How to Ease Labor Challenges with Advanced Automation

The daunting thing about warehouse ecommerce fulfillment is just how much more of everything is required.

There is more picking and packing of single items to fill online orders; more pressure to hit tight cycle times and carrier arrival windows; and now, added concern about social distancing and employee health and safety.

That is the vexing side of more. The good side of more is that much more is possible with advanced automation: more flexibility; more scalability; and a greater ability to orchestrate automated systems and people processes with software.

These added possibilities are achievable when companies can tap into expertise that spans warehouse automation systems, software and data management, and deep knowledge of operational best practices for distribution centers (DCs).