Boost your order picking productivity through automation
Four key challenges in order picking
Accurate, flexible and rapid order picking is increasingly becoming a critical factor for a successful warehouse. To achieve this, warehouse operators must overcome four key challenges:
Labour shortages:
The labour market is tight and is set to remain so for the foreseeable future. In addition, workers are not available 24/7 or are absent due to holidays or illness.
Worker stress and shortage:
Order picking is a physically demanding job, and fewer and fewer people are willing to do such work.
Increased peak times:
Seasonal peaks and the increase of promotions and sales days such as "Black Friday" require maximum flexibility in order picking.
Smaller units:
The trend towards convenience products means smaller and smaller units that need to be picked, leading to fewer pallet loads and more small, frequent picking orders.
Fixed systems, such as conveyors, are expensive, material-intensive and require extensive electrical and often structural work. They are inflexible and take up a lot of space. Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are also inflexible in many ways, as they are usually restricted to pre-defined routes.
The alternative is intelligent robotic systems that adapt to your warehouse structure and budget. As a leader in robotic solutions, Movu Robotics can help you to significantly boost your picking productivity through automation.
Solution 1:
Movu ifollow
An innovative autonomous mobile robot for collaborative order picking
Movu ifollow is a system of autonomous mobile robots (AMR) that supports your order pickers and speeds up your processes. Movu ifollow is scalable and adaptable and can carry various load carrier with payloads of up to 1,200 kg – without expensive new infrastructure or complex structural changes.
Solution 2:
Movu escala
Solution 3:
Movu atlas
Picking directly from pallets
For operators picking directly from pallets, Movu atlas is the first choice, a deep lane storage and retrieval system. At its heart is the atlas shuttle, which can move both in the storage lanes and in the main lanes. With the Movu atlas pallet-to-person concept, the pallets get automatically to a picking location before being stored back by the shuttle into the atlas racking.
Solution 4:
Movu eligo
Your productivity benefits with Movu automation solutions
With robotic solutions from Movu, you gain flexibility, precision and productivity in order picking:
More independence from the labour market: Intelligent robotic solutions increase your order picking productivity without hiring additional staff. At the same time, you safeguard yourself from downtimes and relieve your staff during order picking.
High flexibility during seasonal fluctuations and peaks: With automation solutions from Movu, you gain maximum flexibility and can respond to peaks in demand at any time.
Greater picking reliability: Robotic systems from Movu work around the clock with the same precision and accuracy, which eliminates human errors in order picking.
Increased productivity: Automated systems complement and speed up the work of order pickers. Goods are transported directly to the picking stations without workers having to walk time-consuming routes around the warehouse. Working with Goods-to-Person solutions or collaborative autonomous mobile robots, you can maximise the number of picks an order picker can make per hour, significantly increasing productivity.
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