Noah Maynard, principal solutions architect with Berkshire Grey, discusses how leading warehouses are deploying robotics and automation for competitive advantage.
ABB Optical, an optical healthcare facility, needed to improve their warehouse productivity, and evaluated several options, including pick-to-light systems and A-frame automatic dispensers. They chose Locus Robotics for improved efficiency, quick implementation speed, and cost-efficiency.
KwikShelf is a 12,378.5-square-foot facility located in the Oyingbo Market in Lagos that provides Nigerian businesses with the ability to book on-demand warehousing space.
The success of automating at large scale in big warehouses relies on companies being willing and able to rethink their entire supply chains, says Jonas Swarttouw, vice president customer and business development for North America at NewCold.
Gone are the days where just the early adopters were leveraging robots. In the current landscape, automation is a necessity for competitive retailers to maintain a fully staffed warehouse.
Effective and affordable robotics makes adding automation easier, and the automation options can seem endless. So, how do you know what type is right for your operation?
Robotics and artificial intelligence are changing more than the warehouse, says Ray Roberts, enterprise sales executive at Logiwa. An example: Autonomous vehicles are becoming more active in trucking.
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