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Ep 369: Tech helping sorting centre operations
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Parcel volumes are fluctuating, there's downward pressure on parcel pricing, and staff retention is increasingly important in warehouses and sorting centres. Dirk Van Lammeren, Chief Commercial Officer at Prime Vision, shares how robotic sorting solutions enhance sorting centre operations. We cover:
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- The major challenges facing sorting and warehousing
- Planning and organising challenges in warehouse operations
- Investment considerations when planning sorting centres
- Capacity and the pressure on pricing
- Striking a balance between investment and looking for efficiencies
- Growing industry focus on employee wellbeing
- Role of warehouse tech in attracting and retaining staff
- Shift from automating to reduce staff, to automating to help retain staff
- Example of technology improving working conditions for staff
- Robotic sorting - using autonomous machines to assist workers
- Fully autonomous vehicles requiring no navigational assistance
- Integrating robots with sorting systems (e.g. belts and chutes)
- How robotic sorting can help with flexibility and volume
- Improving throughput
- Flexibility of robotic sorting, including moving sites
- Worker safety in sorting centres
- How staff interact with their robotic co-workers
375 episodes
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Manage episode 475603735 series 2068608
Content provided by Ian Kerr and Postal Hub Podcast. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Ian Kerr and Postal Hub Podcast or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
Parcel volumes are fluctuating, there's downward pressure on parcel pricing, and staff retention is increasingly important in warehouses and sorting centres. Dirk Van Lammeren, Chief Commercial Officer at Prime Vision, shares how robotic sorting solutions enhance sorting centre operations. We cover:
…
continue reading
- The major challenges facing sorting and warehousing
- Planning and organising challenges in warehouse operations
- Investment considerations when planning sorting centres
- Capacity and the pressure on pricing
- Striking a balance between investment and looking for efficiencies
- Growing industry focus on employee wellbeing
- Role of warehouse tech in attracting and retaining staff
- Shift from automating to reduce staff, to automating to help retain staff
- Example of technology improving working conditions for staff
- Robotic sorting - using autonomous machines to assist workers
- Fully autonomous vehicles requiring no navigational assistance
- Integrating robots with sorting systems (e.g. belts and chutes)
- How robotic sorting can help with flexibility and volume
- Improving throughput
- Flexibility of robotic sorting, including moving sites
- Worker safety in sorting centres
- How staff interact with their robotic co-workers
375 episodes
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