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Warehouse Management April 2021
April 2021 Issue No-4 Publish date: 5th April, 2021
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CONTENTS
12 INDOSPACE PARTNERS WITH MODEL ECONOMIC TOWNSHIP
18 ORDER PACKAGING AND VERIFICATION
21 20
28 XPO Logistics Pilots Intelligent Reach Truck
5 News 07 Appointments 08 Business Application How to improve productivity in your warehouse 10 Products 14 Features Warehouse Dimensioning: Maximizing Profit from Receiving to Shipping 20 Practices Important Safety Practices in a Warehouse 25 Event Calendar 26 Event IMHX 2021 pivots to week-long digital event: IMHX Connect
30 Supply Chain Management Importance of Warehousing in Supply Chain Management
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28 Global News
News
WELSPUN ONE LOGISTICS PARKS ANNOUNCES FIRST CLOSE OF ITS WAREHOUSING AIF; TARGETS TOTAL INVESTMENT OF USD 265 MN OVER THE NEXT 3 TO 4 YEARS
MUMBAI, India, March 22, 2021 /-- Welspun One Logistics Parks, an integrated fund, development and asset management platform backed by the USD 2.7 billion Welspun Group has raised upwards of USD 42 mn from a set of investors comprising domestic high-net-worth investors and family offices towards the first close of its Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) "Welspun One Logistics Parks Fund I". Launched early this year, this is
estimated leasable area of 7 to 8 million square feet over the next 3 to 4 years in pre-identified high growth markets such as Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, NCR, Chennai, Kolkata and Lucknow. Welspun One's investment strategy is focused on sourcing and developing feasible land parcels which suit institutional investors and get leased by valued occupiers, whilst maintaining high levels of compliance, safety and zero tolerance to regulatory lapses across the project lifecycle. BK India's first warehousing AIF for Goenka, Chairman, Welspun Group, domestic investors; key distributors said, "Led by an experienced team, of which are Sanctum Wealth Welspun One's unique proposition of Management, Edelweiss and InCred being an integrated platform which is Wealth. The amount raised is a part able to execute deals from of its USD 70 mn maiden fund which, acquisition to development, leasing when fully raised along with and divestment has resonated well associated bank financing, will with investors; as it mitigates some enable Welspun One to develop of the key concerns associated with Grade-A warehousing assets worth similar products in the past." He USD 265 mn; including its flagship added, "We continue to be very 2.7 million square feet project in bullish about this sector and are Bhiwandi which is currently keen to meaningfully increase our underway. In total, the company allocation of capital through the expects to deliver a portfolio with an Welspun One platform."
AMAZON, FLIPKART LEASE 1.1 MILLION SQ FT WAREHOUSING SPACE FROM XANDER
March 15, 2021: Singapore-based alternate investment firm Xander Group has leased around 11 lakh sq ft of warehousing space to e-commerce firms Amazon India and Walmartowned Flipkart in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, said a person familiar with the development. The leasing transaction has been done from Xander’s warehousing platform, a $250 million industrial real estate venture that it set up in 2019. The adjacent land parcels in Bhiwandi will house fulfillment centre for Amazon and Flipkart, which have been expanding its warehousing space across the country, as e-commerce sales shot up in the last year. “Flipkart and Amazon have leased 5 | Warehouse Management April 2021
anywhere between 5-6 lakh sq ft each. Of this, Flipkart has so occupied 4 lakh sq ft and the balance will be occupied by July. Amazon has so far occupied 3 lakh sq ft and the balance will be functional next month," said the person mentioned above, who did not wish to be identified. Like most warehousing lease deals, these two are long-term leases as well, for a period of around 20 years.
“At Amazon, we are committed to invest in our fulfillment network to better serve our customers across the country. We have built a strong presence in Maharashtra with 11 fulfillment centres and more than 5 million cubic feet of storage space with thousands of work opportunities for people. We continue to expand our fulfillment network and further invest in the State," said an Amazon spokesperson. Xander and Flipkart didn’t respond to queries.
News
Epigamia partners with Shadowfax to offer agile D2C delivery across India March 12, 2021: The integrated 3PL services provider Shadowfax Technologies announced signing
proximity to consumers, and
up for exclusively managing the
real-time tracking of Epigamia
dark stores for Drums Food
products. Abhishek Bansal,
International - Epigamia’s newly
founder, and CEO, Shadowfax
launched ambient product line for
faster deliveries. Shadowfax has
its ghee spread and almond milk
expanded its warehousing space
across 7000 + pin codes in India.
from 5 lakh square feet to 6 lakh
Shadowfax has integrated its
square feet this month in
warehouse management and last-
response to increased demand
mile delivery system with
from its customers. With the E2E
Epigamia’s demand management
Rapid service, Shadowfax will
platform to help track customer
provide end to end logistics and
orders in real-time, which will
warehousing along with express
ensure faster fulfilment and hence
distribution for effective supply chain management, faster
Technologies, said, “Signing up Drum Foods is a big win for us as they are a recognized and loved brand in India. Our micro fulfilment centres or the Dark Stores will enable faster deliveries along with our unique WMS which will help capture customer orders realtime on the client website.
deliveries, flexibility with
Tamil Nadu Apex Skill Development Center for Logistics (TNASDCL) signs a MoU with Invigo Software Pvt. Ltd. (VIZRU) for Skill Development Program March 10, 2021: Invigo
technologies that are focused
Software (VIZRU) signed a
on the 12-sectors of logistics to
Memorandum of
make them employable. The
Understanding (MoU) with
main objective and goal of this
Tamil Nadu Apex Skill
partnership is to facilitate
Development Center for
employable skill training to the youth
Logistics (TNASDCL), a skill development initiative of Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC) and Logistics Sector Skill Council (LSC). This partnership will jointly design, develop and impart skill training to several thousands of students by partnering with 60+ universities and leverage
their existing training facilities.
and prepare them for the various
VIZRU will provide training aids,
functions within the 12-logistic sector
including course curriculum and
of (1) Land Transportation, (2) Courier
further assist trainees to find
Express Services, (3) Cold Chain
suitable placements. VIZRU will also offer its training expertise and training partners to train students
Logistics Solutions, (4) Warehousing (Storage and Packaging), (5) Air Cargo Operations, (6) Port Terminal, ICD’s and CFS Operations, (8) Inland Waterways
on information technology, software and Marine Services, (9) Rail Logistics, applications, and contemporary
(10) Liquid Logistics, (11) Supply Chain,
technologies such as Zero code
(12) E-commerce, and (12) EXIM
platforms and/or similar such
Logistic-Freight Forwarding/Custom
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Clearance.
