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5 Myths of Making Robots Work with People

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Myth #2 – Your WMS can best manage human/robot workflows Most of the robot types we introduced above can be integrated into your warehouse operations regardless of your operating software. In most cases, a WMS follows basic logic and location sequence pick paths in allocating work.

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Welcome to A Day at ProMat 2023

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I spent the full day yesterday roaming the floor and meeting with exhibitors. The HAI autonomous case handling robots clearly show a value proposition of flexible automation providing throughput for high storage density facilities and operations. ProMat 2023 is being held this week, March 202 -23 in Chicago.

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Continuous Warehouse Optimization and The DC Technology Gap

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Any company shipping physical products today – whether to consumers or to other businesses – needs to meet higher service expectations, including faster order turnaround in the DC. For existing DCs, ecommerce has also added complexity to their operations. new automation systems and hardware).

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Four Truths About DC Robots, Jobs, And Warehouse Execution

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As robots find their place in the DC, warehouse operators will face new challenges in coordinating and optimizing the work of humans and their robotic coworkers. Part of this optimization and warehouse execution challenge is to balance an array of operational metrics, not just to reduce the total number of labor hours worked.