Fulfillment – Fetch Robotics

the challenge

The rapid growth of e-commerce is profoundly impacting the supply chain

The explosive growth of eCommerce was already having a dramatic effect on retail, and then the pandemic occurred. According to Prologis, there will be an additional 20% increase over the previous eCommerce predictions in 2021 and another 17% increase over the previous eCommerce predictions in 2022. This trend is expected to continue even after the pandemic ends with 94% of the United States buying the same amount or more online after COVID-19 ends.

This additional and sustained growth of eCommerce is expected to have a profound impact on the supply chain. Most reports estimate that it takes three times as much space for eCommerce than traditional shopping as none of the inventory is in stores. This will drive an additional billion square feet of warehouse space by 2025. Beyond the amount of extra space required, there is also a massive trend for retailers to ship to both consumers and stores from the same distribution center.

How AMRs Help Fulfillment Centers

Outsmart Labor Shortages

To contend with steadily growing order volumes and an ongoing labor shortage, distribution and fulfillment centers must embrace smarter technology to keep operations running. Automation is key to meeting demand. Automation should not only be flexible to show a fast return on investment and ability to change if business needs change, but also able to scale and interwork with other types of automation in a distribution or fulfillment center.

Pick More, Pick Faster

Our AMRs not only provide flexible automation, but also scale with business operations by being integrated with other types of automation equipment such as ASRSs, sortation systems, and software that constantly monitors material being received, urgent orders received, and shipping times. This enables AMRs to be an organic part of the larger distribution center instead of an isolated cell within a distribution or fulfillment center.

Optimize Workers & Robots

Our fulfillment solutions enable real-time, dynamically updated system-wide pick optimization and orchestration across order picking, batch picking, and case picking workflows. These can be implemented independently as standalone workflows or as a single solution that encompasses all of these workflows to optimize picking operations of merchandise ranging in size from tiny transistors to 3000 pound pallets and everything in between.

Fulfillment SolutionS

Introducing Fast, Flexible Fulfillment With Up To 3X Pick Productivity

Today’s warehouse operations are caught between soaring demand and critical labor shortages. They desperately need to increase throughput and improve efficiency—and the Fetch fulfillment solution from Zebra can be the workforce multiplier they’ve been looking for.

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Dynamic Orchestration of Both Humans & Robots

Order, batch, and case picking optimized workflows using vision or handheld devices, or on an AMR
Aggregate pick data from WMS across numerous orders and enable collaborative picking for faster fulfillment
Automatically accommodate new rush orders and instantly update the work order in process. Identifies the worker or AMR closest to items in new order
Reduce wasted travel in pick zone combined with eliminated travel outside pick zone
Determine best-next-move for each worker and robot based on their real-time location, tasks and task priority