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Achieving SLAs with Material Handling Automation

Corey Wooten
April 09, 2025
Your warehouse is running smoothly until an unexpected spike in orders disrupts fulfillment. A key...Read More
Tags: ecommerce order fulfillment, Order fulfillment, retail automation, warehouse automation, Customer SLAs
Posted in General Blogs, Industry News

Pio: Small-Scale Goods-to-Person Automation, Big Impact

Sean Struve
March 26, 2025
E-commerce and retail are evolving fast, and small to medium-sized businesses are at the center of...Read More
Tags: ecommerce order fulfillment, goods to person systems, Order fulfillment, retail automation, autostore system, accessible automation, Pio
Posted in General Blogs, Industry News

Maximizing Warehouse Automation: Configuring AutoStore for High-Throughput

Jason Blackney
January 29, 2025
The future of warehousing lies in optimizing every aspect of your operation. The AutoStore system,...Read More
Tags: goods to person systems, retail automation, high-density storage, autostore system, industrial distribution, high-throughput, small parts distribution
Posted in General Blogs, Industry News

Optimizing a Specialty Retail DC with Scalable Automation Solutions

Drew Ruether
January 08, 2025
As retail e-commerce continues to evolve, the pressure to adapt and scale efficiently has never...Read More
Tags: AutoStore, ecommerce, goods to person systems, Order fulfillment, retail automation, apparel and footwear
Posted in General Blogs, Industry News

A Deep Dive Into Revolutionizing India’s Ecommerce Warehouse Operations

Nithin
July 10, 2024
Ecommerce warehousing involves storing, organizing, and managing goods in the supply chain for...Read More
Tags: AGV, automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS), autonomous vehicles, Conveyor System, ecommerce order fulfillment, India, product sortation, retail automation, Make in India
Posted in General Blogs, Industry News

Meeting Retail's New Demands: Bastian Solutions at RILA LINK 2024

Bailey Ludlam
February 21, 2024
Remaining competitive means staying ahead of retail's rapid changes, such as complex omnichannel...Read More
Tags: e-commerce fulfillment, ecommerce order fulfillment, goods to person systems, retail automation, omnichannel, RILA Link
Posted in General Blogs, Industry News

Holiday Order Fulfillment Calls for An Omnichannel Approach

Alex Haines, Bailey Ludlam
November 29, 2023
Sales are on the rise again this holiday season and consumers are shopping in an omnichannel way....Read More
Tags: conveyor systems, ecommerce order fulfillment, goods to person systems, retail automation, omnichannel
Posted in General Blogs, New Trends and Technologies

The Past, Present and Future of Retail Supply Chain

Greg Conner
September 20, 2023
With the global pandemic only a few years behind us, rising diesel prices, supply chain shortages...Read More
Tags: ecommerce order fulfillment, goods to person systems, Industrial Robotics, retail, retail automation, microfulfillment
Posted in General Blogs, Industry News, New Trends and Technologies

The Trickle-Down Effect of Right-Sized Packaging

Jack Dean
September 06, 2023
The average box is 40% too large for its contents and eliminating excess volume would result in 24...Read More
Tags: automated packing, case packing systems, retail automation, omnichannel, right-sized packaging
Posted in General Blogs, Industry News

6 Considerations for Retail E-Fulfillment Polybag Packing Automation

Dan Cahalan
August 16, 2023
Bag or box? They aren’t the only packing options, but they are certainly the most prevalent when it...Read More
Tags: automated packing, ecommerce order fulfillment, retail automation, WMS, autobagging
Posted in General Blogs, Material Handling Equipment, The Supply Chain

'Looking Beyond Technology' at RILA LINK 2023

Grace Stafford
February 08, 2023
Bastian Solutions will be present at RILA LINK in Orlando, FL this month. Joining the retail order...Read More
Tags: ecommerce order fulfillment, goods to person systems, goods to robot, retail automation, omnichannel, robotic bin picking, Bastian Solutions SmartPick, RILA Link, RILA, retail ecommerce
Posted in General Blogs

Tackling Returns: An Online Clothing Retailer Changes the Game

Kyle McCarty
December 14, 2022
Dealing with returns and reverse logistics can be a struggle for ecommerce order fulfillment -...Read More
Tags: automation, automated packing, ecommerce, Product returns, retail automation, reverse logistics, returns, right-sized packaging, polybag
Posted in General Blogs, System Automation

Thrive During Peak Season: 3 Order Fulfillment Considerations

Alex Haines
December 07, 2022
Peak season is here. While Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the biggest sales days of the year, have...Read More
Tags: AGVs, ecommerce order fulfillment, goods to person systems, retail automation, peak season, AMR, apparel and footwear
Posted in General Blogs, Industry News

Micro-fulfillment: From Small Warehouses to Cities

Bailey Ludlam
August 30, 2022
In supply chain, decentralization makes it possible to obtain small urban warehouses which help to...Read More
Tags: goods to person, retail automation, scallog, grocery ecommerce
Posted in General Blogs, Industry News

Workplace Health: Ergonomics, Safety and Health Enhanced by Logistics Robots

Bailey Ludlam
May 25, 2022
Post originally published and provided courtesy of Scallog. In order to coordinate and absorb those...Read More
Tags: ecommerce order fulfillment, goods to person, retail automation, safety in the workplace
Posted in Industry News, New Trends and Technologies

Latin America’s Largest AutoStore Brings Innovation for Dafiti Group Retail Ecommerce

