AS/RS Warehouse Explained: One Step Closer to Full Warehouse Autonomy

Source: Juice Flair/Shutterstock.com Warehousing companies are looking for new ways to manage and store their goods as the industry continues to automate key aspects of the supply chain. This has led to the rise of what’s known as an automatic storage and retrieval system (AS/RS). It’s a type of warehouse where machines retrieve items from the shelves and bring them to ground level, so worke...

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What Is a Pick and Place Robot? Picking the Best Option for Your Warehouse

Why move something by hand when a robot can do it? That’s the beauty of pick and place robots, the secret to success for any warehouse. The global market for these machines is expected to reach $3,582 million USD in 2025, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.39 percent from 2020-2025, thanks in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The coronavirus upended the global supply chain i...

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Zone Picking Explained and How to Implement in Your Warehouse

Source: Champiofoto/Shutterstock.com If you want to increase efficiency and picking times, consider creating a zone picking system. It’s the best way to keep your employees on task and your inventory moving when dealing with lots of different SKUs at once. If you’re new to this term, we’ll walk you through everything you need to know about zone picking and how to implement it at your facil...

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Wave Picking vs. Batch Picking: Comparing the Two for Your Distribution Center

Source: Pressmaster/Shutterstock.com Order picking accounts for around 50 percent of a warehouse’s labor costs. That’s a lot of time and effort devoted to something as simple as retrieving a product from the shelf. But product picking doesn’t have to be so time-consuming. If you’re having trouble keeping your workers on task and getting products out the door as fast as possible, learn ab...

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The Ideal Warehouse Layout Design for the Automotive Industry

Every warehouse is different, but the challenges are often the same. Companies in the automotive industry are increasingly looking for ways to speed up the manufacturing process and reduce costs. Most facilities are made up of hundreds of thousands of moving parts and keeping everything straight can be a challenge for players large and small.  There’s more than one way to run a highly effici...

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