Quicktron X JIB
JIB Computer Group, based in Thailand, has established itself as a leader in computer and IT product sales. Through its self-developed e-commerce website, it has become a prominent online tech sales platform in Thailand, attracting approximately 3.15 million monthly visitors. The Group recognized the need to optimize its warehousing operations to enhance intelligent inventory management, improve picking accuracy, and reduce labor expenses, in line with its commitment to delivering top-notch technology products.
Challenges and Objectives
JIB Computer Group faced several critical challenges in its warehouse and logistics operations, including the need for more efficient inventory management, a demand for higher picking accuracy to meet customer expectations, and the imperative to reduce labor expenses in a competitive market. Their objectives were carefully designed to address each challenge systematically and ensure the company's continued success in the industry.
- Inventory Management: Manual inventory management had become a significant operational burden, and the company urgently required a more intelligent and efficient system to keep pace with the escalating demands of the e-commerce sector.
- Picking Accuracy: In the evolving landscape of e-commerce, customer expectations have surged. Ensuring higher picking accuracy and efficiency was imperative to meet these heightened demands and provide an exceptional customer experience.
- Labor Expenses: The considerable expense of labor was eroding profit margins. Thus, the company was determined to reduce labor costs without compromising operational efficiency, a pivotal challenge in a highly competitive market.
- Operational Efficiency: Maximizing resource utilization and streamlining processes emerged as a key imperative. Enhancing overall operational efficiency was deemed essential for maintaining a competitive edge in the industry.
To address these challenges, JIB Computer Group established the following objectives:
- Automation: Implement an automated solution to optimize warehousing operations and minimize manual handling of inventory, relieving the burden of manual inventory management.
- Efficiency Enhancement: Strive for a substantial increase in operational efficiency by reevaluating and improving existing processes, with a keen focus on maximizing resource utilization.
- Accuracy Improvement: Improve picking accuracy to enhance customer satisfaction.
- Cost Reduction: Significantly reduce labor expenses through strategic cost-cutting measures and the integration of technology, all the while maintaining or enhancing productivity levels.
Solution and Benefits
Quicktron's innovative solution has transformed JIB's warehousing operations. The implementation of Shelf-to-Person Automation, featuring 10 M-Series Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) within a 760-square-meter automated area, has paved the way for highly efficient and unmanned operations, ushering in a new era of superior inventory management and boosting overall efficiency.
- Enhanced Picking Speed: Our robots autonomously deliver goods with unparalleled speed, eliminating the need for workers to traverse the warehouse. This, in turn, allows workers to stay at their workstations, ready to pick up the items delivered by the robots, providing them with extra time to concentrate on value-added tasks.
- Accuracy Rate: The AMRs demonstrated an impressive accuracy rate of 99.99% in material handling, ensuring precise and error-free inventory management.
- Efficiency Enhancement: The outcome was a notable threefold increase in efficiency. The need for manual labor involvement was effectively eliminated, streamlining processes and reducing errors.
- Labor Cost Savings: JIB Computer Group achieved a significant labor cost saving of 60%. This not only boosted profitability but also allowed for increased investments in other areas of the business.
- Safer Operational Environment: The innovation not only eradicated manual tasks but also cultivated a safer operational environment for JIB.
"Quicktron's automation solution has had a profound impact on our warehousing operations at JIB Computer Group. The significant efficiency enhancement, remarkable accuracy improvement, and substantial labor cost savings have enabled us to better serve our customers and remain competitive in the tech sales industry. We are now providing our 3.15 million monthly visitors with an even higher level of service and reliability."
JIB Computer Group
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