Roadmap Robotics in warehousing

December 2, 2018

Robots. Some people believe that we can turn off the lights in most of the warehouses within a couple of years. Robots will be doing the job, supported by operators, working in cooperation with new technology. From a technical point of view, it would be logical to assume that robots will be implemented on a large scale in the internal logistics processes of warehouses. However, the question is whether the robots are also the right solution from a strategic business point of view. If this were the case, what robot solution(s) would fit your warehouse(s) best? In addition, what would the business case be like and what are the implementation requirements, to successfully use robots in the long-term?

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Freight Logistics Solutions (FLS) is one of the UK leading providers of end to end supply chain Solutions. FLS offer logistical solutions derived from working backgrounds and expertise in operational management, supply chain, and logistics - with the ultimate business purpose of improving our clients transport service levels whilst reducing cost.

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