Meet Me® Automation and Lumabot® AMRs to Enhance Efficiency and Accuracy in 3PL Fulfillment Centers
Image Courtesy: Public Domain : Fulfillment Leader Distribution Management to Drive Process Innovation with Onward Robotics’ Proprietary Technology Platform and Autonomous Mobile Robots
Onward Robotics, the pioneering mobile robotics and software company, announced that it has entered into an agreement to provide its Meet Me® automation solution to Distribution Management, a leading distributor and national third-party logistics (3PL) provider with more than 50 years of expertise in distribution and fulfillment. Distribution Management (DM) will use Onward Robotics' revolutionary Pyxis software and 30+ Lumabot® autonomous mobile robots in its St. Peters, Missouri, fulfillment center with potential to expand to multiple DM sites in 2025.
Installing in Q1 of this year, Onward's person-to-goods automation solution will enhance DM's distribution flow and management of goods, supporting the 3PL's ability to process orders quickly and maintain its impressive record of delivering 99.98% order accuracy. Onward Robotics' unique Meet Me model decouples the work of fulfillment associates and Lumabot AMRs, allowing each to function as independent agents of the overall system. Proprietary Pyxis technology uses intelligent mission planning and dynamic labor balancing to optimize task management: reducing unproductive travel time, increasing flexibility, and delivering the capacity to move more orders, more efficiently.
"DM is committed to remaining on the forefront of innovation by implementing cutting-edge automation and robotic technologies that drive operational excellence for our customers," said Rick Goe, SVP of Supply Chain Management at Distribution Management. "Onward's Meet Me solution is an intelligent, scalable, and flexible way to increase efficiency and optimize order-picking workflows in our fulfillment centers."
"DM has an established history of order fulfillment and inventory management innovation, and we're proud they've recognized Onward's Meet Me solution as the breakthrough industry leader in automated order fulfillment," said Onward Robotics CEO Lance VandenBrook. "Onward is committed to helping DM and its customers gain efficiency and flexibility in their supply chain operations, and we're looking forward to shared successes and future innovation with the DM team."