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Operational Excellence team was able to see the solution already in use in a logistics warehouse facility managing import and export shipments in the automotive industry. The AGV forklift trial explored how the vehicles are able to reduce


the number of transport tasks currently undertaken by Cargo Agent personnel, giving them more time to conduct other important duties, as well as assess opportunities for productivity improvements. Safety and security remain the number one priority, and this trial will be done in accordance with Racking Safety Requirements and strictly adhere to safety distances for transportation. “We are very much looking forward to seeing how the use of AGV


technology can enhance our cargo warehouse operations. We have chosen to do this first AGV forklift trial in Barcelona because it is a prime cargo station in the WFS network and one of the leading locations supporting our Operational Excellence initiatives. Our team in Spain are helping to drive the introduction of new technologies into our operations and to provide the proof-of-concept we need before we roll out these solutions at other cargo stations in our network,” said Jimi Daniel Hansen, vice president operational excellence – EMEAA at WFS.


“We are very much looking forward to seeing how


the use of AGV technology can enhance our


cargo warehouse operations”


in April, 2024. If successful, this technology would be implemented across other WFS stations in the Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia (EMEAA) region. The trial aimed to determine if AGVs can reduce the transport tasks


currently performed by cargo agent personnel, allowing them more time for other critical duties, and to explore potential productivity improvements. Two types of AGV forklifts were used in the Barcelona facility within the inbound and outbound operational areas. They will move cargo from the breakdown areas to racking storage locations within the warehouse as well as to the cargo delivery area. “We have allocated dedicated pick-up areas for the trials in addition


to 156 pallet storage rack locations,” said Barcelona station manager Marc Grau. The trial was integrated at WFS’s Cargospot Mobile warehouse


management system, supplied by CHAMP Cargosystems, with AGV Robotic WMS to provide a one-system solution. WFS is actively exploring opportunities presented by automation


solutions, with trials also including AGV ground handling tractors to move cargo between warehouse and airport apron operations. As part of its evaluation process for this latest proof-of-concept, WFS’s


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