Appointments
A.P. MOLLER - MAERSK APPOINTS NAVNEET KAPOOR, CHIEF TECHNOLOGY & INFORMATION OFFICER, TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
Mar 30, 2021 | The Board of Directors of A.P. Moller – Maersk have decided to appoint Chief Technology & Information Officer (CTIO) Navneet Kapoor to the Executive Board with effect from 1 April 2021. The appointment is both a recognition of the role Technology plays for the transformation of A.P. Moller – Maersk, and the strategic leadership capabilities of Navneet Kapoor. As CTIO, Navneet Kapoor leads the efforts to build competitive advantage from technology, a central element in the Strategy of the company. The company is in the middle of a multidimensional digital transformation that aims to build a new technology platform offering new digital products to our customers supported by standardized and automated processed across the company. “Technology today is mission-critical for A.P. Moller – Maersk and for our transformation. To succeed, we are investing in modern technology platforms with end-to-end standardized core processes. Navneet Kapoor has done an excellent job in accelerating this agenda since he took on the position as CTIO last year and brings unique and critical perspectives to our business transformation.“ says Søren Skou, CEO of A.P. Moller – Maersk. Jim Hagemann Snabe, Chairman of the Board of A.P. Moller – Maersk adds: “We have turned an important corner in the ambitious transformation process that was initiated in 2016 with the aim of creating an integrated logistics company with growth and more stable profitability. A key pillar in our transformation is the use of technology to improve the interaction with our customer and build a competitive advantage. The role of the CTIO is key to executing this next part of our strategy and having Navneet Kapoor joining the Executive Board is a recognition of the importance and impact of Technology and of his personal capabilities.” 7 | Warehouse Management April 2021
GreyOrange Appoints Ramya Sampath Sharma as Chief People Officer ATLANTA (March 8, 2021) – GreyOrange, a global provider of solutions that modernize fulfillment operations through the AI-driven GreyMatter™ Fulfillment Operating System and Ranger™ Robot Series, announced Ramya Sampath Sharma has joined as Chief
People Officer (CPO). Sharma is responsible for developing and leading human resource strategies to support GreyOrange’s global growth, including global talent acquisition, learning and development, performance management, compensation and benefits, HR data and analytics and culture. Most recently, Sharma served as Chief People Officer for Microland, a leading global infrastructure services company. “Ramya has proven herself as a people-first leader throughout her nearly 24-year career, with an unwavering commitment to building diverse, inclusive teams that deliver strong results,” said GreyOrange Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Samay Kohli. Sharma has led human resources strategy for several global leaders, notably as Managing Director of HR at Accenture Technology and Head of HR for Asia Pacific and Japan at Intel Corporation. Sharma holds a Master of Business Administration from Xavier’s Labour Relations Institute and a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Jyoti Nivas College.
Business Application
HOW TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY IN YOUR WAREHOUSE
"Most businesses understand that technology can improve efficiency and increase order handling speed. And that’s a smart investment. A warehouse management system (WMS) or an ERP system with a strong WMS module can improve efficiency by suggesting the best routes and methods for picking or put-away..."
A
n efficient warehouse is critical for customer
Rather than expand the footprint of your
satisfaction because it helps ensure quick,
warehouse, consider better use of vertical space.
accurate shipments. Advances in logistics
Adding taller storage units and the right
technology, such as automated robots, have a
equipment to pick and store material can help
big impact on warehouse productivity, along
you keep more in the same square footage,
with innovative AI and machine learning
rather than adding expansion costs. More
solutions, sophisticated warehouse
consumers are shopping online, which means a
management software and other technology
greater demand for suppliers and a growing
solutions.
need to expand inventory.
If you’re looking for some tips to improve
2. Consider Automation: As your business
your warehouse operations, consider the
grows you may need to reconsider the picking
following:
process within your warehouse. Smaller
1. Maximise and optimise all available space.
operations can function well enough with manual pickers delivering products to the packaging and the shipment side of your facility.
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Business Application
"Lift trucks and other equipment your workers use in the warehouse need regular maintenance. Be ensure you always have trustworthy equipment available for your workers when they need it. With regular maintenance, you also will save the cost of calling for emergency repairs or replacing a piece of equipment...” Adopt technology: Most businesses
understand that technology can improve efficiency and increase order handling speed. And that’s a smart investment. A warehouse management system (WMS) or an ERP system with a strong WMS module can improve efficiency by suggesting the best routes and methods for picking or put-away. In addition, the system provides automated pick lists that can be sent to mobile readers and devices to help eliminate mistakes and reduce wasted time and paper. Your warehouse will be neater and greener. Using barcode or radio frequency identification (RFID) readers can improve accuracy of transactions, and reduce picking errors. 4. Reduce the risk of injury: “Injuries in the
warehouse and storage industry significantly are higher than those in other industries. For some injuries, the rates are more than double
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those found in other industries. As a result, investigating the causes of injuries and implementing ergonomic interventions to minimize the risk associated with activities is important. 5. Optimise labour efficiency: Cross-training, or
training a team of workers to perform different tasks, can be instrumental in boosting productivity in a warehouse. Having highly-specialized warehouse workers can lead to inefficiencies. 6. Maintain Equipment: Lift trucks and other
equipment your workers use in the warehouse need regular maintenance. Be ensure you always have trustworthy equipment available for your workers when they need it. With regular maintenance, you also will save the cost of calling for emergency repairs or replacing a piece of equipment.
Products
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News
INDOSPACE PARTNERS WITH MODEL ECONOMIC TOWNSHIP TO EXPAND WAREHOUSING PRESENCE IN HARYANA, ACQUIRES 55 ACRES IN FARUKHNAGAR destination in the Delhi NCR.
