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卑尔根物流 - 放置CAJA机器人技术?在3PL设施中工作的机器人
POSTED 09/09/2021
Bergen Logistics is a global third-party logistics (3PL) company based out of North Bergen, NJ. They specialize in fashion and consumer products and provide a wide range of services to their growing customer base, including warehousing, and pick & pack services for both wholesale and e-commerce order fulfillment.
Operating in a fast-changing market, they successfully anticipated the growth of e-commerce orders to position themselves as a global key player in the fashion logistics market. Recognizing the importance of being able to adapt to this dynamic market environment, the Bergen Logistics management team decided to upgrade one of their East Coast operations centers and wanted to increase productivity, ensure same-day delivery, and remain competitive in a tight labor market. One of the biggest challenges they are facing is volatile seasonal demand, with peak season requirements changing from year to year, which necessitates – to bring a flexible order fulfillment solution in their warehouses.
卑尔根的物流意识到,从手动到自动订单实现的过渡将有助于他们保持竞争力,他们开始寻找最新的技术解决方案来补充其仓库管理系统。
他们决定为仓库实施机器人技术,但是他们需要确保所选解决方案可以适应其特定的操作环境,并随着它们的成长而进行扩展。此外,他们不想对目前的设施进行重大的基础设施更改。最重要的是,该解决方案必须满足其各种客户需求,并为B2B和B2C市场提供服务。
Ultimately, Bergen Logistics selected CAJA Robotics as the technology solution for one of their NJ warehouses. CAJA’s system provides software, robots, and workstations to optimize order fulfillment processes and warehouse operations.
为了确保该系统适合其要求,卑尔根物流与CAJA紧密合作,以使技术适应其仓库需求,并确保无法中断操作的平稳实施。CAJA系统目前覆盖3,000平方米的卑尔根物流仓库空间,并计划最终覆盖5,000平方米。最初的安装很快,仅需2周,并且不需要重大的基础设施改变。该项目在一年的时间内分阶段完成,以限制操作中断并进行质量检查测试以确保运行平稳。
CAJA机器人履行系统包括两种类型的机器人:升降机器人,它们优化库存并将垃圾箱放在较低的架子上,从该机器人取回库,并将其带到串行采摘站。
机器人由CAJA专有软件运营,该软件使用人工智能和自由路径算法进行高级库存优化和车队管理。4D导航用于确保机器人在最短的最佳路径上运行。
定制的采摘站在人体工程学上旨在提高员工的生产力和舒适性,确保整体系统无缝整合机器人和在仓库中工作的人员 - 每个完成适合他们的任务。
With the implementation of CAJA’s solution, Bergen Logistics’ order line throughput increased by 40%. This was accomplished by optimizing order processing and warehousing, as well as reducing downtime and time spent by workers walking around the warehouse. As a result, CAJA’s goods-to-person solution allows to process incoming orders faster, deliver items more quickly to customers and frees up a crucial resource, namely the time of the warehouse employees. With the help of CAJA’s technology, Bergen Logistics further improved picking accuracy, reduced inventory discrepancies and customer returns. Crucially, the system led to an increase of storage capacity by 50%, saving warehouse space.
卑尔根的物流发现CAJA系统具有高度适应能力,利用仓库天花板的高度将可用的空间从1.7米增加到3.2米,并能够处理不同的盒子尺寸。此外,卑尔根物流能够轻松地将CAJA软件集成到其现有的仓库管理系统中。
储蓄银行的系统我s highly scalable, and Bergen Logistics can increase or decrease the automated order fulfillment as needed – a feature that’s especially helpful when Black Friday comes around. In addition, the responsive capability means that Bergen Logistics can switch easily between manual and automated order fulfillment, allowing them to determine the appropriate mode at the right time.
According to Ron Roman, Co-founder & CEO of Bergen Logistics, “CAJA provided us with an optimal automated solution that enables us to provide enhanced services to our customers.” He added, “they adapted the solution to meet our infrastructure and business needs, helping us to save dramatically on labor costs and make our operations more productive and effective.”
Bergen Logistics is looking forward to expanding the coverage of their CAJA system so they can continue to meet their customer’s rapidly changing needs – in particular in today’s warehousing and order fulfillment.