Le blog de la robotisation logistique à l'ère de la Supply Chain 4.0

In today’s world, huge amounts of information circulate instantly. In distribution centres, during major spikes in activity, stocks have to be increased to keep up with sales volumes and meet delivery pledges. Which means logistics professionals must be able to rely on a high-performance information system. This is where ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) comes in.

Intralogistics automation is a key issue for enterprises. Why mobilize labour to get stuff when you can automate these tasks and focus employees on high value-added activities instead? In supply chain logistics, two types of robotic automation systems are used: Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR.).

“Order picking is one of the fundamental steps in the order dispatching process. Each picking operation is triggered by the reception of a customer order form. “Picking” designates the supply chain operation during which products are removed (“picked”) from a storage area before consolidation and shipment to the customer. Picking is a time-consuming and tedious task, and errors can occur.

In this time of health crisis, many retailers operate both a physical store and an e-commerce website. These companies are faced with the challenge of omnichannel commerce. While it's usually companies that send products to their customers, with the explosion of e-commerce distribution centres are facing a sudden expansion in the number of products returned.