Farukhnagar is close to Gurugram, New Delhi and other major manufacturing and consumption centers, and has fully developed social and physical infrastructure. This proposed development will meet the rising demand in DelhiNCR for world-class Grade A warehousing space from 3PL, FMCG, and e-commerce sectors. Mr. Rajesh Jaggi, Vice-Chairman – Real Estate, Everstone Group, said: “We are excited to enter one of the Mumbai, 9th March 2021: Delhi-NCR to over 480 acres across fastest growing industrial zones in IndoSpace, India’s largest eight parks. The partnership with METL as we developer and manager of Grade A reiterates the strong association partnership continue to evaluate opportunities industrial real estate and logistics between IndoSpace and Model across the country. METL’s parks, announced the acquisition Economic Township Limited. In expertise in developing large-scale of 55 acres at Farukhnagar in 2017, IndoSpace acquired 140 infrastructure in this Haryana. This acquisition is a joint acres from METL in Badli, Haryana. industrial micro-market will add significant venture with Model Economic The latest acquisition strengthens to this partnership. This Township Limited (METL), a 100% the relationship. The Farukhnagar value project highlights IndoSpace’s subsidiary of Reliance Industries micro-market has grown focus on supporting the growth of Limited, and has a development exponentially over the last few logistics sector, which will potential of 1.28 million square years and has emerged as a major India’s continue to expand robustly due to feet. With this, IndoSpace has warehousing and industrial improved warehousing expanded its footprint in infrastructure.”
CEVA LOGISTICS TRANSFORMS 3PL OPERATIONS IN CANADA WITH BERKSHIRE GREY’S INTELLIGENT ROBOTIC AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
HOUSTON, TX AND BOSTON, MA (March 3, 2021) — CEVA Logistics and Berkshire Grey are implementing AI-enabled robotic automation systems into CEVA’s supply chain operations in Canada. Embedding robotic solutions at CEVA’s Vancouver eCommerce facility will maximize distribution center capacity, optimize throughput and accelerate fulfillment processes. Improving throughput and speeding fulfilment Berkshire Grey’s Robotics-as-aService (RaaS) model enables CEVA to leverage leading-edge, intelligent robotic automation systems on behalf of its customers. This gives CEVA the ability to increase capacity, improve throughput, and speed up fulfillment across
locations as consumer demand grows. The RaaS model advances CEVA’s agility to scale and serve its customers and their businesses now and in the future. Processing more than 5.5 million packages annually CEVA is using Berkshire Grey’s Robotic Product Sortation and Identification (RPSi) system at its Vancouver distribution center
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to autonomously identify and sort eCommerce packages and parcels, streamlining distribution to 78 Canada Post destinations. The implementation has the capacity to process more than 5.5 million packages annually with minimal operator intervention in a compact 93 square-meter (1,000 square-foot) operating footprint. The RPSi system can handle challenging parcels such as the polybags, tubes, padded mailers and envelopes that are common in eCommerce shipping. Says Dominik Dittrich, CEVA’s Executive Vice President of Contract Logistics, North America: “CEVA is committed to continuous improvement and innovation across its fulfillment, transportation and supply chain operations. The COVID-19 pandemic exponentially increased the fulfillment volume we needed to process shipments on behalf of our customers around the world.
Products
News
LOCUS PARTNERS WITH LYTX TO OFFER FUTUREREADY LOGISTICS USA
Mar 02, 2021 | SAN FRANCISCO, - Locus, a global B2B SaaS company that automates human decisions in the supply chain, announced a new integration with Lytx®, the leader in video telematics, analytics, safety, and productivity solutions for commercial and public sector fleets. While Lytx provides GPS location information on
fuel economy monitoring, driver analytics, visibility, compliance management, and predictive maintenance alerts. For fleets, this smart management platform will help with higher asset utilization, optimized route planning, better driver communication, and seamless interactions with shippers and warehouses, translating into cost and time savings for the fleet managers. "We are very excited to join forces with an innovative partner like Lytx and take our combined solution to the market. vehicles, Locus uses the information to prepare the most This partnership offers the perfect blend of analytics and optimized route. Additionally, routing capabilities to our Locus can utilize the planned route and location information to customers," said Krishna Khandelwal, Chief Business compare planned versus actual Officer, Locus. "The optimized performance as well as power routing reduces both capital and analytics and insights. The operational costs for local combined product offering of distribution while increasing Locus and Lytx will enable fleet service levels and revenuemanagers to optimize the total cost of ownership (TCO) driven by generating activities."
KALE LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS DEVELOPS THE NEXT-GENERATION WEB BASED TOOL CALLED “SMART-I” (SYSTEMATIC MONITORING @ REAL TIME INFORMATION) FOR SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS INDIA
Mumbai, March 10, 2021 | Kale Logistics Solutions, a United Nations award winning trusted IT partner for Fortune 500 companies worldwide, developed the next generation Web based tool for Siemens Healthineers to digitally connect its all forwarders, customs brokers, airports, systems and other stakeholders through a single window concept, to bring in the necessary transparency and efficiency in all EXIM operations. The new system is built on the principles of end-to-end supply chain collaboration. This next generation web-based platform is built on the latest Microsoft technology and is implemented at Siemens Healthineers locations in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai. The healthcare industry in India is experiencing a rapid change and has become one of the largest sectors, both in terms of revenue and employment. The speed and visibility has become pivotal amid pandemic in the healthcare supply chain. In case of exporting/importing of healthcare goods, the quality compliance, regulatory policies, and export formalities often make the logistics more complex. 13 | Warehouse Management April 2021
Features
WAREHOUSE DIMENSIONING: MAXIMIZING PROFIT FROM RECEIVING TO SHIPPING
"As e-commerce continues to demand faster and faster perfection, the face of warehousing is changing. Accurate dimensional data is ground zero for improving warehousing processes. It enables all other systems and software to function as they should, leading to increased profit and efficiency..."
U
sing dimensioning systems throughout warehousing processes establishes the foundation to counteract costs and stretch savings. They can also mitigate common issues that prevent warehouses from fulfilling e-commerce customers desire to receive the perfect order, and typically smaller orders, in less time using fewer resources. This article explores the advantages of using a dimensioning system through each aspect of warehousing to alleviate warehouse operational expenses, particularly in relation to e-commerce. Receiving new SKUs
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Problem/Cost: Manual receiving operations
are prone to mistakes. Slow measuring and weighing of items can be inaccurate due to human error and tediousness, and the results can often be recorded inaccurately. Solution/Savings: By measuring small parcels
and items with Nido static dimensioning systems, employees can instantly receive data that verifies the product and indicates its proper slotting and storage. With this system, warehouse companies can increase their volume of SKUs more efficiently while reducing time and manpower costs.
