zebra technologies

Tom Bianculli, Chief Technology Officer of Zebra Tecnologies sat down with our host Marco Prüglmeier at the recent Trends in Automotive Logistics Conference (TAL) in Pilsen, Czech Republic to discuss the following topics: - Zebra Technologies' journey beyond the scope of scanning devices - Why the company has completed 8 acquisitions in the last 4 years - Zebra's venture investments - The synergies between automation, analytics and AI - How AI is opening up new possibilities for data analytics - New and upcoming technologies: AI from an automation perspective, assistive AI - Why Augmented Reality (AR) has "come back down to earth" and how the technology will evolve from here - Why Tom believes that only a small percentage of jobs will actually be completely be eliminated by robots, automation and AI Helpful Links: Tom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-bianculli-9053892 Zebra Technologies: https://www.zebra.com/us/en.html Marco on LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/en

Zebra Technologies has been around since 1969 and is a true pioneer in the areas of RFID and barcode printers and scanners. Today, the company offers a wide range of solutions that intelligently connect people, assets and data in logistics, manufacturing, retail and other areas. In this episode of The Logistics Tribe Podcast, our host Marco Prüglemeier, who spent over 20 years in various logistics leadership roles at BMW, talks to Paul Norford, Solutions Evangelist from Zebra, about the following topics: - Why modern organizations need a “Solution Evangelist” - Change as an integral part of staying relevant as a technology provider that has been on the market for over 50 years - How Zebra has evolved from scanners and printers - The importance and opportunities of using operational data from devices, analytics and data-driven decision making in real time via cloud-based platforms connected to the blockchain - How Zebra’s technology is used not only in manufacturing and logistics but also in the National Football League (NFL) - How the Corona pandemic has affected the organization and what pivots were necessary - How mobile devices are being used for contract tracing - Humans and machines interacting with each other in the manufacturing environment and Zebra’s enterprise asset intelligence vision - Visibility to increase productivity and decrease errors - Mobile robots in the retail environment - Paul’s vision for the future of logistics - and much more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To find out more about Zebra, visit: https://www.zebra.com/us/en/about-zebra.html To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/

***Please note after this went live Zebra made the decision to not participate in MODEX 2020 due to Coronavirus concerns for the well being of their staff

In this episode, host Kevin Lawton recaps part of his visit to a Zebra Technologies location in New York. During this episode you will hear about Zebra's Yard Management solution and learn about the different solutions that come together to make it work. 

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