The labor shortage in the logistics industry is not limited to drivers. In recent years, it has become difficult to secure staff to handle loading and unloading, picking, and distribution processing at warehouses and distribution centers. It cannot be denied that we will not be able to process incoming and outgoing orders by the due date, and we will be in such a critical situation in the future.
With the aim of increasing sorting capacity, we have introduced a shuttle rack as a packing system that can handle approximately 3,000 incoming and outgoing cases per hour. We have strengthened the shipping function for the last mile such as e-commerce. In the past, cargo that had been picked and packed and was waiting for shipment remained in the cargo handling area, hindering the effective use of the space in the logistics facility, but after the introduction of the Shuttle Rack, the shipping buffer function and transport control function have been improved, and the work has been streamlined.
There is no shipping buffer function, making it difficult to respond to additional delivery methods.
It becomes easy to respond to the addition of delivery means by increasing the shipping buffer function + transport control function.
The robot storage system AutoStore, which has been in use since November 2021, has contributed to reducing the number of staff input to picking operations and reducing the physical burden on pickers. With the introduction of AutoStore, we have changed the system from picking where work staff walk around the facility to allow them to work in a fixed position (do not walk, hold, or judge). In addition, AutoStore enables high-density storage of luggage, which leads to effective use of warehouse space.
The space in the picking warehouse due to the input of manpower is not being used effectively.
High-density storage that can work in a fixed position→ making effective use of space