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Through the digitalisation and automation of practices, warehouses can meet the demands of the modern world by improving employee productivity and reducing waste
Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)
more errors occurring. 3. Without finding ways to provide the same services with fewer staff, warehouses cannot deliver the same results. This means longer delivery times for their clients and a reduction in the overall movement of goods. To overcome reduced warehouse worker availability, warehouses must rethink how they operate.
The benefits of warehouse automation Thankfully there is technology tailor- made to automate every stage of warehouse operations. Automation can be incorporated into inventory arrival, movement within the facility and
delivery using significantly less human assistance. Whether it is: • Warehouse management software, • Scanning inventory with mobile devices,
• Simple access to cloud-based storage,
• Smart shelves and pallets utilising RFID tech, • IoT sensors,
• or incorporating robotics,
there are many ways automation can make warehouse work easier. They say, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” The current labour shortages can become the kickstart warehouses need to embrace automation and reap the benefits on offer.
Autonomous Mobile Robots, or AMRs, are one of the most exciting areas of growth in warehouse automation. AMRs assess their environment and move inventory through the facility without direct human supervision, replacing manually-operated forklifts. As a result, they eliminate labour- intensive and repetitive physical tasks, improving warehouse efficiency and reducing employee workload. AMRs are a great way of overcoming reduced worker availability and transform how inventory moves within warehouses. With the reduction in warehouse worker availability, now is the perfect time to learn more about automation and how it can change your business processes.
Check out the HD-1500 autonomous mobile robot – OMRON’s strongest AMR – and see the next logical step in logistics.
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Automation | March 2022
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