Features
“Irregularly-shaped items, such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals, apparel, hardware, and consumer goods, can be measured with great precision using the infrared sensing technology of the Cubiscan 325. A mobile cart and useful accessories such as a portable power supply are available to create a completely mobile cubing, weighing, and identification workstation..." Slotting SKUs Accurately
Selecting the correct size of carton
Problem/Cost: The process of slotting,
Problem/Cost: When employees estimate what
which ensures that products are assigned to
size of box to place an item in, a variety of problems
the most appropriate storage method, and
can arise. By using a box that is too large, the
optimizes the process of picking, often takes
company could pay to ship air as well as waste
a lot of time and brainpower. While slotting
money and resources on void fillers and packing
can minimize product oss, occurring from
materials. If the box is not large enough, processes
heavy merchandise crushing lighter
slow down when the item needs to be removed
products, estimations can be problematic.
and repacked.
Solution/Savings: Irregularly-shaped items,
Solution/Savings: An optionally-conveyorized
such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals,
dimensioning system, such as the Nido's Capella
apparel, hardware, and consumer goods,
Dynamic DWS System, is useful for on-demand box
can be measured with great precision using
making. It is capable of measuring boxes and
the infrared sensing technology of the
irregularly-shaped objects with high precision, and
Cubiscan 325. A mobile cart and useful
can be used as a stand-alone unit, or can be
accessories such as a portable power supply
installed in an “in-line” configuration with auxiliary
are available to create a completely mobile
conveyors. Measuring items quickly and accurately
cubing, weighing, and identification
enables employees to spend less effort selecting
workstation. Using the Cubiscan 325 enables
the correct box the first time. Companies can also
employees to make better slotting decisions
reduce the hassles which come with managing a
by knowing the exact dimensions and
large box inventory.
nesting capabilities of SKUs, all while creating a more efficient process.
Check Weighing for Order Verification Problem/Cost: Manual order inspections increase
It’s critical for inventory management
time and labour costs.
systems to know the correct size of items
Solution/Savings: After a SKU’s weight has been
for the rest of the processes to work
calculated by a dimensioning system and uploaded
properly. Dimensioning systems are the
to the warehouse management system, the data
first step to saving money, and the Nido's
can be used to verify picking. The warehouse
Static Dimensioning and Weighing
management system calculates how much each
System has no competition in terms of
carton should weigh based on its size and each of
accuracy or capability.
the items it contains. A Dimensioning and Weighing System can help detect anomalies and support compliance, as well as prevent loss.
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Features
data quickly feeds into the appropriate software, which then determines how to load the truck to stay within weight limits while making the best use of space. Decrease Shipping Expenses Problem/Cost: Without correct dimensional
data, expensive mistakes happen. Solution/Savings: Because carriers use
dimensional-weight billing, a shipper sending a large, low- density package needs to determine both the package’s actual weight, Nirav Doshi, Managing Director, Nido Machineries Pvt Ltd. Building a Pallet–Fast and Sturdy Problem/Cost: Load instability can lead to
substantial loss and safety issues. Solution/Savings: By using dimensioning
systems to collect data and then transfer that data to the warehouse management system, determining how items should be arranged on the pallet is a quick and painless process. Employees can clearly see which larger and heavier items should be placed on the bottom, and which smaller and lighter items should be stacked on top.
and its dimensional weight which takes into account the package’s length, width, and height. The higher of the two becomes the factor for the freight charge. With precise dimensional data, shippers can avoid chargebacks from carriers because they’re calculating their parcels correctly. Another advantage of collecting dimensional data is that shippers can estimate carrier charges. That enables companies to decrease shipping expenses by rate shopping. In the world of e-commerce, it’s absolutely critical to have confidence in your dimensions. You need to know what they are, or you can’t reduce costs.
Cube out a Truck or Trailer
Improve Customer Relationships
Problem/Cost: Inaccurate data reduces load
Problem/Cost: Poor data means losing
efficiency.
"Interlake Mecalux alsoa dimensioning system Solution/Savings: When worked closely with Adidasproduct on like the Cubiscan 325 collects data about items in an of order, warehouse management the layout the the warehouse’s system can more effectively help with generating racking to ensure the load setups for the trailers. Whether a warehouse is company had safest shipping setup. irregularly shaped products, cases, full possible Overall, the de pallets, or a mix of those configurations, accurate
"In the world of e-commerce, it’s absolutely critical to have confidence in your dimensions. You need to know what they are, or you can’t reduce costs..."
customers. Solution: Accurate data improves the service
you can provide to customers. For example, customers can be confident that they’re being charged fairly for shipping costs when the dimensional data is noted on invoices. They can also improve their own operations when they use that information in their processes. Conclusion As e-commerce continues to demand faster and faster perfection, the face of warehousing is changing. Accurate dimensional data is ground zero for improving warehousing processes. It enables all other systems and software to
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function as they should, leading to increased profit and efficiency.
Products
SORTING SYSTEMS
Consumers are demanding quicker and more accurate delivery capabilities from the logistics industry, such as same-day shipping often associated with ecommerce, in addition to multi-item and small-lot delivery services. Daifuku's track record in delivering sorting and
picking systems spans customers from a wide range of industries, including retail, pharmaceutical and automotive. In the age of e-commerce, Daifuku continues to provide optimal material handling solutions that ensure rapid shipping of products to consumers.
Sorting Systems The company is actively support multi-item and small lot delivery in the distribution, transport, and storage industries by offering products with higher speed and more accuracy. The company's products include the slideshoe type Surfing Sorter and Surfing Sorter Mini; and the Shuttle Rack, which consists of load-transfer carts on each rack level and vertical lifters.
ORDER PACKAGING AND VERIFICATION
Organizations in present day realize that customers have become extra demanding and their brand’s first connect with the client is the Package containing the ordered product. The quality of the packaging is getting more and more strict across the industry amidst the ever growing order volumes. This proposition poses a unique a challenge for Distribution and 18 | Warehouse Management April 2021
Fulfilment Centres to ship out high quality packages consistently at high rates. In addition to this, Omni Channel Supply chains are gaining precedence like never before and therefore a DC’s ability to package and ship both Cases as well as pouches with equal efficiency warrants the need for highly scalable and robust automated packaging Solutions.
