Flexible and software automation can evolve with the changing demands of your business.
When the only constant in your business is change, how can you implement warehouse automation that evolves with you?
Prior to omni-channel and unified commerce, it was much easier to foresee a future like the present day – and much easier to justify payback periods on fixed automation of 5+ years. Can you bet your operation on having today’s order profile, SKU proliferation, and VAS processes five years from now? If the answer is no, you are probably hesitant to invest in bolted-down automation, but you still need solutions that can efficiently drive your changing processes.
The answer for many companies is flexible warehouse robotics and software automation systems.
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Can you bet your operation on having today’s order profile, SKU proliferation, and VAS processes five years from now? If the answer is no, you are probably hesitant to invest in bolted-down automation, but you still need solutions that can efficiently drive your changing processes.
The answer for many companies is flexible warehouse robotics and software automation systems.
The reality is that humans are still your most flexible resource. A human worker can adapt to process changes, compensate for gaps in information system data capture, and handle nearly any item shape.
Software automation like Logistiview enables you to do more without committing to bolted-down fixed automation. By optimizing tasks, such as receiving, order picking, and packing, and orchestrating human interaction with flexible automation systems, software automation can help you adapt to changing business needs and processes.
Here are a couple practical examples of how software automation can deliver a flexible alternative to traditional solutions:
- With a traditional pick-to-light, you need to choose how many lights to purchase up-front and reserve dedicated locations. With software-driven automation, like vision pick or put wall, you can expand or shrink your PTL area as volume changes and you can use any rack space available at the time.
- With fixed conveyor systems, you can get extremely high throughput, but roller-top AMRs and collaborative robotics, like those offered by Fetch Robotics, can operate in micro-fulfillment centers, deliver limitless process optimization, facilitate physically and socially distanced productivity, and can even be moved from facility to facility as needs change.
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