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Jan 13, 2025 | 
broadsheet.com.au | Audrey Payne |Irene Zhang
Between the new Soi 38, barbeque spot Aunglo and near countless restaurants at the top end of Bourke Street, Thai dishes like boat noodles and pad see ew are easy to find in the city. Much harder to track down are the fiery curries, herbaceous stir-fries and pentai bean dishes – nicknamed “stink beans” for their bold flavour – typical of southern Thailand.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
chinatalk.media | Irene Zhang |Yiwen Lu
Stressed about the election? ChinaTalk contributors Irene Zhang and are here to bring you the analysis you need on China’s AI companionship landscape. They explore the types of AI companion products available in the Chinese market, the target customer base for AI boyfriends and girlfriends, and the reasons LLM startups develop these products — even if they may not turn a profit.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
broadsheet.com.au | Irene Zhang
Californian cuisine is as varied and hard to define as Melbourne dining. Diner culture, influences from almost every continent, Alice Waters mesclun and more make up the state’s food culture. Katherine Sampson has turned her burger joint Hello Sam – which opened in 2013 – into a Californian street-food shop with an emphasis on Mexican cuisine.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
sigops.org | Irene Zhang
I recently reached a few high points in my career that coincided, not coincidentally, with some of the worst harassment of my life. It made me reflect on how my career has been defined as much in terms of misogyny as technical excellence (I’ve garnered quite a CV in both), and how I have struggled to explain to others my experience.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
plantengineering.com | Chris Vavra |Irene Zhang |Adam Zewe
Learning ObjectivesUnderstanding how smart lift trucks fit in the changing warehouse environment. Learn about the benefits smart lift trucks provide users beyond moving items around. Warehousing insightsSmart lift trucks enhance warehouse efficiency by leveraging real-time monitoring, data analytics integration and operator assist technologies, which lead to improved productivity and optimized workforce allocation.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
plantengineering.com | Rowan Stott |Chris Vavra |Irene Zhang |Adam Zewe
Warehousing insightsThe decline in online grocery sales post-COVID-19 and unexpected high costs led to a reduced ROI for automated micro-fulfillment centers (MFCs), causing many grocers to lose faith in these solutions. New trends in the MFC market include right-sizing facilities and differentiating models for convenience and weekly-shop orders, potentially improving cost-effectiveness and operational efficiency.
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Jul 14, 2024 | 
broadsheet.com.au | Irene Zhang
Down the narrow alley of Somerset Place, you’ll find the new Hareruya Pantry. It’s the second outpost of Kantaro Okada’s popular Carlton shop of the same name, which opened in 2022. Hareruya is beloved for its takeaway bento boxes, nikuman (steamed pork buns) and mochi-wrapped gelato in Japanese flavours like shirogoma (white sesame), ichigo milk (strawberry milk) and matcha.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
plantengineering.com | Irene Zhang |Chris Vavra |Adam Zewe
Warehousing and automation insightsThe warehouse software market reached a value of $7.2 billion in 2023, and is expected to grow to $16.6 billion by 2030. In 2023, the warehouse automation-related software market accounted for 31% of the total warehouse software market, while warehouse management software made up 69%. We anticipate that warehouse automation-related software will increase its market share to 46% by the end of 2030, with warehouse management software expected to decrease to 54%.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
foodlogistics.com | Irene Zhang
Warehouses are extremely complex environments, requiring a plethora of different hardware and software solutions to orchestrate various workflows and activities. Historically, almost all warehouses used paper-based methods of assigning orders and tracking inventory. However, the end of the 20th century saw the introduction of warehouse management systems (WMS), a computational approach to tracking inventory and managing orders.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
plantengineering.com | Chris Vavra |Adam Zewe |Irene Zhang
Warehousing insightsWarehouse software market to grow at a CAGR of 12.7% out to 2030. The standalone warehouse management system (WMS) market remains the largest, but other warehouse automation-related software is growing exponentially. Warehouse execution systems (WES) are being deployed as a strategic choice to increase operational efficiency. According to the latest research by market intelligence firm Interact Analysis, the warehouse software market is facing a rapid growth trajectory.