Falcon offers is range of Automated Packaging Solutions that integrate seamlessly at pre dispatch stage and can help organizations achieve the following key gains: Reduced Dependence on Skilled Manpower Consistent Packaging Quality Automated Weight based verification
News
Rhenus India ropens a new pharmaceutical warehouse in Bhiwandi (Mumbai region)
Charging infrastructure and green electricity: KUKA invests in sustainability at Augsburg headquarters March 8, 2021 | Less CO2 emissions, clean energy: In the future, KUKA employees will be able to charge their electric vehicles at more than 50 charging stations at the Augsburg headquarters – using regional green electricity. At the beginning of the year, KUKA put 31 new charging stations into operation at its headquarters, in addition to the 20 so-called Wallboxes that had already been provided by Stadtwerke Augsburg (swa). This is because the proportion of hybrid and e-vehicles in the KUKA company car fleet is steadily increasing, and more and more employees are also opting for cars with new drive systems in their private lives. Employees can now use the charging stations to charge their company cars as well as private e-cars free of charge with regional green electricity from Augsburg's public utility company swa. KUKA will, for example, further increase the proportion of hybrid and e-vehicles in its company car fleet. In addition, the German KUKA locations will be supplied with green electricity from 2021. KUKA and swa have already been working
March 2021 | Rhenus India recently opened a new pharmaceutical warehouse in Bhiwandi
together on the topic of sustainability since 2016: Stadtwerke Augsburg have been operating a public echarging station on the KUKA site for five years.
(Mumbai region). The warehouse is a multi-user facility that offers 2,000 pallet spaces as a central distribution centre from where customers throughout India and neighbouring countries can be served. A PUF-clad, enclosed storage area is available especially for customers from the pharmaceutical industry. A selective pallet racking system and a separate lockable storage area as a quarantine area complete the offer. Rhenus India inaugurated this warehouse with a very prominent customer, who is a supplier of excipients and ingredients in the pharmaceutical, personal care and home care sector. They have entrusted Rhenus as their supply chain partner to warehouse their valuable products at the newly commissioned Rhenus Pharma warehouse.
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At KUKA, we have set ourselves clear energy and environmental goals and will significantly reduce CO2 emissions. That's why we are investing in a comprehensive charging infrastructure at our Augsburg headquarters and are also relying on clean energy from the regional supplier.-Peter Mohnen, CEO of the KUKA Group.
Safety Practices
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRACTICES IN A WAREHOUSE
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arehouse safety is one of the biggest concern faced by warehouse managers and their employees. There is more to warehouse safety than compliance with fire codes and regulations. Unfortunately, too many warehouse and 3PLs look at safety as meeting the minimum mandated by law or their conscience. Often, neither goes far enough. Here are some of the important safety practices which should be followed in a Warehouse-
depending on what they are doing, the equipment in use and materials handled. Prevention of incidents and accidents begins with good housekeeping, which is essential to a safe warehouse. This means heeding common sense; keep docks and floors free of boxes, garbage, boxes, baling materials, debris, dirt, and oil. Piles of trash and debris are a potential fire hazard and hinder evacuation. Make sure that garbage and debris bins are available throughout the warehouse.
1. General Applications: While a warehouse is a controlled environment, employees spend their workdays and nights subject to a wide variety of potentially injury-causing hazards. Potential problems can instantly materialize
2. Falls and Other Preventable Mishaps: Warehouse safety is designed to prevent death as well as far more common accidents and non-lethal injuries. Workers can slip, trip, stumble, fall, or be struck by falling objects, breaking hands, feet, toes and other body parts. Many of these accidents could have
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“Potential problems can instantly materialize depending on what they are doing, the equipment in use and materials handled. Prevention of incidents and accidents begins with good housekeeping, which is essential to a safe warehouse..”
Safety Practices
“Fire safety is a challenging balance. You have to weigh safety with the operational needs of your facility and business. True, you’re probably reducing your hazard exposure, but how much protection do you really need? How can you best determine whether your warehouse’s fire safety design and practices are sufficient? Hire an outside consultant.." been prevented had warehouse owners and
warehouse design and later in its daily
management followed some or all
operation. The consultant will help you
of the following recommendations:
evaluate both of these areas.
a. Block access to exposed or open loading dock doors
4. Training and Education:
b. Permit access to above-floor racks and shelves
Employees and management training are
only if portable ladders or appropriate lifting devices
critical and should be mandatory. Training
are available.
should also be more than just
c. Use personnel safety cages when lifting
one or two days when employees are
employees with forklifts
trainees; continue it throughout employment.
d. Enforce speed limits for forklifts and lift trucks
Everyone with cause to work in the warehouse (from drivers and pickers to
3. Material Handling Equipment Safety:
managers and accounting clerks) should be
Although forklifts and material handling equipment
trained. Don’t let employees avoid training by
like pallet jacks and drum trucks make moving
accepting their claims that they’re
heavy items much easier, they can become very
experienced. They might need to have their
dangerous when used improperly. Whether you
bad habits exorcised and you can do it with
work with forklifts or lift trucks, vehicle safety is
hands-on, experiential safety education that
essential to preventing crush injuries. The first
mixes lecture with small group sessions.
requirement is to provide training on all automated or mechanical lift equipment. Employees who will be using forklifts should be both trained and licensed by the appropriate authority. 4. Fire Safety:
Fire safety is a challenging balance. You have to weigh safety with the operational needs of your facility and business. True, you’re probably reducing your hazard exposure, but how much protection do you really need? How can you best determine whether your warehouse’s fire safety design and practices are sufficient? Hire an outside consultant. The difference between a small fire and a catastrophic fire can often be attributed to how much safety expertise was invested in the
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News
DB SCHENKER OPTIMIZES CAPACITY UTILIZATION WITH NEW BINPACKER ALGORITHM
DB Schenker leverages its award-winning inhouse IT innovation to secure more efficiency and less empty space on all transport modes. With the new BinPACKER algorithm, DB Schenker logistics experts can now optimize the load-planning process to stack differently sized objects, making perfect use of limited space. Maximizing capacity utilization with
BinPACKER’s unique 3D-intelligence ultimately reduces cost and emissions. A video illustrates how BinPACKER is used: BinPACKER has been developed by DB Schenker’s Global Data Strategy & Analytics unit. Mathematical algorithms are used to calculate the most efficient loading solution for ocean freight, truck loads or pallets in warehouses.
