Fast-moving consumer goods: all about FMCG logistics
June 14, 2022FMCG products not only require optimal safety and productivity in operations such as warehousing and conveyance, but often pose a challenge to order delivery.
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FMCG products not only require optimal safety and productivity in operations such as warehousing and conveyance, but often pose a challenge to order delivery.
Inventory balancing consists of moving products between warehouses and stores to even out quantities of stock and always have on hand the goods ordered by customers.
New technologies applied to warehouses such as cobots, put/pick-to-light, and voice picking systems help to achieve efficient ergonomics, benefiting both logistics managers and operators.
Intelligent automation consists of combining technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPA) to increase supply chain efficiency.
Hub and spoke is a goods transportation method that consists of centralizing stock management in a warehouse that distributes stock to regional facilities as needed.
RF picking consists of equipping operators with radio-frequency (RF) scanners so that they receive instructions directly from the warehouse management software.
AGV robots — also known as automated or automatic guided vehicles — are vehicles employed in logistics and manufacturing contexts to move goods between the different areas of a warehouse or ...
Supply chain automation is the application of new digital technologies to obtain more efficient and cost-effective logistics and production processes.