Warehouse managers face immense pressure every day to fulfill ever-growing order volumes with shrinking labor budgets and supply chain disruptions. Of the 200 US-based manufacturing executives Deloitte surveyed for a supply chain report, 80% reported “heavy or very heavy impact on their supply chain by at least one disruption over the last 12–18 months” and 90% of surveyed executives reported “the frequency of these disruptions has increased over the last decade.”
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Warehouse managers face immense pressure to fulfill rising order volumes quickly and accurately. Adopting warehouse automation is the best thing you can do to handle these challenges, and the pathway to get there is lit well thanks to those who have automated before.
Although robots may be something you haven’t considered for your warehouse with manual operations, the concept of robots has been around for a while. In fact, the term “robot” has been in use since before anyone reading this was born – unless you’re 103 or older.
Warehouse managers have more robotics options than ever for automating their warehouse’s product transport and order fulfillment. With labor shortages and the need for faster throughput, technologies like autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) both aim to drive efficiency and productivity.
I know you’re in the thick of peak season at your warehouse now, or shortly will be with Black Friday approaching.
Every warehouse has a boogeyman and for many managers, it’s automation. They picture giant scary robots gobbling up jobs, crushing workers, and wreaking all kinds of havoc. But most automation fears are as light as a feather, not stiff as a board. Allow me to bust the top 9 warehouse automation fears with some cold, hard facts.
Warehouse, supply chain, and fulfillment center managers deal with multiple headaches on a daily basis — rising order volumes, lowering numbers of people to hire, demands for next-day delivery, budget constraints, and the inability to move to a new facility to gain more space.
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Warehouse automation in the form of AMRs provides benefits that go beyond the financial, including employee retention and improved productivity.
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