The tool includes step-by-step guidance, a 3D-visualization of the loading layout and fine-tuning of single packages per drag and drop. Customers benefit from increased efficiency as well as faster and more transparent pricing. BinPACKER can also be used to calculate truck loading meters in LTL or for quotation purposes. Dr. Holger Köhler, Director Business Consulting Data Analytics: “BinPACKER is a great example out of many where we are driving innovation not only at DB Schenker, but also for our customers. All you have to do is to enter package characteristics, such as the weight, size or the maximum load on top of the different packages that you want to ship. BinPACKER will then provide an efficient solution to stack all the different pieces.” The first version of BinPACKER is already being used by DB Schenker staff.
SWISSLOG BRINGS SUPPLY CHAIN AUTOMATION TO VERTICAL FARMING TO REDUCE COSTS, INCREASE SCALABILITY AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY For instance, one approach could
March 16, 2021 | Swisslog, leading provider of best-in-class warehouse automation and software, creates automation systems that bring scalability, flexibility and lower costs to vertical farming, allowing them to be installed and maintained in a wide range of pre-existing and purpose-built spaces. These systems help broaden the applicability of growing crops and bring food production closer to consumers in densely populated urban areas. “At Swisslog, we are continually researching and exploring applications where our automation technology could improve efficiencies, drive industries forward and contribute to our society,” said Dr. Christian Baur, CEO of Swisslog. “By bringing automation technology to vertical farming, we can help strengthen the
use a shuttle system with a modular design, such as Swisslog’s PowerStore high density shuttle system. In this possible installation, automated shuttles would move around discrete plant shelving units inside an enclosed room or facility. Each shelving unit could hold multiple plant trays, depending on plant growth height needs. Shelving units would move around the enclosed food supply chain, transform space based on the needs of the abandoned urban buildings into plants for water, nutrients, light, growing facilities, contribute to planting, germination, reductions in pollution and, most importantly, eliminate food deserts.” maintenance, harvesting and monitoring. “Without the help of The broad portfolio of Swisslog cost-effective and flexible automation solutions provides enormous flexibility in customizing automation, vertical farming is systems and configurations based on not profitable or scalable beyond the strategy, growing process, crop the niche applications it currently occupies,” said Markus type and space availability of the Schmidt, President of Swisslog vertical farming operation. Americas.
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News
NEW SORTING TECHNOLOGY BOOSTS EFFICIENCY IN PROCESSING SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED SHIPMENTS AT DHL PARCEL CENTERS
Bonn/Beckum, March 17, 2021: Logistics provider Deutsche Post DHL Group and intralogistics solutions provider BEUMER Group have signed an agreement on the use of a new and innovative sorting technology in selected parcel centers. The newly-developed medium-format sorter is specially designed for processing small and medium-sized shipments measuring up to shoe box size (45 cm x 35 cm x 25 cm) and with a maximum four kilograms in weight. The new sorting system ensures even more efficient sorting in that it separates formats and significantly boosts sorting capacities at the respective sites. Deutsche Post DHL is investing some EUR 250 million in the new technology which will be piloted in Greven and subsequently installed in eight additional parcel centers by 2023. “With the continued strong growth in the e-commerce market, we need to generate new sorting capacity in our parcel network so we can meet additional demand in the regions we serve. We’re seeing a strong increase in small to medium-sized shipments. The new medium-format sorter developed by BEUMER Group is specifically designed for use in processing these kinds of shipments, giving us additional capacity and boosting efficiency in the respective parcel centers,” says Thomas Schneider, Chief Production Officer Post & Parcel Germany at Deutsche Post DHL Group. “We’re both pleased and proud that we were able to convince Deutsche Post DHL Group of the merits of our innovative medium-format sorting system,” says Thomas Wiesman, Director Sales Logistic Systems at BEUMER Group. “We look forward to continued successful cooperation and thank them for their confidence and trust.” Honeywell Expands Supply Chain Software Suite March 17, 2021 | Honeywell, a provider of supply chain solutions, has recently announced a suite of enhanced supply chain software that will provide real-time visibility, data analytics and unified communications tools to mobile workers. The supply chain suite, which can be installed on Honeywell mobile computers, is designed to aid mobile workers throughout the retail, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and transportation and logistics industries. The company has partnered with FarEye, a low-code SaaS platform, to provide its intelligent delivery management software as a service platform to Honeywell mobile computer users. FarEye allows mobile workers with devices to manage, visually track and monitor delivery logistics operations. “With the exponential increase in customer demands, technological advancements and fierce competition, workers throughout the supply chain are now under heightened pressure to speed up order fulfillment and optimize operations,” said Kevin Dehoff, president of Honeywell’s Productivity Solutions
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and Services business. “Mobile workers are being tasked to work smarter and faster, and we’re partnering with innovative solution providers like FarEye and transforming our productivity software to a connected suite to help enterprises achieve their goals.” “As customers transform their businesses to keep pace with today’s ever-changing business climate, FarEye enables the customers to scale their delivery operations and create value,” said Kushal Nahata, CEO of FarEye. “Together we have been able to make a positive impact on businesses with the disruptive power of Honeywell technologies and FarEye's intelligent delivery management platform which is built to solve the complex challenges that cost the supply chain and logistics industry trillions of dollars.”
Global News
KASTNER & ÖHLER OPTS FOR SSI SCHAEFER FOR EXTENDING THEIR CENTRAL WAREHOUSE
Kastner & Öhler, one of the largest fashion and sports providers in Austria, has commissioned SSI SCHAEFER with equipping its central warehouse in Graz. The flexibly expandable solution to be implemented will facilitate shorter delivery times while enabling considerable efficiency increases for order processing for the growing online business. The family business Kastner & Öhler was founded in 1873, which gained international recognition in the fashion world thanks to innovation and quality. Under the brand name Gigasport, Kastner & Öhler is also a leading sports provider. It is the largest Austrian owned fashion and sports company, with both its
headquarters and a central warehouse located in Graz. The company operates a total of 33 locations in Styria, Carinthia, Burgenland, and Upper Austria as well as two outlets in Graz. In the Kastner & Öhler and Gigasport online shop, customers have access to a wide range of products. The new shipping solution will be able to process more than 10,000 shipments per day. Large online providers have opted for products and solutions by SSI SCHAEFER for years.
