The warehouse automation market—composed of innovative practices and machinery that cut labor costs, protect workers, and accelerate operations—is predicted to reach $30 billion by 2026. As managers begin to adopt these warehouse practices, they often face a steep learning curve. One way managers can flatten the learning curve is by ensuring that they approach the…
If your facility invested in an automatic pallet wrapper, then you’re likely already experiencing total cost of business (TCOB) reductions. Consider the efficiency gains in sheer productivity. Remember when one warehouse worker would wrap maybe thirty pallets over the course of an entire workday? Entry model turntable wrappers can wrap as many in one hour,…
In most warehouses, a significant portion of operations depends on manual labor. Even a single human error in the warehouse can impact the profitability of a business and can lead to serious and even fatal injuries. A survey report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks transportation and warehousing among the five private sectors…
Warehouses and distribution centers are hives of activity, with trucks arriving and departing every hour. Loaded forklifts wend their way through aisles at speed, moving products into inventory and picking pallets to ship out. However, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the growing demands of the modern supply chain exceed the capacity that traditionally operated…
The biopharmaceutical cold chain is a major component of the healthcare industry supply chain, and it’s only becoming more important. The rise in new therapies and drugs involving living cells has led pharmaceutical companies to rely heavily on cold chains to maintain the efficacy of such biologic drugs and provide quality assurance. Maintaining a constant…
Some are predicting that by 2025, the warehouse automation market will double in size, reaching $27 billion in value. The primary driver of this is the massive ROI that automated systems provide. Many managers see the benefits of using equipment like automated picking equipment, robotic palletizers, and automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) that reduce…