How WES Supports Warehouse Automation Goals
Interest in warehouse automation generally and robotics specifically is high, driven by continued labor issues in terms of availability and costs. Some companies are fortunate enough to build new greenfield facilities, with fewer constraints than are found in adding automation ...
How to Implement Automation in Brownfield Facilities Without Disrupting Operations
Planning and testing will help keep operations running smoothly. Why Brownfield Automation Is So Complex You’re in a brownfield operation, and you’re about to embark on the implementation of new automation. While the payoff will be worthwhile, getting to that ...
March 4 MHI Tech Talk Explores Integrating Racks With Automation
Pallet racking systems are virtually ubiquitous in warehouses, distribution centers, and fulfillment operations worldwide. Automation, on the other hand, is less so. Yet, with the persistent shortage of available workers, more of these facilities are evaluating automated solutions. Prior to ...
Logistics and the Importance of Digital Inventory
There are often many different areas of the supply chain that you can consider when referring to the digitization of logistics. It may be within your distribution center or extend out into your wider supply chain, including transportation. It all ...
Intralogistics: Warehouse Digitalization of Receiving
Warehouse digitalization is not something off in the future. In fact, it is rapidly becoming a necessity for any business wanting to compete in the here and now. E-commerce explosion, SKU proliferation and the demand from customers for products delivered ...
Offsetting Labor Shortages with SLAM
The labor shortage isn’t going anywhere soon and the costs to attract reliable labor continue to rise. In some cases, warehouses and manufacturers are paying $30 an hour and higher to entice employees. Even then, reliability of those high-paid workers ...
Robotics – The Buyer’s Journey, Part II
Robotics systems can be one of the most daunting investments you’ll make, and the buying journey includes critical steps to reach a successful integration. You’ll want to find the right partner with the right solutions to create a well-prepared contract—one ...
Lights Out: The Role of ASRS
The concept of lights-out warehousing has been circulating in the material handling world for years. Yet, the exact concept varies depending on who you ask, as does the certainty that true lights-out operations is achievable. But one thing most material ...
Simulation and Emulation in Risk Management
You’ve decided it’s time for a new sortation system in an existing building. Perhaps a change in packaging sizes or types is leading you to reconfigure your conveying systems. Or perhaps you have a greenfield project underway. In any case, ...