Automated dispatch in a warehouse refers to a process in which, following the receipt of an order, goods are prepared for dispatch from the warehouse and handed over to the delivery service provider as autonomously as possible. The aim is to reduce manual labour, minimise errors, shorten processing times and ensure a steady flow of goods. The level of automation can vary considerably. The goods can be transported to the dispatch station or the delivery truck using conveyor systems, robots, sorting or packaging equipment.
Semi-automated dispatch
Following stock removal and order picking of products it is possible to transport the goods directly to the shipping department or to ship them. A prerequisite for this is that the goods are ready packaged and labelled accordingly. E.g., the outgoing totes on the conveyors are provided with a customer label when passing through. A handling device stacks the totes and places them on a shipping lane. The forklift driver acknowledges the loading process by taking off the stack.
Automatic shipping gives dynamics to the processes
Automatic shipping from order picking warehouses means closing and strapping or wrapping picked cardboard boxes or pallets automatically, labelling them and making them available at the place of dispatch, at the ramp or loading bay. Here, respective conveyors and a loading scanner allow direct transport into the truck. Dispatch labelling can be realized in combination with a shipping system that manages the routing data of the service providers and provides the corresponding data.
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