Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.07
October 20, 2020
…of use as opposed to maintaining vast and expensive inventories and incurring the expense and time associated with shipping parts to far-off locations, he explained. “What used to take months to print, now can be done in days,” he said. Also, instead of having to set up and maintain warehouses of tens of thousands of parts for aircraft at individual bases or ship replacement parts to far flung places, military personnel can simply print parts on demand when needed. “The U.S.Air Force won’t go back to the pre-COVID era—in national security, this is about logistics and this really does help…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.07
May 13, 2022
…robots (AMRs) automate the picking process by bringing the inventory shelves to the warehouse operator at the picking station. The system reduces the time spent finding and moving goods around manually and improves not only picking accuracy but also employee productivity and comfort. Empowered by artificial intelligence, inventory shelves are arranged according to demand in real time, according to Geek+. The most in-demand items are close to the operator to ensure a fast and efficient picking process, it added. Geek+ claimed that its products offer valuable flexibility to companies navigating the rapid changes inherent to e-commerce. The sudden rises in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.02
March 06, 2023
…in Georgia. It said they enable it to deploy inventory across the country and place products closer to consumers, further shortening delivery time. “Two-to-three-day delivery currently covers 90% of our regions, and we’re aiming to ensure two-day delivery across the entire country in the future,” said Lu. “This will eliminate barriers in the supply chain and enable us to elevate the already best-in-class logistics services we provide to our customers.” JD Logistics said that it is replicating elements of its logistics and fulfillment operations in China to address supply chain challenges in North America, he said. This includes providing greater…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.02
November 09, 2020
…technologies, companies can fulfill customized orders and handle diverse inventories quickly and with minimal human intervention. There have always been clear benefits of automating the storage and movement of goods throughout the supply chain including lower cost to serve, increased efficiency, improved service levels and 24/7 service. Additionally, with the challenges of COVID, automation can also allow for lower headcounts, better social distancing and better contact tracing. While many companies recognize these benefits and want to move forward to adopt new technologies, they’re struggling to do so at scale. However, scaling automation is not without challenges. Companies need to create…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.00
March 08, 2024
…with autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to pick directly from inventory pallets and build order pallets ready for outbound delivery. “By taking a new approach that includes robotics from initial concepting, robots, autonomous vehicles and other material handling automation can now work in concert to further drive overall performance, savings and reduction in ergonomic challenges,” Cloer added. Planning and orchestration of the overall objectives and individual system tasks are completely managed by MujinController, which communicates to any warehouse management system (WMS) for information and updates concerning order and inventory management. The Robotic Case Picking system brings flexible automation to warehouses looking…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.00
July 26, 2021
…store, but also replenishing the MFCs with its own inventory.” “We're building a very large, fully robotized replenishment system for a U.S. grocer right now that goes live in August,” said KNAPP in the study. “That system is being deployed to not only replenish stores, but also the e-grocery network too. They realized that there are supply chain challenges, and you're not necessarily only adding new customers with e-grocery, but you’re also adding supply chain complexity. So grocers also need to find upstream productivity gains to offset the costs of e-grocery.” “We see the U.S. changing much faster than other…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.98
March 01, 2018
…using antiquated processes like pen-and-paper and spreadsheets to manage inventory and track product movement within the four walls of the warehouse. “The majority of companies out there are still using basic 101 warehousing at this point,” says Norm Saenz, managing director at supply chain consultancy St. Onge Co. “Even the larger shippers are trying to get better in areas like automation, robotics, virtual reality, voice and radio frequency identification, in an effort to get to the ‘next level’ with their warehousing.” The good news is that software and equipment vendors aren’t resting on their laurels, nor are they standing by…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.98
November 12, 2021
…its 3PL leadership position. Today, Geek+ AMRs move mobile inventory racks and pallets to picking stations, saving employees time that would otherwise ;be spent walking around finding and picking inventory. The result is an overall improvement in employee comfort and logistical efficiency, as well as considerable savings, said the company. “Thanks to Geek+’s AMR technology, we now have a very fast and efficient picking productivity and throughput solution,” said Milton Pimenta, CEVA Logistics’s managing director for Australia and New Zealand. Geek+ said it will “continue to work closely with Körber to help scale operations across regions and support CEVA with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.98
April 19, 2021
…where your associates will need to be based on inventory slotting and the order pool for the day. Incorrectly predicting zones results in overworking some associates while others wait around with nothing to do. Armed with knowledge of this challenge, we tackled the question: what if you could reap the benefits of zone picking without the challenge of analyzing inventory slotting, consumer demand and labor availability? Our solution: dynamic zoning. First, let’s understand the methodology we consider behind using static zones within a warehouse. Why are zones used? In order to meet SLAs and maintain profitability, there is a constant…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.95
June 25, 2018
…on its own, providing even greater flexibility to handle inventory across a facility. GreyMatter, the software platform from GreyOrange, integrates multiple automation systems to synchronize material flow and to gain the highest efficiencies to manage omnichannel warehouses. It leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to optimize, in real-time, large and complex operations for e-commerce, Retail, Manufacturing, and 3rd Party Logistics (3PL). Butler PickPal is the latest innovation from GreyOrange for high-speed auto-fulfillment. It unlocks the next levels of efficiency and cost savings as it revolutionizes the picking of high-mix SKU inventory in e-commerce fulfillment centers. Powered by Artificial…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.95
December 19, 2018
…warehousing operations include tasks like receiving and putting away inventory. Honeywell Intelligrated provides automation equipment, software and services to more than 60 of the top 100 global retailers and half of the top 100 internet retailers. Distribution centers can deploy the business’s Momentum warehouse execution system to bring together automation solutions, workflows, orders and labor in a unified platform to provide real-time visibility and help make operations more efficient. Fetch Robotics develops and manufactures AMRs for warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and logistics providers. The company provides an extensive and versatile portfolio of mobile robots and a powerful, cloud-based software platform that…
