INTRODUCTION TO

WAREHOUSE AUTOMATION
Duration: 1 full day

An increase of labor and land costs combined with escalating customer

demands mean that warehouse automation is quickly becoming a
prerequisite of efficient operations. This course provides an overview of the
most common automations from light to heavy, how to evaluate what suits
your warehouse and how they can help you achieve your goals.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

This course is tailored for executives operating
in the supply chain including logistics,
warehousing, IT, distribution and planning.
Though this course is introductory in scope,
attendees are expected to be knowledgeable of
the logistics and warehousing domains.
Those who complete the course will:
•• Have knowledge of the common and latest
automation solutions for warehousing
•• Gain an understanding of the costs and
pre-requisites for each automation
solution
•• Gain an understanding of the expected
benefits of the different solutions
•• Be able to complete an analysis and to
select the most appropriate solution for
your operations.
Course Outline

I. Automation Overview VI. Automating Data Collection

II. Overview of the Traditional Warehouse 1. RFID
Operations 2. Automated Measurements Systems
III. Warehouse Automation VII. Unique Solution Providers
1. What is it? 1. Kiva Robot
2. When and Where to Automate? 2. Auto Store
3. Why is it important? VIII. Additional Automation Around the
IV. Outsourcing Warehouse
1. Building Management System
V. Warehouse Automation Systems (Overview,
2. Weight scales
Applications, Costs, Benefits, ROI)
3. Delivery Drones
1. Receiving Automation
4. Delivery Robots
i. Pallet Inverter
ii. Palletizers IX. Top 10 Automated Warehouses
2. Storage and Retrieval Automation2 X. What do we expect to hit the
i. Vertical and Horizontal Carrousels Middle-East soon?
ii. Vertical Lift Module
iii. Orbital Shuttle Systems
iv. AS/RS Mini Load
v. AS/RS Unit Load
vi. Garments on Hangers
3. Material Flow Automation
i. Conveyors
ii. Lifts
4. Automated Guided Vehicles
5. Monorails
6. Picking/Outbound Automation
i. Pick / Put To Light
ii. A Frame
iii. Automated Order Selection
iv. Pick-N-Go
v. Outbound Sorters
vi. Automatic Truck Loading