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DHL Supply Chain Delivers Warehouse Robotics Excellence

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Machine Learning Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Functions	Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Inventory Management Warehouse Automation
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services System Integration
Challenge	DHL Supply Chain, a leading third-party logistics company, is on a mission to establish its technology leadership through its Accelerated Digitalization Initiative. A key goal of this initiative is to incorporate automation and robotics at more than 2000 sites globally. However, orchestrating this implementation from a global perspective posed a significant challenge. The company needed a solution that could seamlessly integrate a range of robotics with its existing warehouse management system (WMS). Read More
About Customer	DHL Supply Chain is the world’s leading third-party logistics company. With over 150,000 employees in 50 countries and territories, the company delivers excellence in supply chain, warehousing, transportation, and distribution activities for customers around the globe. As part of its Digital Transformation Strategy, DHL Supply Chain aims to implement robotics and other automation solutions across 2000 global sites. The company is committed to rapidly establishing its technology leadership and views the incorporation of automation and robotics as a key goal in achieving this. Read More
Solution	DHL Supply Chain partnered with Blue Yonder to develop the Robotics Hub, a cloud-based, “plug and play” solution that minimizes integration time. The solution significantly reduces the time and programming efforts required to onboard new automation devices into warehouse facilities. It leverages Microsoft Azure and cloud platform services to deliver a unique level of speed and responsiveness. The Robotics Hub provides a single, shared dashboard for robotics, allowing DHL employees to immediately view warehouse progress, check the status of key tasks, and feed real-time work-order updates back into their WMS. The next step for DHL is to enhance the Robotics Hub by leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence to optimally orchestrate all tasks in logistics between associates and the robotics solution. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Machine Learning

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Applicable Functions

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Warehouse Automation

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

System Integration

Challenge

DHL Supply Chain, a leading third-party logistics company, is on a mission to establish its technology leadership through its Accelerated Digitalization Initiative. A key goal of this initiative is to incorporate automation and robotics at more than 2000 sites globally. However, orchestrating this implementation from a global perspective posed a significant challenge. The company needed a solution that could seamlessly integrate a range of robotics with its existing warehouse management system (WMS).

About Customer

DHL Supply Chain is the world’s leading third-party logistics company. With over 150,000 employees in 50 countries and territories, the company delivers excellence in supply chain, warehousing, transportation, and distribution activities for customers around the globe. As part of its Digital Transformation Strategy, DHL Supply Chain aims to implement robotics and other automation solutions across 2000 global sites. The company is committed to rapidly establishing its technology leadership and views the incorporation of automation and robotics as a key goal in achieving this.

Solution

DHL Supply Chain partnered with Blue Yonder to develop the Robotics Hub, a cloud-based, “plug and play” solution that minimizes integration time. The solution significantly reduces the time and programming efforts required to onboard new automation devices into warehouse facilities. It leverages Microsoft Azure and cloud platform services to deliver a unique level of speed and responsiveness. The Robotics Hub provides a single, shared dashboard for robotics, allowing DHL employees to immediately view warehouse progress, check the status of key tasks, and feed real-time work-order updates back into their WMS. The next step for DHL is to enhance the Robotics Hub by leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence to optimally orchestrate all tasks in logistics between associates and the robotics solution.

Impact #1	The Robotics Hub has reduced implementation time by 60% in its first go-live, with anticipated time savings of 90% in future deployments.
Impact #2	The solution provides greater logistics speed, responsiveness, and resilience, which are essential in today’s volatile environment.
Impact #3	The Robotics Hub is a flexible, software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that is fast and affordable to launch and maintain across a range of DHL Supply Chain sites.

Impact #1

The Robotics Hub has reduced implementation time by 60% in its first go-live, with anticipated time savings of 90% in future deployments.

Impact #2

The solution provides greater logistics speed, responsiveness, and resilience, which are essential in today’s volatile environment.

Impact #3

The Robotics Hub is a flexible, software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that is fast and affordable to launch and maintain across a range of DHL Supply Chain sites.

Benefit #1	60% reduction in implementation time for robotics in its first go-live.
Benefit #2	Anticipated time savings of 90% in future deployments.
Benefit #3	80% savings in training time for employees on the deployed technology.

Benefit #1

60% reduction in implementation time for robotics in its first go-live.

Benefit #2

Anticipated time savings of 90% in future deployments.

Benefit #3

80% savings in training time for employees on the deployed technology.

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DHL Supply Chain Delivers Warehouse Robotics Excellence

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