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From footprint optimization, reducing damaged goods, and on time delivery, the benefits of warehouse automation go way beyond the obvious points. This is a great 3 minute read for anyone wanting to see more reasons why companies are turning to warehouse automation in droves!

The challenge of filling orders or fulfilling orders just isn't getting any better in a manual environment. Whether you are just thinking about starting your journey to automation or are already on it, stop and take a read. #automation #warehouseautomation #retail #ecommerce #ominchannel #vanderlande #orderfulillment

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🚀 In today’s fast-paced retail world, agility and resilience are more critical than ever. If you're still relying on manual processes to fill orders, it might be time to think about automation. Discover five key reasons why automating your fulfillment operations can help your business thrive in the face of constant change.

Think split-case picking is too costly for your retail distribution operations and only relevant for e-comm fulfillment? 👎 🚫 🙅♂️ Check out part 2 of my blog series about often overlooked benefits of automation and you might reconsider!! Explore how technology, like AutoStore™, not only lowers the cost to piece-pick down to levels comparable to traditional full-case picking, but unlocks many benefits throughout the retail supply chain. Discover how each-picking across your various channels creates consistency, simplifies your operations, increases inventory flexibility, and helps create efficiencies at the stores. Part 2: Enhancing Retail Replenishment With Split-Case Picking 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gJNSaiX8 Missed part 1? Catch up here... Part 1: The Benefits of 'Aisle-Ready' Fulfillment 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gwMmATrW #RetailPiecePick #OverlookedBenefits #HiddenGems #UnlockingValue

In the spotlight 💡ASRS Goods-to-Person System + Pouch Sorter Combining an ASRS Goods-to-Person system with a Pouch Sorter offers a compelling solution for maximizing storage density and significantly enhancing order fulfillment speed. Why does this combination work so well? The Goods-to-Person ASRS—whether a shuttle system, miniload, or cube storage—can effectively double your storage capacity within the same footprint and increase order picking efficiency by over 300% compared to manual processes. However, the system's throughput is often constrained by the picking stations, or more precisely, by the number of bins presented to operators for picking. The other bottleneck is the operator's capacity. This is where the pouch sorter makes a difference. Instead of picking directly into individual order cartons, operators can pick into a pouch sorter, enabling batch picking and dramatically boosting productivity. With this setup, operators can pick up to 800 to 1,000 units per hour. The sorter then intelligently handles the sortation of these batch-picked units back into individual orders at the packing stage, living up to its name as a "pouch sorter." This powerful automation solution is ideal for e-commerce and omni-channel fulfillment. However, it does come with a high price tag due to the advanced level of automation involved, making it challenging to justify for lower volumes. The return on investment (ROI) improves significantly when processing 2,000 lines per hour or more. These solutions have already been successfully implemented, and the case studies are worth exploring. Take the retailer Crocs, for example. Bastian Solutions integrated an AutoStore™ system with a Ferag AG SkyFall Pouch Sorter for them. In this case, the customer enjoys the exceptional storage density of AutoStore while overcoming the pick station’s performance limitations (around 300 bins per hour) by incorporating a pouch sorter. It's like putting AutoStore on steroids. https://lnkd.in/eqqcep-P https://lnkd.in/ew_VZK-M

For most fulfillment centers, the pack station is, simply put, a mess. But your #WarehouseManagementSystem can fix it. However, if your WMS is ineffectively built, your pack station becomes a center for cascading errors. If your WMS is not intuitively designed, your pack station can become massive time-sucks performing dozens of clicks and scans for each and every package. In this blog post, we explore the complexities of the pack station, and how a modern WMS can dramatically improve the efficiency for businesses, or #3PLs, managing high volume DTC #ecommerce fulfillment. https://lnkd.in/gUZ5-nQ8

Being an industrial engineer at Stord one of my favorite things is how I am able to combine physical process improvements with a continuously improving WMS system. By doing this we are able to significantly increase productivity while providing our customers best-in-class service!

In the rapidly evolving world of e-commerce, achieving operational excellence in e-commerce fulfillment is more than just a lofty goal—it’s a necessity.  #ecommerce #technology #supplychain #fulfillmentcenter #packaging #warehousing #shipping #automation Sparck Technologies https://lnkd.in/gqecbEdR

#Ecommerce fulfillment involves A LOT of moving parts. Ensure your customers get the right products at the right time with these tips 💡 https://lnkd.in/ePGmT8sB #ecommercefulfillment #omnichannelfulfillment #DTCbrands #D2Cbrands #logistics #supplychain #3PL #fulfillment #shipping #onlineshopping #RyderEcommerce #Ryder