Nimble.ai - Fully Autonomous 3PL Fulfillment with Robotics and AI
The Story of a Brand
Ramon Vela
5 • 145 Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to another insightful episode of “The Story of a Brand” podcast. Today, we're talking with Jonathan Briggs, VP of Sales and Solutions at Nimble.ai, about the future of logistics and Nimble’s groundbreaking role in artificial intelligence.
This episode is brought to you by Compass Rose Ventures and Shopline USA.
Hosted by Ramon Vela, this conversation is not just about technology; it’s a journey through personal growth, industry transformation, and the innovative horizon of logistics management.
Main Themes:
* Personal Growth and Gratitude: Jonathan Briggs shares his heartfelt transition story to Quiet Logistics, spotlighting the crucial support from Nick Saunders and the importance of believing in one’s vision. A touching reminder of the power of gratitude in the professional journey.
* The AI Revolution in Logistics: Nimble.ai is at the forefront, transforming warehouse operations with AI-driven robotic systems. Ramon and Jonathan explore how these innovations make item picking and handling processes more efficient and revolutionary.
* Beyond Warehouse Automation: Discover how Nimble.ai’s vision extends to full automation, tackling industry challenges such as labor shortages and enhancing worker satisfaction. Real-world insights from Briggs’ time at UPS highlight the complexities and hurdles in logistics.
* Efficiency and Scalability: The episode delves into how Nimble.ai employs closed-access grid systems, real-time reporting, and robotics to boost warehouse efficiency and scalability, especially during peak periods.
* Data-Driven Decisions and Sustainability: Learn about the strategic use of data in managing business cycles, consumer behavior analysis, and the company’s commitment to sustainability through recycling, reducing transportation distances, and optimizing packaging.
* Regulatory Impacts and Space Optimization: The conversation touches on navigating regulatory landscapes, optimizing warehouse space, and the strategic use of robotics for growth and efficiency.
* Innovative Strategies for Future Growth: Briggs discusses future plans around customer acquisition, revenue growth, and leveraging technology to solve industry challenges, including the “warehouse within a warehouse” concept for enhanced brand specificity.
* Human Element and Partnership: A vital takeaway is the critical role of human involvement in technology and the essence of being a good business partner. Nimble.ai’s structured planning and execution underscore their approach to logistics.
Join us on “The Story of a Brand” as we uncover the pivotal role of AI in logistics with Jonathan Briggs of Nimble.ai and get inspired by the possibilities that lie ahead in this rapidly evolving industry.
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Jonathan invites brands to explore how Nimble.ai can revolutionize their logistics and find a competitive edge in direct-to-consumer and e-commerce operations.
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| 0:00.0 | We created in the artificial intelligence, we brought human-like skills sets into an artificial |
| 0:07.1 | intelligence brain set up. |
| 0:08.5 | And so we taught it all the things we take for granted of picking up an item using a vision |
| 0:13.8 | system to identify what it is to then know how much force to use to pick something up, |
| 0:18.8 | how much pressure to put on it, to pick it up and to put it down, |
| 0:21.8 | how much it moves, all those types of things. And we did that with repetitive, high volume, |
| 0:27.2 | high skew count customers and taught it tens of, tens of millions of skews and really built up |
| 0:32.8 | that AI capability and then brought that back into our own warehouse and have since been putting |
| 0:38.4 | warehouse locations across the country that are powered by this robotics and artificial |
| 0:42.6 | intelligence you speak of. |
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