DoD picks KPMG to assist on 5G application for Marine Corp’s smart warehouse project

By MMH Team ·

April 12, 2022

After a competitive a single-calendar year style stage, KPMG LLP –  a U.S. audit, tax and advisory organization – was picked by the U.S. Section of Defense (DoD) as the sole prototype software developer for a United States Maritime Corps (USMC) 5G clever warehouse in Albany, Georgia, according to a KPMG announcement now.

“KPMG is very pleased to help the DoD and USMC in delivering a state-of-the-art 5G good warehouse that will finally make it possible for the USMC to enhance its operations,” explained Brenda Walker, KPMG U.S. Federal Advisory lead lover.

In December 2020, the DoD, overseen by the Office environment of the Less than Secretary of Defense for Study and Engineering, declared $600 million in awards for 5G experimentation across 5 U.S. armed service examination web sites. In its bulletins about the awards, the DoD famous that the pretty higher speeds and extremely-reduced latency traits of 5G networks allow for for the growth and testing of autonomous robotic stock management, equipment finding out for inventory tracking, and augmented and virtual actuality purposes for enhanced workforce effectiveness in warehouse functions.

“The conveyance, storage and accountability of equipment in the United States Marine Corps will be remodeled by the continued improvement of 5G programs. The perform at Maritime Force Storage Command’s 5G enabled good warehouse found at the Maritime Corps Logistics Command in Albany, GA is an crucial action in that procedure,” reported Chad Jones, Federal Advisory managing director for KPMG U.S.

The job system for the wise warehouse calls for tests section for clever warehouse techniques to start out in Jan 2023 and keep on by Dec 2023, a KPMG spokesperson confirmed. The warehouse will changeover to comprehensive operation in Jan 2024.

April 14, 2022

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