With the rising number of online shoppers following the outbreak of COVID-19, sales in eCommerce has exerted immense pressure on businesses to deliver a vast number of products within a stipulated time. Whereas many warehouses and distribution centers operate on the principle of operator-to-goods, where the operator must travel to get the product, automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) operate on the goods-to-person principle, which can automatically bring the product to the operator, eliminating picker travel time to retrieve items to fill orders.
Additionally, by deploying automated storage and retrieval technologies, warehouses and distribution centers can maximize their available labor’s productivity, experts note.