The Automated Future of Parcel Processing
Ralf Garlichs, Chief Operations Officer at Siemens Logistics, joins Ian Kerr to discuss the automated future of parcel processing:
- Processing varying parcel formats
- Speed and complexity
- Removing the need for manual handling
- A brief history of automation in logistics
- Labour shortage implications for logistics
- Three factors driving advances in automation: labour, volume growth, and the battle for services
- Data analytics role in improving efficiency
- Step-by-step progress towards a “touchless hub” – from unloading trucks through to sorting
- The automation technology already available today – including robots in hubs
- Automation in the core of sorting centres
- Who can benefit from logistics automation?
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