Amazon stands in the fight between efficiency vs. privacy, its new patent for a buzzing wireless wristband for its warehouse workers might give us an ...

Amazon has a new way to keep tabs on warehouse workers. As GeekWire reports, the online retailer was awarded a pair of patents for a wristband-based monitoring system that can track warehouse workers' ...