The Automation Project Ends at Go Live. That Is the Problem.
Go-live day gets the champagne and the case study. The research shows the real test, and the real risk to people and performance, starts the day after.
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The Layout Decision That Will Define Your Automation Journey
The question is no longer how to move people efficiently through a warehouse. It is how to design a space where the automation you need in five years can actually work.
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Warehouse Digital Twins: What They Can Actually Do for You Today
A practitioner’s guide to the real capabilities, the concrete use cases, and the honest limitations of digital twin technology in warehouse operations right now.
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Why Warehouse Automation Investments Fail And What You Can Do About It
Warehouse automation has attracted substantial capital over the past decade. Driven by rising labour costs, the e-commerce boom, and growing supply chain complexity, businesses across industries have invested in everything from automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) to autonomous mobile robots and AI powered inventory platforms. Yet for all the enthusiasm, the track record is […]
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Increased needs for competence in warehouse logistics
Increased Complexity in Warehouse Logistics Those of you who follow what is published about warehouse logistics and the rapid pace of development may have noticed a common thread through all the articles: increased complexity. Tackling Volatile Warehouse Logistics Flow The warehouse logistics flow is becoming more and more volatile, and to tackle this, we need […]
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The growing importance of warehouse simulation
Increasing Complexity in Warehouse Logistics We see increasingly complex flows in warehouse logistics, including several automation solutions, conveyor systems, and packing machines. It is extremely difficult to predict how these will work in practice and what the consequences will be with increased flow. How much growth can the solution handle before bottlenecks begin to appear? […]
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Resilient warehouse logistics
The Buzzword of Resilience in Warehouse Logistics In this very special situation with a pandemic, resilience has become a buzzword. Every business, not only the supply chain, is talking about resilience. However, what does resilience mean regarding warehouse logistics? Is it really something new in warehouse logistics? Automating Logistics for Resilience I subscribe to newsletters […]
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The challenges with packaging operations in warehouse logistics
Challenges in Warehouse Logistics In warehouse logistics, many companies are currently working with several challenges, especially in B2C, although the same challenges also come to B2B with some delay. The first challenge is increased costs due to low order value and liberal order rules, mainly because of the e-commerce boom. Therefore, there are a lot […]
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Warehouse robotics for agile flow and demand volatility
Increasing Logistics Costs and Labor Shortages It may be getting old, but I’ll repeat it again: many companies working with e-commerce and e-grocery see their logistics costs increase in an unhealthy manner. Due to the increased pressure on logistics, we also see a labor shortage in many regions. Rapid Technological Development in Logistics Due to […]
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First things first. In warehouse logistics, it means right location and facility
In my twenty years in warehouse logistics industry, I have visited a lot of companies and warehouses in Scandinavia. The view of warehouse logistics vary greatly between companies, also the degree of maturity in development and knowledge regarding warehouse logistics. The priorities regarding investments and focus of development can differ significantly from company to company […]
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