A robot that revolutionized warehousing
The advancement in robotics over recent decades has enabled engineers to design efficient robots across various fields, significantly easing the burden on different businesses. Boston Dynamics, a leading company in this field, has introduced a new robot that makes warehousing and product management in large warehouses much easier. But how important is warehousing for large businesses, especially online stores?
Warehouse Management: A Hidden Link in the Supply Chain
We can consider warehouse management in the supply chain as the connection point between customer orders and product delivery. When a customer makes a purchase, if there is no direct and real-time information from the warehousing unit, it can disrupt the product delivery process.
Previously, in one of Logiico's articles, we discussed bottlenecks in a process in detail and mentioned that one of the reasons for bottlenecks is human error and weakness, which we analyzed in the following cases:
- Receiving the order placed by the customer
- Coordination with the warehouse
- Receiving goods from the warehouse for packaging
- Packaging goods according to packaging principles
- Shipping and delivering goods to the customer
Each of these stages requires one or more technicians and operators for supervision and a large workforce, which not only incurs high costs but also has low productivity. Now imagine using robots instead of all this human labor; not only would tasks be completed faster, but we could also have better supervision. But what can be done in our country where the cost of implementing these plans is very high?
Solution
It is always said that to solve a problem, one must choose the optimal solution. An optimal solution does not necessarily mean it is cheap; you might spend a lot to optimize a process, but this cost will show itself in the future with increased productivity and income. Now that we don't have the proper infrastructure for using expensive technologies, we can use alternative solutions. What is the alternative solution? Software!
Just as robotics has made significant advances, the role of software in life and business cannot be denied. Thanks to the advancement of IT and the increasing number of developers working in this field, we see software every day that plays an important role in people's lives.
From language learning software like Duolingo (Doulingo) to apps that remind you how many glasses of water you've drunk in a day, all play a role in the game of human life. The same is true in business. Various software in different fields and industries try to solve problems in some way.
In the field of warehousing and fleet management, there are many foreign examples like Fleetio and GetSwift that have tried to resolve a large part of the existing coordination issues in this field. Among domestic examples of such software, we can mention Logiico Fleet Management Software. An application that, despite its simplicity, has numerous applications in warehouse management, fleet management, field force management, and more.
So far, you have become familiar with the benefits of using software in managing various parts of the process. If you want to learn more about how this software works, you can click here to watch a video, visit the demo for free, and get to know Logiico's features better.
