Zalando strengthens robotics in its logistics centre in Germany

At Zalando, the AMRs from the BMW Group’s wholly owned subsidiary Idealworks are utilised to move packed orders between two sorters in the shipping area. On a 50-meter-long route, the AMRs can drive up to 8 km/h. The AMRs receive their transport requests from Idealworks’ fleet management software, which is connected to Zalando’s central IT system, ZalOs.

Zalando’s director of Logistics Development Carl-Friedrich zu Knyphausen says: “This additional transport opportunity might seem minor, but due to its frequency, repetitions, and autonomy, it positively affects our colleagues’ task allocation. In the past, our colleagues were manually transporting the goods in carts. This was a monotonous task that is now automated. Our colleagues can focus on other activities, such as loading parcels in trucks, which requires more planning. We are currently looking into further use cases for autonomous transport in our logistics centres.”

Since the earliest days of its logistics centers, Zalando has invested continuously in the automation of work processes to both simplify the work routine for employees and provide customers with best-in-class service.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RKS)