Webinars

View Swisslog's educational webinars for industry insights, trends, technologies and best practices.

Forget Everything You Think You Know about MFCs

As more grocers get real-world experience operating micro-fulfillment centers, new e-grocery fulfillment best practices are emerging, and more sophisticated approaches are being adopted that enable levels of productivity and speed that weren’t possible several years ago. Swisslog’s market-proven e-grocery solutions are automating order fulfillment for some of the world’s leading grocers like H-E-B, The GIANT Company and Rohlik. Join our global solutions team as we cut through the complexity of e-grocery fulfillment and discuss lessons learned from these installations.

The latest data and insights, including MFC strategies and technologies from Interact Analysis
Discover the distribution strategies that are emerging to meet e-grocery fulfillment needs of most operators
Understand the technologies best-suited for e-grocery automation and why software is one of the most important considerations
Learn how e-grocers are reducing their costs through automation

Swisslog - FMM Webinar: Augmenting Supply Chain Responses to Covid19 Challenges with Automation

The Covid-19 Pandemic has caused serious health and economic issues, across many countries for more than 10 months. The supply chains of many businesses are impacted and also transformed quickly to meet the challenges posed by Covid19. We shared about how logistics automation are augmenting supply chain capacities & capabilities, to stockpile the essential goods eg medical & food. Cold Chain strategy can be used for food stockpile and distribution during lockdowns or limited outdoor dining. The eCommerce strategy to manage the online purchases which have soared 5 to 6 times above the pre-Covid volumes, and have been a lifeline for many retail business during this difficult period. Lastly, the digitalization which enables Visualization, Optimisation & Prediction across this 3 strategies.

One Year Later: The Automation Technology Winning the E Grocery Fulfillment Challenge

The grocery industry hit a tipping point with e-commerce in 2020 and there is no turning back. E-grocery fulfillment will continue to challenge grocery supply chains, making automation technology even more important. The good news is that we learned a lot in 2020. We know what automation technologies work best for different e-grocery fulfillment strategies, as well as the vital role software plays in delivering the desired productivity and efficiency benefits.

Learn more in this webinar from Swisslog and Interact Analysis.

Swisslog and Lineage Logistics at the Global Cold Chain Alliance Virtual Innovation Series: Warehouse Advances for a Changing Cold Storage Supply Chain.

As COVID-19 continues to impact global supply chains with unprecedented challenges, companies are looking to automation solutions to increase efficiencies and resiliencies. Swisslog’s Craig Keenan discusses how deploying flexible automation and warehouse management software can reduce cold chain touch points to create a dependable and agile supply chain to respond to unexpected changes.

He is joined by Michael Buenger, General Manager with Lineage Logistics, who will explain how the company has implemented automation solutions to transform its food supply chain, eliminate waste and help feed the world.

Unlock Your Omni-Channel Fulfillment Potential

As supply chains expand, shrink, change and adapt – particularly in challenging times like Covid-19 – the demands placed on omni-channel fulfillment are greater than ever before. As needs shift between retail, e-commerce and wholesale sales, tracking and traceability through the entire supply chain is becoming increasingly vital, and SKUs are becoming more widely varied in shape and size. Consumers expect a consistent experience between their online, BOPIS and in-store shopping experience, making automation a necessity in dealing with supply chain disruptions.

In this webinar, discover how to flex your distribution operations within your supply chain. Walk with us through strategies to best synergize your online business and physical storefront and take a deeper look into how today’s automation is flexible enough to meet your ever-changing customer expectations now, and into the future.

Rising to the Challenges of E-Grocery Fulfillment: What You Need to Know Now

As the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, grocery supply chains are being pushed beyond their limits. A growing number of consumers are moving to e-grocery delivery and pick-up as a solution for social distancing. And when we return to normal, many will remain e-grocery customers. But what fulfillment approach is right for your grocery chain and how can automation support your strategy?

AutoStore for the Future

What are the 5 most common challenges and how do you avoid them?

Choosing the right goods-to-person automation system is essential for the continued success of your company. Our webinar will guide you through how to guarantee your success when implementing AutoStore and how it can become the driving force behind your future growth.

MODEX 2020 Seminar: The Dream Team - Item Picking and AutoStore

Pairing robotic item picking with goods-to-person automation delivers an unheard of level of productivity for e-commerce fulfillment operations. With speeds of up to 1,000 picks per hour, improved product recognition and multiple gripping modes that adapt to different products and sizes, next generation robotic item picking is an option in more operations than ever before. When integrated with automated storage and retrieval systems, it’s a solution that creates a fully automated goods-to-robot system designed to shorten pick times and ROI, and augment scarce human labor. Learn how these systems are working in real-world applications.

Key Takeaways

The main benefits of robotic item picking in combination with AutoStore
The benefits of software that can integrate multiple technologies on the same platform
How to integrate robotic picking with traditional picking operations - How to effectively scale your fulfillment operation with robots

MODEX 2020 Seminar: Choosing the Right Pallet ASRS for Your Operation

What criteria should be considered when evaluating traditional pallet stacker cranes vs the new pallet shuttle systems? When assessing a system for pallet ASRS, business requirements including throughput, SKU profile, batch sizes, and available building cube need to be factored. The choice of ASRS will impact total cost of ownership so that system redundancy, energy use and sustainability also need to be considered with the initial capital expenditure.
Key Takeaways

The best applications for carrier-based and pallet stacker crane ASRS systems.
How to manage inventory in less space at lower costs.
How to combine high density and high throughput to meet the increasing storage demands of today’s warehouse.

Making the Case for Pallet ASRS

Before investing in an automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS), what information is required to evaluate and make a well justified selection? What ASRS solutions are currently available and what are their best use cases? Various business requirements, including throughput, SKU profile, batch sizes and available building cube, will need to be considered. The type of ASRS selected will impact total cost of ownership, which means that issues like system redundancy, energy use and sustainability also need to be considered with the initial capital expenditure.

What you’ll learn:

What criteria should be considered when evaluating traditional pallet stacker cranes vs newer pallet shuttle systems?

The best applications for carrier-based and pallet stacker crane ASRS systems.

How to manage inventory in less space at lower costs.

How to combine high density and high throughput to meet the increasing storage demands of today’s warehouse.