Warehouse/DC Management: ADC’s improved efficiency is at hand
As automated data collection (ADC) technologies become affordable and ruggedized, a wider swath of logistics operations are turning to a range of equipment and software to gain efficiencies and meet the growing demands of their customers.
As automated data collection (ADC) technologies become affordable and ruggedized, a wider swath of logistics operations are turning to a range of equipment and software to gain efficiencies and meet the growing demands of their customers.
As the warehouse and distribution center (DC) become more and more complex, and as transaction volumes rise, the need for automated technology that can effectively and efficiently manage skyrocketing volumes and roller coaster customer demands has increased exponentially.
To help fill those gaps, hardware and software manufacturers in the automated data collection (ADC) space have been introducing newer and more affordable ways for logistics operations of all sizes to roll out automated solutions within the four walls of their warehouses and DCs.
By definition, automated identification (Auto-ID) and ADC technologies comprise the voice systems, radio frequency identification (RFID), optical character recognition (OCR), radio frequency (RF) terminals, vehicle-mounted computers, and other tools that work independently or in tandem to automate warehouse and DC activities. An unmanned forklift that buzzes around a warehouse moving pallets and delivering goods to dock doors, for example, represents a convergence of both ADC and robotics.
“It’s all about being able to pick faster, pack faster, ship faster, and receive faster by enhancing the warehouse’s levels of automation,” says Michael Liard, an independent analyst and ADC expert. He points to Amazon’s 2012 acquisition of mobile robotic fulfillment systems’ manufacturer Kiva as one example of how retailers are focusing on increased automation in the warehouse. “By bringing unmanned vehicles and robotics into the fold, employees and labor can be assigned to different tasks other than searching for and locating products.”
In addition to the growing number of unmanned robots that are zipping around today’s warehouses, Liard is also seeing more fixed-position barcode scanners and barcode imagers being used on conveyor belts and other pieces of warehouse management equipment. Used to automatically track and orchestrate shipping and receiving activities, these scanners and imagers are helping logistics operations achieve faster throughput and improved scan times with less worry over barcode-scanner orientation. Add 2-D symbologies and 1-D barcodes to the equation (QR codes), and the potential for business process improvements increases exponentially, according to Liard.
Warehouse/DC Management: ADC’s improved efficiency is at handAs automated data collection (ADC) technologies become affordable and ruggedized, a wider swath of logistics operations are turning to a range of equipment and software to gain efficiencies and meet the growing demands of their customers.As automated data collection (ADC) technologies become affordable and ruggedized, a wider swath of logistics operations are turning to a range of equipment and software to gain efficiencies and meet the growing demands of their customers.As the warehouse and distribution center (DC) become more and more complex, and as transaction volumes rise, the need for automated technology that can effectively and efficiently manage skyrocketing volumes and roller coaster customer demands has increased exponentially.To help fill those gaps, hardware and software manufacturers in the automated data collection (ADC) space have been introducing newer and more affordable ways for logistics operations of all sizes to roll out automated solutions within the four walls of their warehouses and DCs.By definition, automated identification (Auto-ID) and ADC technologies comprise the voice systems, radio frequency identification (RFID), optical character recognition (OCR), radio frequency (RF) terminals, vehicle-mounted computers, and other tools that work independently or in tandem to automate warehouse and DC activities. An unmanned forklift that buzzes around a warehouse moving pallets and delivering goods to dock doors, for example, represents a convergence of both ADC and robotics.“It’s all about being able to pick faster, pack faster, ship faster, and receive faster by enhancing the warehouse’s levels of automation,” says Michael Liard, an independent analyst and ADC expert. He points to Amazon’s 2012 acquisition of mobile robotic fulfillment systems’ manufacturer Kiva as one example of how retailers are focusing on increased automation in the warehouse. “By bringing unmanned vehicles and robotics into the fold, employees and labor can be assigned to different tasks other than searching for and locating products.”In addition to the growing number of unmanned robots that are zipping around today’s warehouses, Liard is also seeing more fixed-position barcode scanners and barcode imagers being used on conveyor belts and other pieces of warehouse management equipment. Used to automatically track and orchestrate shipping and receiving activities, these scanners and imagers are helping logistics operations achieve faster throughput and improved scan times with less worry over barcode-scanner orientation. Add 2-D symbologies and 1-D barcodes to the equation (QR codes), and the potential for business process improvements increases exponentially, according to Liard.
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