1、LOGISTICS DIGITALIZATION AND THE VALUE OF VISION PICKINGEric Abbruzzese:Research Director Matilda Beinat:Research AnalystINTRODUCTIONThe warehousing and logistics market was one of the first verticals to look toward digitalization.With a heavy reliance on manual processes,high op-erational complexit
2、y,and significant impact from errors,the warehouse has proven to be a perfect domain for digital solutions.This has taken various forms over time,from expanding Warehouse Management Systems(WMS)with analytics and monitoring to fully automating warehouses with robotics.This combines with increasingly
3、 large and increasingly global supply chains and operations.Warehouses and distribution centers are becoming larger and more active,exposing companies to more potential points of inefficien-cy and failure.Inefficiency and failure result in errors,which of course have ramifications through the entire
4、 supply chain.Errors lead to lost time and resources,and have a negative environmental impact through repeated de-livery events.Logistics bottlenecks,both internal and external,are increas-ingly impactful as a result,forcing companies to prepare for and prevent disruption where possible.CONTENTSINTR
5、ODUCTION.1KEY METRICS AND VARIABLES.3CONSIDERATIONS.3ERROR RATE AND PICKING SPEED.4SECONDARY DATA VALUE.6SOLUTIONS.6HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS.6DEPLOYMENT EXAMPLES.7REAL WORLD EXAMPLES:SAP,TEAMVIEWER,AND NADRO.8SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS.9RECOMMENDATIONSLOGISTICS DIGITALIZATION AND THE VALU
6、E OF VISION PICKINGIn the meantime,there are several challenges presented to the logistics sector.Perhaps most notable is the decline in the warehousing and retail workforce;according to the U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics,warehouse worker count has declined around 10%since 2022.Fewer workers require