Carlos Galbiati
March 02, 2022
Featuring capacity for goods to person system storage of 3.6 million products, Dafiti Group’s...Read More
Tags: AutoStore, ecommerce, ecommerce order fulfillment, Exacta, retail, retail automation
Posted in General Blogs, Bastian South America, Industry News, New Trends and Technologies

Maior AutoStore da América Latina traz inovação para o comércio eletrônico de varejo do Dafiti Group

Carlos Galbiati
March 02, 2022
Com capacidade de armazenamento de 3,6 milhões de produtos, o mais novo armazém do Grupo Dafiti,...Read More
Tags: ecommerce order fulfillment, Portuguese, retail automation, South America
Posted in General Blogs, Bastian South America, Industry News, New Trends and Technologies

El sistema AutoStore más grande de Latinoamérica aporta innovación al comercio electrónico minorista

Carlos Galbiati
March 02, 2022
Con una capacidad del sistema de almacenamiento de 3,6 millones de “productos a persona”, el nuevo...Read More
Tags: AutoStore, ecommerce order fulfillment, retail automation, Spanish
Posted in General Blogs, Bastian South America, Industry News, New Trends and Technologies

Black Friday, Cyber Monday: Last Minute Prep for Peak Season Operations

Matt Kuper
November 24, 2021
As we gear up for 2022, experts at Adobe predict we will be facing the first ever trillion dollar...Read More
Tags: Black Friday, Cyber Monday, ecommerce, retail automation, peak season, microfulfillment
Posted in General Blogs, New Trends and Technologies, The Supply Chain

PUMA’s DC Automation Thrives Amid Pandemic Retail Peak Season Shifts

Bailey Ludlam, Patrick Miner
November 10, 2021
Designed for agility and growth, PUMA’s new Indianapolis distribution center was immediately put to...Read More
Tags: AutoStore, case study, DC Automation, ecommerce order fulfillment, goods to person systems, retail automation, 3pl, PUMA
Posted in General Blogs, Industry News, New Trends and Technologies

Strengthening Supply Chain Operations During India's Peak Festive Season

Vinayak Bhat
October 26, 2021
Festive season 2021 is expected to bring numerous opportunities for retailers and ecommerce...Read More
Tags: India, international projects, retail automation, retail supply chain, peak season
Posted in General Blogs, System Automation, Industry News, The Supply Chain

PUMA’s Automation Evolution: Retail eFulfillment with Advanced Warehouse Systems

Patrick Miner
September 29, 2021
“Quite frankly, we were gonna burst.” Sports company PUMA was not only quickly outgrowing their...Read More
Tags: AutoStore, case study, DC Automation, ecommerce order fulfillment, goods to person systems, retail automation, 3pl, PUMA
Posted in General Blogs, System Automation, New Trends and Technologies

You Need it When?! The Challenges of Same-Day Delivery

Blake Bearden, Joe Campbell
September 22, 2021
With continuing growth in ecommerce sales and mobile device usage, companies will need to master...Read More
Tags: e-commerce, ecommerce order fulfillment, goods to person, omni-channel distribution, retail automation, same-day delivery, microfulfillment, grocery ecommerce
Posted in New Trends and Technologies, The Supply Chain

Richelieu Streamlines Order Fulfillment for Improved Customer Experience

Kevin Auger
August 05, 2021
Serving more than 80,000 customers in both Canada and the United States, Richelieu aimed to...Read More
Tags: AutoStore, Canada, ecommerce order fulfillment, goods to person, HMI, retail automation
Posted in General Blogs, System Automation, Industry News, New Trends and Technologies, The Supply Chain

Adaptación de las estrategias de fabricación para el procesamiento de pedidos directos al consumidor

Chris Bratten, Roberto Zarur
August 03, 2021
Internet, desde su adopción en la década de 1990, es un lugar extraordinario que continuamente abre...Read More
Tags: Bastian Mexico, ecommerce order fulfillment, Mexico, retail automation, Spanish, espanol
Posted in Bastian Mexico

Hyper-Local Fulfillment 101: Permanent Changes in Buyer Behavior

Alex Haines
October 14, 2020
This supply chain evolution has created the need for hyper-local fulfillment, which also comes with...Read More
Tags: AutoStore, retail automation, supply chain, covid 19, microfulfillment
Posted in System Automation, Business and Consulting, Education

Microfulfillment Part 1: What is Microfulfillment?

Ahmed Arif
July 22, 2020
Without a doubt, microfulfillment is one of the hottest trends in supply chain. The ability to get...Read More
Tags: AutoStore, retail, retail automation, Robots, supply chain, micro-fulfillment, t-Sort, microfulfillment
Posted in System Automation, Business and Consulting, Education, Industrial Robotics, The Supply Chain

AutoStore Aims to Redefine Retail With Micro-Fulfillment

Tim Duket
January 08, 2020
AutoStore is redefining retail and customer service with an exciting new micro-fulfillment campaign...Read More
Tags: AutoStore, order fulfillment automation, retail automation, autostore system, micro-fulfillment
Posted in New Trends and Technologies

Reverse Logistics & Omnichannel Returns: Maximizing Opportunity

Jeff Snyder
January 07, 2020
Today’s shoppers do not hesitate to send back items that do not meet their expectations....Read More
Tags: omni-channel distribution, Product returns, retail automation, retail supply chain, reverse logistics, returns
Posted in General Blogs
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