For the Kastner & Öhler central warehouse in Graz, modern intralogistics will ensure efficient processing of shipments for the ecommerce business. Scaling up for a future implementation can be easily done too, thanks to the already considered extension stages. The decision to select SSI SCHAEFER was strengthened by the fact that the intralogistics expert is able to supply the project with required solution components from its location north of Graz. Regarding the logistics concept itself, efficiency and flexibility were just as convincing as was the ergonomics factor, which played an essential role in the design of shipping work stations. Completion and commissioning of the project is scheduled for mid-October this year – just in time for Black Friday and holiday shopping. This helps achieve short delivery times even in case of higher shipping volumes for a positive customer experience.
CENTRAL APOTHEKE FRANKFURT IMPLEMENTS A REVOLUTIONARY URBAN SUPPLY NETWORK WITH KNAPP
March 18, 2021 | When it comes to supplying urban areas, Central Apotheke Frankfurt is truly a visionary. The new Healthcare Campus combines the advantages of a local pharmacy with the comfort of online shopping. Medicines and health products are delivered not only to pharmacies, but also to office buildings, hospitals and private customers within a few hours. Healthcare logistics expert KNAPP supplies the technological solution that makes this outstanding feat of logistics possible. “In the last few years, it has become apparent that for essential medicines, international supply chains are not stable enough for our patients. We had to come back to keeping stock that we can control locally, even if
this drives the costs up for pharmacies,” explains Marc Schrott, proprietor of Central Apotheke Frankfurt. He adds: “In order to optimize these costs, we have decided on a high degree of automation.” However, the impact of the pandemic on the supply chains is only the tip of the iceberg as far as Marc Schrott is concerned: “Unfortunately, the structural problems in medicine supply are getting worse every year. This is why we decided to return to keeping stock locally, as it was the norm before the globalization of the pharmaceutical markets. But of course we don’t want to return to the 80s. We’ll shape this new decade with our own ideas and
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improvements, and deliver to our patients and customers with the greatest level of reliability. Together with KNAPP and Noventi, our plan for this project was for each pharmacist to implement it in their region to best effect. This way, we create a platform for our experts to pool their individual strengths, making us fit to compete with international online pharmacies.”
Event Calendar LogiMAT 24-26 November, 2021 Impact, Bangkok, Thailand LogiMAT 8-10 March, 2022 Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre Germany LOGMAT 15-17 July, 2021
Material Handling Middle East
Chennai Trade Centre,
2-4 November 2021
Chennai, India
Dubai Exhibition Centre, Dubai, UAE
India Warehousing Show 23-25 July, 2021
CeMAT Australia
Pragati Maidan
19-21 July, 2022
New Delhi, India
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, Australia
CeMAT ASIA 26-29 October, 2021
CeMAT Russia
SNIEC, China
21-23 September 2021 Russia, Moscow, Crocus Expo
India Warehousing & Logistics Show 18-20 November 2021
CeMAT Eurasia
Helipad Ground, Gandhinagar,
10-13 November, 2021
Gujarat, India
Tüyap Fair Convention and Congress Center
Asia Warehousing Show
Logistics & Automation
1-3 December 2021
24-25 November, 2021
BITEC, Bangkok
IFEMA, Madrid
IMHX 2022
Handling Expo
6-8 September 2022
4-7 November, 2021
NEC Birmingham, UK
Egypt International Convention Center
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Event
IMHX 2021 PIVOTS TO WEEK-LONG DIGITAL EVENT: IMHX CONNECT
“Virtual events and their platforms have grown in effectiveness over the last year and now play a vital role when it comes to generating qualified, inmarket, sales leads-said Rob Fisher, Group Director IMHX.."
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his year’s International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX 2021) will be delivered as a virtual event with the physical show returning in September 2022. The show’s organisers, Informa Markets and the British Industrial Truck Association (BITA), described the decision to reposition IMHX 2021 as “necessary given current restrictions” but one “that opens a world of new opportunities for participants.” Rob Fisher, Group Director IMHX, said: “Virtual events and their platforms have grown in effectiveness over the last year and now play a vital role when it comes to generating qualified, in-market, sales leads. IMHX Connect (13-17 September 2021) will harness bestin-class platforms to deliver an engaging series of industry updates and technology briefings along with the opportunity for visitors to build relationships with industry-leading intralogistics solution providers.” Tim Waples, Director of BITA and Chief Executive of the UK Materials Handling Association (UKMHA), added: “Given the uncertainty and disruption that Covid-19 continues to create we felt that a prompt decision, regarding the hosting of IMHX 2021, was required. By acting decisively, we have been able to
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provide exhibitors and visitors
decision to delay the physical
with plenty of notice so that
event until 2022. The launch
they can adapt their plans
of IMHX Connect is exciting, it
accordingly.” Fisher concluded:
adds to our reach and
“IMHX is organised by the
audience engagement
industry for buyers of
opportunities and
intralogistics equipment and
complements our plans for
solutions. The relationship we
when we return to the NEC
have with BITA provides us
with the full IMHX Experience
with strategic insights and the
in September 2022.”
ability to judge the mood and appetite of participants. Exhibitors share our vision for IMHX and are supportive of our
“IMHX is organised by the industry for buyers of intralogistics equipment and solutions. The relationship we have with BITA provides us with strategic insights and the ability to judge the mood and appetite of participants. Exhibitors share our vision for IMHX and are supportive of our decision to delay the physical event until 2022.."
