Goods To Person Solutions
GTP solution to maximize efficiency around workstations for enhanced productivity and labor/effort reduction in logistics warehouses.
Facing any of these challenges?
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Chronic labor shortage (urgent need for labor reduction measures)
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Fluctuating volume of goods
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The work within the workstation is taking a long time.
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In large warehouses, the walking distance for picking workers is long and the burden is heavy.
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Eliminate shipping errors (thorough measures against operational mistakes).
What Can Be Improved
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Eliminate errors by improving the GTP workstation area.
By combining transport robots with PPS® (Pick-to-Light System), PPS® clearly indicates the opening and the items to be picked to the worker upon arrival at the workstation, enabling improved work efficiency and reduced operational errors.
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Labor reduction with the robotics × PPS® collaboration system.
Transport robots automatically convey the product shelves, and PPS® navigates the picking and sorting tasks. This results in 'no walking, no searching' operations, significantly improving work efficiency and reducing human errors. Consequently, warehouse operations become faster and more accurate.
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Improve work accuracy with poka-yoke tailored to the work environment.
By combining image recognition and sensor technology (2D/3D sensing) with the picking system, you can create a fool proof function suited to the site, which will achieve high Productivity and accuracy.
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Flexible navigation of work procedures
Projection Picking System（PPS） displays activity instructions and information in real time and enables navigation. By projecting using a projector, it is possible to display product information such as product name , Quantity, images, and audio, as well as additional information such as warnings.
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Achieve fast and meticulous work with a combination of robots and manual labor.
By utilizing transport robots to efficiently and quickly convey products, and employing manual sorting tasks with digital picking, the shutter assort system (SAS), and PPS®, we can reduce damage caused by mis-handling and improve overall work quality.
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Adjusting station staffing allows for flexible response to fluctuations in logistics
Even when there are fluctuations in logistics due to the season or campaign measures, we can set up multiple activity stations, grasp the situation of the logistics fluctuations, and respond flexibly by adjusting the staff at the activity stations.
Proposal Examples
AIOI conducts logistics analysis on-site, identifies issues, and proposes optimal solutions to our customers.
E-commerce industry Achieve the rationalization of picking and sorting operations.
Reduce work burden through automation and prevent shipping errors with the poka-yoke-enabled PPS®.
Challenge
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In e-commerce, there is a wide variety of small quantities and a high number of shipments.
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Reduce the burden on workers and increase productivity.
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Although automated guided vehicles (AGVs) transport product shelves to workstations, it is not possible to attach display units to the moving shelves.
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Picking errors are unacceptable in the B2C business model.
Proposal
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Improve productivity with the combination of AGV transport robots and PPS®.
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Set up individual workstations for handling both inbound and outbound tasks in the same area.
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Implement a system where the shutter assort system (SAS) directs the sorting locations, making it simple to sort items into open gates after picking.
Effectiveness
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Since AGVs automatically transport items, the effort of walking for workers is reduced, and there is no need to memorize the product shelves, thus reducing the burden on workers.
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When AGVs arrive at the picking station, PPS® is used to directly display instructions on the shelves about which items to pick and how many, creating a system that anyone can easily understand.
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By following the projected instructions for picking and placing items into the opened shutters, workers can perform tasks without having to think, eliminating unnecessary movements and improving work efficiency.
E-commerce industry Accelerating productivity improvements and labor/effort reduction in logistics warehouses.
Even in facilities where AGVs have been introduced, focusing on the tasks after the products arrive at the workers' stations to improve productivity.
Challenge
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It is difficult to secure workers due to a chronic labor shortage.
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The long walking distance of pickers in large warehouses.
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Fluctuations in volume of goods.
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Even in sites where AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) are implemented, there are challenges with the tasks after the goods arrive at the worker's location, leading to picking errors due to manual work.
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Handling small items and daily miscellaneous goods results in finely divided shelves, making the search process time-consuming and leading to decreased productivity.
Proposal
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Due to the demand for increased productivity, labor-saving, and reduction of manpower, the introduction of AGV robots is being considered.
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Improve the workstations around the GTP (Goods-to-Person) system by connecting AGV robots and people, introducing a system that prevents workers from having to think and avoids mistakes.
Effectiveness
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Since AGVs automatically transport goods, the labor of workers walking inside large warehouses can be reduced.
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When the AGV arrives at the picking station, the PPS® highlights the compartment from which the item should be picked, providing clear navigation information to the worker.
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Workers perform picking according to the instructions of the PPS®, and even if they make a mistake, they are alerted by sound and light, which helps reduce errors.
BtoB store-specific Shipping sorting/BtoC order-specific sorting Efficient sorting through careful activity by robots and humans
Accurate activity is achieved with a transport robot and the latest sorting system . The transport robot efficiently and quickly transports products, while the shutter assortment system SAS and Projection Picking System（PPS） maximize the efficiency of sorting activity.
Challenge
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Fragile items and items that lose their shape require careful handling.
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We want to automate, but fixed equipment makes it difficult to make changes
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Logistics fluctuations are large due to seasonality and campaign measures
Proposal
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The sorting are quickly transported from the input port to the DAS station by a transport robot, and sorted delicately by activity.
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The number of activity under the chute can be adjusted according to the wave motion, allowing for flexible response.
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We have a variety of sorting systems for bulk Shipping and case Shipping .
Effectiveness
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Labor saving and activity burden reduced by introducing transport robots
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This allows for flexible response, such as adjusting DAS staffing after grasping the logistics fluctuation situation!
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The sorting process is done activity, reducing damage caused by handling of luggage.
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The layout can be changed even after installation, allowing for flexible response without the burden of installing anchors.
