What AI and machine learning really are and why they matter when it comes to robotic automation for fulfillment operations explained in terms anyone can understand.
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The pandemic economy permanently raised the bar for global supply chains, demanding unprecedented speed, scale and flexibility. Automation and robotics— notably, autonomous mobile robots—will be an essential competitive advantage.
Microlistics, a global provider of warehouse management systems (WMS), points to five common warehousing strategies that organizations need to master if they wish to be successful in a multi-channel world.
Until recently, flexible depalletizing has been particularly challenging for warehouse robots to handle. While humans can easily deal with unstructured and ever-changing tasks like unloading a random assortment of items, robotic programming has taken a while to catch up.
We've learned from the COVID-19 pandemic that collaboration is essential for a smooth-running and resilient supply chain. When supply chains are formed from diverse and changing partners, however, silos inevitably occur.
With a growing labor shortage, a boom in e-commerce and a looming peak season, the commingling of humans and robots represents not only relief, but the future of warehouse labor.