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The logistics and warehousing industry continuing to experience high job vacancy rates due to a lack of available staff. Recruiting and retaining warehouse staff has always been notoriously difficult and is now becoming potentially a very costly business.
Automated sortation systems offer a timely, affordable and highly effective solution that can revolutionise warehouse operations increasing throughput and efficiency. Read on to find out how Resolution sortation systems work and why they are an excellent alternative to manual processing.
The Challenge of Warehouse Staffing
According to the Office for National Statistics, the UK warehousing industry has seen the demand for warehouse staff rise by 43.2% at the end of 2022 and is struggling to fill these vacancies due to a shortage of available workers.
During the pandemic, there was an increase in available warehouse staff looking to cover furlough or job losses. After lockdown eased, staff moved back to their previous roles or found permanent work.
Logistics, warehouse and many other industries are now struggling to fill these vacancies, despite an increase in job advertising and recruitment spending.
In addition, 58% of surveyed businesses (Indeed Flex) are turning to temporary workers, which is both time consuming and costly. Peak seasons such as Christmas or Black Friday also bring additional pressure to send out high demand orders, making it challenging for HR departments to find and train reliable workers quickly.
The Permanent Role of Sortation Systems
Automated sortation systems are a great solution to staffing challenges. Systems such as Resolution Sortation solutions use advanced AI technology to sort parcels and packages with minimal to no human supervision. Here's a closer look at how they work:
· Packages are scanned, and their dimensions, weight, images and other relevant data are collected using the Resolution 5 Dimensioning, Weighing and Scanning System (DWS).
· The system categorises items based on predefined criteria, such as destination, size, or priority.
· Items are then diverted to the appropriate chute or conveyor belt, ensuring they are correctly routed for loading dispatch or stock allocation.
Benefits of Resolution Sortation:
Sort up to 10,000 envelopes, polybags, or parcels per hour
Resolution Sortation solutions are ideal for busy warehouses and are far quicker and more accurate than manual processing with a team of warehouse workers. Businesses that invest in an automated sorting system see up to an 80% increase in efficiency and throughput and the subsequent increase in revenue and bottom-line profit. Companies quickly realise that their previous manual operation was inefficient and not sustainable.
Modular Design
The system's modular design includes feed conveyors, Dimensioning Weighing Scanning (DWS), sorting, labelling and optional return sections, allowing you to customise the system to meet your specific operational needs.
Design the sorting section with as many modules as required; start small and expand as your business grows, providing a scalable solution that can evolve with you and your industry.
Integrate with Resolution Plus Cloud Hosting
Resolution Plus is a cloud-based web service which integrates seamlessly with the sortation system and your WMS. This powerful online tool is used for receiving your shipping manifest and expected parcels, so the system is pre-prepared for optimum sorting speeds and for storing your parcels' weight, images, and dimensioning data in the cloud with an easy-to-use web interface. Resolution Plus provides recommendations for optimising the space used in trucks and containers to streamline freight loading as well as powerful metrics and analysis of your parcels, so you can gain insight into what is running through the sortation system and how it can be optimised.
Integrate with Resolution 5
The sortation system can be integrated with Resolution 5, a dynamic inline weigh dimensioner. Resolution 5 provides real-time, high speed data collection and processing, ensuring accurate scanning, weighing and dimensioning of each parcel. By incorporating Resolution 5, you can further optimise your sortation system, enhancing overall efficiency and accuracy.
Accurate and Reliable
The chance of human error due to a warehouse worker manual sorting a shipment is much higher than via an automated system. Resolution Sortation solutions correctly classify and routes every parcel, reducing the risk of mistakes and the need for repeat processing.
Cost-Effective Compared to Warehouse Staff
According to Reed.co.uk, the average salary of a warehouse operative is up to £31k plus recruitment and training costs, National Insurance and Pension contributions. With the added risk of high staff turnover, investing in an automated sortation system that could reduce the need for multiple staff members is a wise short-term investment that often has an ROI of between 12-24 months.
Following the initial investment in a Resolution Sortation solution, companies see a quick return over the short to medium term, along with no on-going recruitment costs, fewer processing errors, increased throughput and higher efficiency which all leads to an overall lower cost per package sorted.
In Summary
Incorporating a Resolution Sortation system into your warehouse operations enables you to have a faster throughput of packages, fulfilling orders efficiently, whilst saving money through not recruiting high turnover staff in an industry that is struggling to fill vacancies.
Contact us today to discuss how Resolution Sortation will optimise your warehouse operations.
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