Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Automation makes us Dumb!

There’s a controversial statement.  After all, it takes a great deal of intelligence and expertise to create the automation in the first place.

Woman in WarehouseA recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggested the trend of automation “de-skilling” workers rather than “up-skilling” them was growing even more evident, and is now reaching beyond just factory and into the white-collar world.

This is very relevant to warehouse fulfillment, since beautifully executed fulfillment and shipping is a combination of both warehouse automation and the operational strategic planning behind it.  Not only is successful automation dependent on the implementation, but equally so on the decision of when and where to use automation.


Some situations are clearly perfect for automation in a warehouse or in assembly/production work.  However, in many cases a carefully crafted production plan, which blends manual staging based on repetitive hand motion, coupled with some automation can pay the same or higher dividends with a great level of flexibility at a lower cost.

Let Vision design an operational strategy for you that enhances customer support using the right mix of automation and manual expertise.

Vision Consumer Products Fulfillment has decades of experience and industry expertise in consumer products fulfillment services.  No matter who your customer is, we treat your customer as our own.  We know what makes a raving fan out of an individual customer, as well as what makes a business partner trust you with their business.  Call or email us to learn how.  We’re certain we’ll be the best fulfillment warehouse partner you have ever had!

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