Using data-driven warehouse software, such as a warehouse management system (WMS), will enable real-time inventory tracking, thus improving order picking. The WMS market has evolved in recent years, with a plethora of systems now available, standalone and ERP-derived, with both cloud-based and on-premise hosting options. SCCG helps to identify the most suitable WMS for businesses, whether selecting a system for the first time or as a replacement.
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Compared to traditional warehouse order picking processes using paper or barcode scanning, a voice-directed picking system creates a hands-free, heads-up user workflow. Depending on your process (e.g., full case picking from pallets vs. piece picking from flow racks), productivity gains may range from 10-120%. Lucas customers have achieved average picking productivity gains of 36%.
Often accounting for up to 40% of total warehouse costs, traditional picking processes rely heavily on manual labour, inefficient workflows and inflexible systems. Breathe Technologies’ Orquestr8 Pick is a solution that’s using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to dramatically improve the picking process. Designed specifically for manual and hybrid warehouse environments, the solution brings AI -powered intelligence to picking operations, and unlike traditional systems, Orquestr8 Pick uses ML to continuously learn from completed tasks, optimising future operations in real time.
TGW Logistics is constructing a FlashPick system in the Czech city of Cheb that will foster fast and flexible Goods-to-Person picking for AUTODOC, the online retailer for vehicle parts and accessories. The solution encompasses a shuttle warehouse with more than 200,000 storage locations in which 200 robots will handle efficient storage and retrieval. Orders will be compiled at 16 ergonomic PickCenter workstations and roughly five kilometres of KingDrive conveyor technology will interconnect the various sections of the installation.
Research from leading automation and robotics integrator Inteq reveals that over half of retailers (58%) believe their existing systems to fulfil orders have negatively impacted their ability to serve customers well. The company surveyed directors and senior leaders across the UK retail and eCommerce sector to uncover how increasing investment in robotics and automation technologies would enable businesses to improve their ability to meet the needs of consumers. Inteq has developed IWS, an Intelligent Warehouse Software platform which is truly hardware agnostic, removing complexity and providing a bespoke solution that blends together different hardware solutions to unlock significant competitive advantages.
As the warehouse industry becomes busier and more demanding, a warehouse management system will help make order picking faster and more accurate.
George Simpson
Features Editor
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