Title: The Rise of Automation and Robotics in Warehouse Management
Abstract:In the past, material movement via manual methods in warehousing was a huge labor drain. But with the advent of modern technology, there has been a big change in the way the modern warehousing is carr...In the past, material movement via manual methods in warehousing was a huge labor drain. But with the advent of modern technology, there has been a big change in the way the modern warehousing is carried out nowadays. In recent years, automated warehousing technologies and robotics have brought in huge transformation in order fulfillment and material handling work. Robotics as a technology plays a major role in this advancement. As these technologies become even more sophisticated, it would further help in making operations and simplifying logistics. The robotics solutions are also known as warehouse robotics and are of many different levels. Some of the most commonly used warehouse automation solutions in operations of businesses are the systems such as articulated robotic arms, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), automated guided carts (AGCs), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), many of goods-to-person technology (G2P), and such machines.Read More
Publication Year: 2020
Publication Date: 2020-09-18
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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