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However, with new technologies becoming more freely available, smart warehousing is a viable option for logistics to keep pace with demand from the ecommerce industry.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<br>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5148\" src=\"https:\/\/smart-robotics.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AdobeStock_462475861-1024x570.jpg\" alt=\"Smart Warehousing - E-commerce\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smart-robotics.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AdobeStock_462475861-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smart-robotics.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AdobeStock_462475861-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smart-robotics.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AdobeStock_462475861-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smart-robotics.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AdobeStock_462475861.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"blog-content\">\r\n                                <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/retail\/mrts\/www\/data\/pdf\/ec_current.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> set the estimate of U.S. e-commerce sales for the second quarter of 2022, adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes, at USD 257.3 billion &#8211; an increase of 2.7% from the first quarter of 2022. However, despite the industry\u2019s exponential growth &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the warehouse sector is quite late to automation and is now looking at a rapid transition to modern processes &#8211; in a bid to ensure the smooth flow of operations across logistics for e-commerce. If transformation in logistics is not taken seriously, the growth of e-commerce could <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">result in a host of ongoing challenges for logistics to manage capacity and demand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As reported by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2022\/06\/19\/2465012\/0\/en\/Warehouse-Automation-Market-Size-to-Reach-USD-64-639-by-2030-Says-Acumen-Research-Consulting.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notified<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201c&#8230;the global<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=UvReBTlil0LCQj3Z974nKn2VeNT2Qb-WZxdsDmTPDwVdsHBo7gDWzP9v8HHnHcysog3IX2ZutDkSt5KtS1W_Xq01kX9F3Sxd3bx6enwTpvg13V3ljZWETZJ9H8Lriob9KAgxQRWeDfD9CwcVoPztLDv7oTDvqsg377dxdGOiKOQ=\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warehouse Automation Market<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">accounted for USD 18,937 Million in 2021 and is estimated to reach USD 64,639 Million by 2030, with a significant CAGR of 14.8% from 2022 to 2030.\u201d. These statistics indicate that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">transformation is greatly needed since the efficiency of piece picking in warehouses plays a key role in creating a frictionless course of the logistics to follow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The surge in demand for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e-commerce warehouse and distribution services also raised the question to which extent the persisting labour shortage in logistics would impact effective supply chain management. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whilst keeping up with consumer demand became a greater priority than ever before, the influx of online shoppers led to serious pain points <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of transformation within warehouse automation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parcel sorting and distribution plays an integral role in efficient service delivery. In preparation for a future where e-commerce reigns supreme &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">logistics had to reshuffle existing processing and delivery systems to get goods out on time and deliver on the increasingly high expectations of consumers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That being said, smart warehousing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is taking root. Smart warehousing refers to the instalment of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">robots, cobots and computerised systems in warehouses to complete common warehouse operations which were previously performed by people. Not only does smart warehousing allow for greater capacity and efficiency in the warehouse, the labour shortage is largely mitigated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The shift towards smart warehousing\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve experienced a surging adoption of automated processes across the warehousing sector. One driver hereof is the inability of human capacity to keep up with small batch order sorting. The vast amount of parcels entering and exiting warehouses each day, let alone the ever growing e-commerce sales, makes relying on human performance impractical in terms of system efficiency. This has had its share of influence in the shit towards smart warehousing:<\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The adoption of Cobots<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A \u201ccobot\u201d is a smaller, safe to be around, robot. The term \u201ccobot\u201d is short for \u201ccollaborative robot\u201d. In warehouses, cobots don\u2019t need to be fenced off, or be isolated from human contact &#8211; as with traditional industrial machinery, and people can directly interact with the cobot. Cobots are designed with the intention to engage in a shared space, integrating in environments where robots and people operate in close proximity. In a bid to increase efficiency, optimise speed and to reduce errors, cobots were developed to fulfil activities such as picking, packing, and palletizing.<\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assistance from robotic solutions<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automated picking and sorting designs can commonly be seen in the shape of robotic arms that can handle parcels with the same motions as people, but in greater capacity and with more accuracy. The human labour element is removed from item sorting and stacking, leading to less injuries and faster processing. Robotised help also enables faster return on investment, since processing rates are much greater than what human performance allows for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take note, if e-commerce wants to increase productivity and harness the full potential of automation in the warehouse &#8211; a clear end-to-end strategy is needed. This will ensure a frictionless experience across the multiple activities involved in the logistics process.<\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small batch order sorting<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warehouses no longer exist to process bulk orders, with the shift to automation and robotics &#8211; orders can now be processed in small batches more easily. Single item processing is also made more economical. Small batch order sorting can partially be credited to e-commerce promising a convenient shopping experience to their customers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Picking, sorting and shipping items in small volumes from warehouses to their next destination requires meticulous planning to get right &#8211; due to the sheer volume of packages entering and leaving the warehouse. Warehouse solutions, such as automated item pick and place, is therefore a valuable investment to make in ensuring warehouse inventory and mobility can manage the volumes and frequencies against which small batch sorting is conducted.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How automation is reshaping the warehousing sector<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the roadblocks, automation in warehouses has a positive spillover effect. A combination of just a few pieces of smart technology can greatly improve productivity, resource usage and eliminate human error. Yet, a certain level of human oversight is needed to ensure that smart systems operate as they should.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The benefit of automation is that it could allow warehouse employees to focus their attention towards higher-priority tasks, instead of spending energy on physically straining and repetitive tasks, such as parcel picking. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, with intelligent designs in robotics becoming more sophisticated, the future of robotics in the warehouse could very possibly be autonomous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In conclusion, America&#8217;s reliance on e-commerce to deliver frictionless order and delivery experiences has created the fast growing demand for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">greater capacity and faster responses in warehouses. In due diligence, the warehousing sector needs to optimise to meet the standards of smarter warehouses &#8211; so as to keep up with an ever growing industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Author Bio<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smart Robotics Founder and CEO, Heico Sandee, holds a PhD degree and previously acted as program manager for robotics at Eindhoven University of Technology. 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