Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2023

A worker stages the robot in front of container doors, and it autonomously moves forward into the container under its own power and direction as it picks boxes, up to 60 lbs from the face and more weight if picked from the top, and places them onto attached conveyor that transports the loads out of the container.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Using AMRs as take-away or transport systems will eliminate some worker travel, but warehouses will still need to optimize pick rates and minimize worker travel within picking areas. In most cases, a WMS follows basic logic and location sequence pick paths in allocating work. This can lead to integration complexities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2021

DCs can initially deploy a handful of robots as transporters, or add automated lift trucks for a proportion of inbound full pallet putaway without betting their business on end-to-end automation. One practical example of dynamic is AI-based batching and pick path optimization to reduce travel. Inventory and Labor Planning.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

In fact, the killer app for AMRs may be in providing a lighter, lower cost alternative to AGVs as transport vehicles. Using AMRs as take-away or transport systems will eliminate some worker travel, but warehouses will still need to optimize pick rates and minimize worker travel within picking areas.

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