Increase Order Fulfillment by 2x – Without Adding Labor using Robotic Automation

BEFORE: Traditional Store Replenishment or Store Allocation Fulfillment Process

Typically, to process break pack orders for store replenishment and allocation:

• Inventory is stored in containers on racks or in an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) and moved to the pick module.
• Multiple operators select items from inventory containers to fulfill orders.
• Operators scan items from the totes to determine their destination.
• Operators add the assigned number of items into corresponding boxes destined for stores.
• As order boxes are complete, operators prep each one and move them to shipping.

Traditional replenishment and allocation processes present challenges

AFTER: Retail Order Fulfillment Operations with BG RPS

Berkshire Grey’s Robotic Product Sortation (BG RPS) solution can improve fulfillment throughput by 2X with no additional labor, improve shipment capacity by up to 10%, and handle typical SKU assortments.

• Totes of inventory arrive from an ASRS or other storage area, sequenced to accommodate proper packing.
• An industrial robot supported by machine vision and advanced sensors autonomously pick individual items from the totes.
• The robot places each item into one of two induction points.
• Goods are transferred onto one of two robotic linear sortation slides, which deposit them into outbound containers, totes, or boxes.
• When full, containers are automatically moved to a central finishing station and on to shipping.

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