Compared with ordinary warehouses, automated warehouse has many advantages, mainly in the following aspects:
1. Provide space utilization efficiency.
The automated warehouse can make full use of the vertical and horizontal space in the warehouse to achieve high-density automatic access. The storage capacity per unit area is more than 5 times that of the ordinary warehouse. For example, if we store one cubic meter of goods, ordinary warehouses cannot store one square meter of goods, because we need to reserve space for storing goods. However, if it is an automated warehouse, its storage can be vertical, and the number of storage layers can be increased according to the design height of the warehouse. In addition, with automated warehousing, the reserved space for warehousing activities is much smaller than that of ordinary warehouses. In addition, the land utilization rate is improved, the storage area is reduced, and the investment cost of infrastructure is effectively reduced.
2. Improve the storage quality of goods.
In the automated warehouse, in the process of inbound and outbound operations and goods scheduling, the warehouse is set up in combination with the roadway, and coordinate management is adopted. Through the warehouse management system, the goods are monitored in real time, and the inventory is accurately counted, so that the material flow is faster and the warehousing quality of the automated warehouse is improved. In addition, the automated warehouse adopts a relatively sealed management and storage mode to provide better storage and maintenance conditions for goods.
3. Improve production efficiency.
The automated warehouse can accurately realize the warehousing, warehousing, counting, write off, and inventory display of goods; Be able to respond to the instructions of MES in a timely manner, deliver the production materials to the production line, and deliver the finished products to the warehouse, so as to ensure the rapid warehousing and storage capacity of the automated warehouse.
4. It is conducive to building an advanced logistics system and improving the production management level of enterprises.
Automated warehouse extends the single storage intelligence of traditional warehouse, effectively manages materials, changes goods from "static storage" to "dynamic storage", and forms an intensive information flow. It is the link of all production links, an indispensable part of the enterprise logistics system, and provides an accurate basis for management decisions.
However, automated warehouse inevitably has some shortcomings. Compared with ordinary warehouses, automated stereoscopic warehouses have the disadvantages of huge initial investment (human, material and financial resources) and high equipment maintenance costs. However, from the perspective of long-term benefits and comprehensive benefits, automated warehouse has the advantages of backwardness and reasonable economic value.
