INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Black Friday 2018 is upon us and with it comes a week of fevered spending
What was once a one-day affair has evolved into a weeklong extravaganza, with retailers clamouring to maximise the pre-Christmas shopping
parcels were delivered around the country
Indeed, Amazon reportedly sent out a full delivery truck every minute and a half, while Royal Mail bolstered their 160,000 staff numbers
guaranteed next day delivery
This severely ramps up the pressure on logistics companies who have to deliver an extraordinary amount in an extremely small window of time
speeding along conveyor belts and staff madly lifting, packing and scanning
And this is largely accurate
It would be easy too, to imagine any complaints of injury would be a result of heavy lifting
In fact, one of the biggest cause of pain in repetitive strain injury (RSI)
The nature of repeated scanning at such huge frequency has a knock-on effect on the users.To combat this, logistics firms and warehouses are
investing in technology that better marries capability with ergonomics
Precisely for this reason, ASICS Europe BV deployed Zebra Technologies TC8000 devices across its European distribution centre
Not only did the devices increase productivity by an over an hour each shift, it was also praised by workers, who make as many as 2,400
scans in a shift, for increased comfort and reduced strain
The lightweight TC8000's large screen and design eliminates the need to tilt and verify each scan, capturing barcodes, checkboxes, text
wearable terminals to improve productivity and efficiency of the mobile workers within its warehouses
This latest generation terminal provides operators increased comfort through a new fastening system, a 27% reduction in weight and a 36%
the efficiency of warehouses worldwide
But similarly, clever tweaks and upgrades have helped staff in all points of the logistics chain to maximise the efficiency of staff and
the Future of Fulfilment Study from Zebra Technologies
RFID-enabled software, hardware and tagging solutions offer up-to-the-minute, item-level inventory lookup, heightening inventory accuracy
and shopper satisfaction while reducing out of stocks, overstocks and replenishment errors.In one customer warehouse, Zebra is helping staff
track goods by pairing RFID and drones
The combination not only speeds up discovery of goods, but dramatically increases the accuracy of stock management
absolute premium, it is crucial that logistics firms have technology on hand that is easy to train staff on and that reduces risk of error
Maximising use via long life batter power and rugged design is also an absolute coup
Having one device that ticks all these boxes, maximised staff efficiency and reduces injury is exactly why both ID Logistics and ASICS
businesses employ significant numbers of additional seasonal staff
With its advanced Android devices and understanding of retail and logistics, Zebra is also working with businesses to develop on device
training using video to speed up the training process and help workers to be productive quicker.Praise for the logistics heroesWithout
question, the increased complexity of omnichannel retail has made the supply chain more challenging than ever
Combined with huge peaks around sales offerings, logistics firms have never had so much to plan for
technology) working tirelessly behind the scenes