Event
LOGIMAT NOW WITH DIGITAL INTRALOGISTICS COMMUNITY
Munich-based EUROEXPO Messe- und Kongress-GmbH—which organizes LogiMAT, the International Trade Show for Intralogistics Solutions and Process Management—is bringing exhibitors and industry professionals together online at its new digital matchmaking platform. LogiMAT.digital serves as a bridge until the next live LogiMAT in Stuttgart, March 8–10, 2022. Munich, March 16, 2021—The organizer of the LogiMAT trade show, EUROEXPO Messe- und Kongress-GmbH, is providing its exhibitors and visitors with a professional information and communications platform. Instead of a virtual event, EUROEXPO has opted for a year-round interactive solution. “Our exhibitors have made it very clear to us that in this day and age, they want to use digital solutions—but they’ve made it
More than 1,200 exhibitors
content,” Ruchty says. This
equally clear that they reject a
from around the world have
helps them reach LogiMAT
virtual trade show,” explains Michael
already registered for the
visitors from previous events
Ruchty, Exhibition Director of
LogiMAT live trade show in
and other interested parties
LogiMAT in Stuttgart. “That's why we
March and will be able to use
during the entire period of up
decided to think big and develop a
the LogiMAT.digital platform
to twelve months. All
year-round LogiMAT platform for
for their company and
livestreaming and
participants to network and
networking profiles,
matchmaking features on the
generate new business—a forum
presentations, roundtables,
LogiMAT.digital platform will
that breaks new ground with
workshops, lectures,
go live by April 2021. April 22
interactive formats addressing
information, and press
is the launch date. “On that
exciting core issues of intralogistics.”
conferences. At the heart of
day we will open the virtual
the platform, Kazander
gates to industry
The LogiMAT.digital platform is
explains, is AI-powered
professionals from around
available to participants from April
interactive matchmaking with
the world. The first sessions
2021 through March 2022 and will
an integrated chat feature and
are scheduled for May 3 and
feature regular expert talks,
livestreaming, so exhibitors can 4,” says Kazander.
workshops, presentations, and
generate leads through direct,
lecture series during this time.
real-time connections to
For detailed information
“Supported by subject matter
prospective business partners.
about the platform and the
experts, we’ll be offering the digital
“Media representatives and our
various registration packages,
LogiMAT community a range of
long-standing business and
please visit:
exciting content each month,”
academic partners can also
www.logimat.digital.
explains Peter Kazander, Managing
feature their own
Director of EUROEXPO. 27| Warehouse Management April 2021
Global News
JLT MOBILE COMPUTERS JOINS IVANTI WAVELINK DEVICE VALIDATION PROGRAM TO SPEED MODERNIZATION WITHIN THE SUPPLY CHAIN easy access to mobile-enablement
solutions that boost supply chain efficiency, productivity and security in the warehouse and across the supply chain. “Supply chain and warehousing organizations are relying more than ever on mobile productivity solutions to keep up with demand. As such, it is becoming increasingly important to provide a consistent user experience across entire fleets of devices, whether they leverage the Android, iOS or Windows 10 operating systems,” says Kelly Ungs, Vice President of and Channels at Ivanti JLT Mobile Computers, a rapidly validate their products Alliances Wavelink. “The aim of our new leading supplier of reliable for the Ivanti Wavelink software Strategic Alliances Program is to computers for demanding platform, which facilitates create a formal ecosystem through environments, announces that device and wireless which our partners can offer their it has joined the Ivanti infrastructure management, customers pre-validated hardware Wavelink Device Validation terminal emulation, voice, and software solutions that Solutions Program. This mobile application development and eliminate the risks enterprises face program enables device without the need to modify migrating applications to manufacturers offering backend systems. Customers of when multiple modern hardware devices, solutions for the supply chain Ivanti-validated JLT rugged solutions and host and warehousing industries to mobile computers benefit from software applications to enhance efficiency.”
XPO LOGISTICS PILOTS INTELLIGENT REACH TRUCK TECHNOLOGY IN FRANCE
XPO Logistics Inc., a leading global provider of transport and logistics solutions, has announced a new technology pilot program in collaboration with Balyo, a specialist developer of robotics for handling goods. XPO is the first logistics company in Europe to test Balyo’s latest robotic reach truck under real-life conditions. The pilot is underway at an XPO distribution center near Blois, France. Malcolm Wilson, XPO’s chief executive officer – Europe, said, “We’re pleased that our on-site tests will help optimize intelligent reach trucks for the logistics environment. As we pilot the robotics in our operations, we’re also exploring these applications to increase efficiency for customers and to support our employees.”
Pascal Rialland, chief executive officer at Balyo, said, “We’re working closely with XPO to enhance our latest robotic reach technology for their state-of-theart distribution centers. Our collaboration validates the performance of our autonomous robots in specific applications in order to deliver the greatest benefit to XPO’s operations.” The robotic trucks in the pilot program have an overhead reach of up to
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11 meters and can maneuver through aisles as narrow as 2.9 meters, while moving 10 to 20 pallets per hour, depending on the application. They operate safely in mixed facility settings, working alongside employees and traditional forklifts. Balyo develops its autonomous reach robots in collaboration with Linde Material Handling.
Supply Chain Management
IMPORTANCE OF WAREHOUSING IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
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arehousing refers to the process of storing and organizing products in a
Some of Warehousing’s importance in Supply Chain Management:
large space and distributing them later when a requirement is raised. Warehousing and warehouse management are part of the logistics management system, which in itself is
1. Integral part of the supply chain process: Warehousing forms an integral
part of the supply chain process. Even though this is not a customer-facing operation and your buyers might never
part of the supply chain. Warehousing
know about this aspect of your business,
plays a vital role in the supply chain
without it, their shopping experience will
process. It is an integral part of
be hampered.
Logistics and Supply Chain Management System. For most of the common people, warehousing involves
2. Inventory Management: According to a
report, about 34% of businesses have shipped an order late because they sold
just storing of the products while it
products that were not in stock. So
involves inbound functions for storing
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role in supply chain process.
Supply Chain Management
3. Online Shopping: There
4. Distribution:
are so many largest online
Warehousing and the
retailer in the world. The
placement of the
primary reason for this
warehouse can directly
achievement is it’s
impact on company’s
impeccable supply chain
distribution. If the
management system. They
storage facility or
have used the technique
warehousing is situated
of having multiple
far away from suppliers
warehouses close to city
or manufacturers, the
centres and keeping staff
more the distribution
costs at a low by replacing
costs will rise. Strategic
them with robots. The
placement of the facility
system has been
can dramatically affect
considered genius as it
on transportation costs.
runs fully automated with the ability to track any item’s location through a barcode at any one time.
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"Warehousing plays a vital role in the supply chain process. It is an integral part of Logistics and Supply Chain Management System. For most of the common people, warehousing involves just storing of the products while it involves inbound functions for storing and outbound functions of packing and shipping.."