In 2021 and 2022, we witnessed the automation migration of large companies. Automation has become the main foundation of companies' logistics strategy. In order to optimise cost, time and space, we predict that companies will increase their interest in technology and make investments to minimise the problems they face in the supply chain. Here are 5 logistics trends to follow closely in 2023.
What awaits you in this article?
What is warehouse simulation?
What is robotic process automation?
What is cloud computing?
What is Flexible Logistics?
Drones and logistics
What is warehouse simulation?
Warehouse Simulation is a virtual model used to understand, construct and improve the performance of a warehouse or storage system. Simulation is a technology that allows a company's storage process to be tested and analysed in a virtual environment, reducing costs arising from physical tests. Simulation technology, whose efficiency has been accepted and proven by almost all sectors, calculates the advantages of warehouse investments to be made by companies and provides data on how to maximise efficiency.
Simulation can be used even after the installation of racking systems and other storage solutions in warehouses. It works on different usage scenarios of your warehouse and allows you to choose the most efficient loading and unloading scenario. Thanks to these analyses, it allows you to choose the most suitable loading vehicle for your installed system and allows you to see the solutions you can make to the system
What is Robotic Process Automation (RPA)?
Robot and automation are two concepts that we have heard frequently in recent years. The purpose of this concept, where both are used at the same time, is to ensure that easy and repetitive tasks are performed faster and error-free by software bots.
What can you do with RPA?
Bots can mimic human actions with the help of predetermined rules or artificial intelligence. It can perform monotonous and repetitive tasks performed by humans.
Now let's take a look at the main activities of RPA.
Interacts with desktop and web applications
Converts documents to excel, Word, Pdf etc.
Manages files and folders
Creates and sends emails
Can export text from images
Can issue many commands
What is the importance of RPA in logistics?
RPA can improve your shipment tracking processes and software. It can instantly inform your customer about the delivery process and create electronic evidence while providing information about possible delays.
RPA is also used in stock management. By analysing your sales data, it determines when you need to replenish your stocks and replenishes your stocks automatically.
What is cloud computing?
Cloud technology has been in our lives for years, but due to its expected contribution to the supply chain, it will be one of the trends we need to follow carefully in 2023.
A Warehouse Management System (WMS) digitises your logistics process, while a Software as a Service (SaaS) model decouples your data and provides access from any device and location with an internet connection. At the same time, it saves you infrastructure and maintenance costs.
Having a WMS connected to SaaS increases your data security. It backs up all generated data and stores it thanks to cloud computing.
What is Flexible Logistics?
Flexible logistics was one of the most stamped developments of 2022. Undoubtedly, it will maintain its importance in 2023. The competitive environment has led most companies to adopt a multi-channel approach. The multi-channel approach is reflected not only in sales channels, but also in distribution and storage channels. Seasonal products and return management are among the factors affecting this transition.
Flexibility has become essential at all stages of the supply chain. Having a flexible logistics and production process guarantees your stock strength. It also limits production, storage and supply cost overruns.
Drones and logistics
Drones continue to gain traction in the logistics world and could become a permanent delivery channel by 2023. For the past few years, Google and Amazon have been working on prototypes of drones that can be delivered by air. Although they are still in the testing phase, it is not difficult to predict that drones will bring benefits such as fast delivery, minimum cost and minimum environmental pollution.
Another area where drones are involved is stock management and inventory. The autonomous drone that takes off to perform this task scans the barcodes, shares the data with the WMS software and you can control your stock status without spending any effort and resources.
In this article, we tried to take a look at the near future with you. As Spazio smart warehouse solutions, we work with a dynamic, solution-oriented and expert team to offer sustainable solutions both in Turkey and globally. Warehouse Racking Systems and storage solutions sector