The decision for a company to modernize its warehouse seems simple but it is not. Many factors must be taken into account and the decision must be based on the collection of information from reliable sources. Questions such as, what movements within a warehouse are repeated frequently? What are the required skills in specific operation points within a warehouse, which are in shortage. In which department of the warehouse is there frequent change of personnel?
At what point in the flow of the warehouse does the so-called "bottleneck" occur? These are some of the questions that lead us to the correct application of the solution.
In recent years, the rapid development of e-commerce has been and continues to be a challenge for most businesses that are trying to effectively respond simultaneously to 2 different "business functions", the first is to supply retail stores and the second is to serve orders from end consumers.
VOYATZOGLOU Group and with its subsidiary in Romania, as stated by the Group's President Mr. N. Voyatzoglou, has implemented significant projects in the wider region of Southeastern Europe. With a long history in the field of furniture and equipment of retail chains and respectively in the field of equipment of distribution centers, it is today a company providing integrated Material Handling systems with an international presence.
Sales consultants, engineers and technicians of the company, each specializing in their own field, either in racking systems (fixed & mobile) or in robotics and automation systems, can guide any company that is interested and wants to move to the next step of the Logistics 4.0 environment.
Automation and robotics applications have a very fast return on investment (ROI). Modern racking systems (mobile racks, back to back...etc.), automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) for pallet management, autonomous case handling robots (ACR) and Collaborative robots (AMRs) and various Goods to Person (G2P) systems for handling boxes of various sizes are becoming increasingly in demand, even in cases where operation in refrigerated storage areas is required.
Automation and the use of robotic systems gives an advantage over the competition. It significantly reduces the required storage space compared to the traditional type of storage and significantly reduces the number of human workers. Automation also minimizes delivery errors, thus increasing end-customer satisfaction, reducing product damage and delivery times.
And finally, it also offers a safe working environment, considering that workers are vulnerable to the risk of accidents due to the fact that warehouses are usually places with high traffic and noise.
And of course, another important advantage of a modern, advanced warehouse and goods handling operation is the extremely fast response to market demand fluctuations and the sustainable development of the business with applications that reduce its energy footprint.
All the above advantages are the basis for calculating the significant reduction of operating costs and consequently for calculating the payback period of the investment in a robotic warehouse.
Mr. Voyatzoglou concluded by saying that the decision to modernize the warehouse with semi-automatic or fully automatic solutions is a one-way street because businesses cannot remain stagnant. Staying still means losing competitiveness and this cannot be an option.
The advantage of cooperating with VOYATZOGLOU lies in the fact that it will have at its disposal specialized Solutions Providers in LOGISTICS and a wide range of solutions, having developed strategic partnerships with well-known International Houses so that today it is the largest supplier of integrated equipment solutions for any type of warehouse such as Production Warehouses, Logistic Centers, Distribution Companies, Omnichannel applications, Retailing food & non food warehouses.
Finally, it is important that it has the resources to support its customer after the completion of the project by providing after sales support & onsite service, because the maintenance of a project and the reduction of downtimes are equally important for the customer, and "we want to be lifelong partners and support the entrepreneur who trusts us."
Tuesday, 9 April 2024
