How to choose the right solution for pharmaceutical circulation in the face of order demand in e-commerce channels and store scenarios?
In the face of logistics pressure and difficulties, but also in the face of such a complex format of the pharmaceutical industry, intelligent logistics and warehousing solutions are facing great challenges. Because the pharmaceutical industry: covering drugs, drugs and devices and selling to the whole country, this requiresSmart warehousingThe management system has a large number of SKUs and inventories; On the other hand, intelligent warehousing means completing a large number of picking operations when fulfilling orders in different scenarios such as e-commerce and stores, and how to ensure efficiency has become the key to timely and accurate fulfillment. In the past, the traditional operation mode required the consumption of a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, so there is an urgent need for automated horizontal logistics to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of enterprises.
Wolters Kluwer has more than ten years of experience in intelligent warehousing and logistics, and in response to this situation, it has effectively made detailed solutions and decided to introduce logistics robots.
01.Choose Wolters Kluwer for multi-machine scheduling
Logistics robots were introduced as a means to meet challenges. However, due to the large number of commodity SKUs and complex business formats, only one logistics robot product can no longer meet the demand, so it was finally decided to introduce KIVA latent jacking robot + Copick (clamping robot) + Cocarry (handling A**) three logistics robots as the core of the diversified solution, integrating three different logistics robot systems. For example, the existing 3,700-square-meter warehouse was used as the basis for the renovation to increase the usable area of the warehouse, greatly improve the efficiency of e-commerce order picking, and achieve collaborative and efficient operations.
02.Features of multi-class robot solutions
The solution is characterized by the following: First, make full use of the high-level space of the warehouse, improve the storage density and save storage costs; Second, multi-level inventory automatic management, the upper layer is used for storage, the bottom layer is used for picking, and it is automatically adjusted according to the heat of the product to reduce the workload; Third, the use of goods-to-person picking, the picking efficiency is increased by more than 1 time, reducing labor costs; Fourth, goods-to-person picking improves the picking accuracy through man-machine assistance; Fifth, the priority of the task can be adjusted at any time to ensure that the urgent order is shipped out of the warehouse in the shortest possible time; Sixth, the storage area is unmanned, and the shelving and picking are completed through A**, which effectively improves the inventory accuracy.
This project is the first application of multi-machine scheduling technology in the pharmaceutical distribution industry, so Wolters Kluwer's strong service capabilities and rich experience are required to ensure the stable operation of the project. Wolters Kluwer can not only help enterprises achieve efficient and intelligent warehousing and logistics operations, but also give enterprises more independent capabilities due to the flexible and open nature of the solution, which can flexibly adjust and expand the functions of the reservoir area according to future business development.
Wolters Kluwer helped overcome project challenges
First, the technical aspectThe whole process automation of the warehouse FCL dismantling business in this solution needs to rely on advanced technical means, such as automated warehouse management system, automated unpacking equipment, automatic sorting equipment, etc., and the project process requires the cooperation between a variety of equipment, so it needs the support of multi-robot collaborative scheduling software.
Second, data managementIn the FCL dismantling business, a large amount of data management work is required, such as order management, inventory management, logistics management, etc. How to effectively manage this data and ensure the accuracy and completeness of the data is an important challenge. At the same time, with the development of the FCL dismantling business, the amount of data will also increase significantly, which will further increase the difficulty of data management.
The third aspect of the processThe process of warehouse FCL dismantling business is very complex, including multiple links from receiving orders, to unpacking and sorting, to packing and shipping, and each link needs to consider the handling of various situations.
Fourth, in terms of personnel trainingThe manual process of the original FCL dismantling business is relatively more complex and complex, which means that relevant employees need to have longer training time and higher professional skills and operational capabilities, otherwise the stability and efficiency of the entire business process will be affected.
Wolters Kluwer's smart solutions
01.Open and compatible, multi-device matching on demand
With a full understanding of warehousing needs and robotic systems, collaborate to achieve accurate and efficient warehousing operations. The solution supports customers to combine automation equipment according to actual needs to cope with various scenarios and business changes.
This ability to "provide multiple equipment solutions for a problem" is based on the technical advantages of Wolters Kluwer's intelligent hybrid scheduling software, which helps enterprises break the mindset of equipment first, select the optimal equipment combination, and truly solve logistics pain points from the business process.
02.Innovative architecture and flexible throughput in high-density scenarios
At the same time, in view of the characteristics of many types of SKUs, large storage capacity, high storage density requirements and diverse commodity forms in the pharmaceutical picking scenario, Wolters Kluwer has designed an optimal storage and handling strategy according to the needs of the scenario. Adopt a hierarchical storage structure, make reasonable use of warehouse space, and automatically adjust the storage location according to the heat of the SKU to reduce the workload.
03.Easy picking, route optimization, goods and people
In addition, automated picking solutions not only significantly reduce picking time and labor, improve order processing speed, but also effectively reduce error rates and improve the accuracy of inventory management. The staff in charge of on-site picking said: "The work has changed a lot now, we no longer need to struggle to find the location of the goods, we only need to use the system call at the workstation, and the robot can quickly find the corresponding goods in the storage area and deliver them to the workstation." And it was very quick to get started, and we were able to master the operation skills in a few days, which greatly reduced our work intensity. ”
After the project goes live. For example, the original artificial shelves with a storage height of only 2 meters have been upgraded to 3The 5-meter-high automated robot shelves have increased the storage space by 75%, and it is estimated that the automatic storage can save more than one million yuan per year; At the same time, according to the original planning and unit volume requirements of the manual warehouse, 18 people are required to pick goods, and the efficiency is greatly improved after the automation upgrade, only about 8 distribution operators are needed, which can save nearly one million yuan in labor costs every year.
For example, with the launch of the project, it not only improves the operational efficiency of logistics and warehousing for enterprise warehousing, but also provides a strong impetus for it to become "China's best comprehensive medical and health service provider" and shoulder the mission of "committed to human health".