Ep 188: the automated future of parcel processing

Mar 5, 2020

Ralf Garlichs, Chief Operations Officer at Siemens Logistics, joins me to discuss the automated future of parcel processing:

• Processing varying parcel formats
• Speed and complexity
• Removing the need for manual handling
• A brief history of automation in logistics
• Labour shortage implications for logistics
• Three factors driving advances in automation: labour, volume growth, and the battle for services
• Data analytics role in improving efficiency
• Step-by-step progress towards a “touchless hub” - from unloading trucks through to sorting
• The automation technology already available today - including robots in hubs
• Automation in the core of sorting centres
• Who can benefit from logistics automation?