Workflow And Principle of Automated warehouse

The automated warehouse is an intelligent storage system composed of high-rise shelves, rail-mounted aisle stackers, conveying systems, dimension and weight detection systems, barcode readers, automatic control systems, monitoring and scheduling systems, information management systems, and other auxiliary equipment (pallets, steel platforms, etc.). So what is the workflow and principle of the automated warehouse? Let’s take a look at it together.

Receiving goods

Starting from the unloading of goods and entering the receiving equipment of the automatic system after inspection, the automated warehouse will read the goods information and feed it back to the warehouse management system (WMS) to form management information data, and the automatic control system will perform automated operations on the goods entering the warehouse.

Inventory

The warehouse management system transmits the cargo storage plan to the automation system: cargo quantity, inventory location, and transportation method, and the automation equipment performs the warehousing operations.

Check

The warehouse management system adopts advanced technologies, such as infrared communication technology, barcode recognition technology, etc., and uses the warehouse automation system to collect inventory information, and check it with the goods information inside the system, update data information in time, and ensure real-time monitoring of inventory information.

Picking up goods

The warehouse management system sends instructions to the automation system (including goods specifications, goods coordinates, goods quantity, picking principles, etc.), and the automated equipment performs the picking operation.

Shipping

The warehouse management system sends instructions to the automation system (including cargo specifications, cargo coordinates, cargo quantity, distribution principles, shipping areas, etc.), and the picking and handling robots and cargo transmission equipment in the automated warehouse carry out outbound shipping operations.

Information processing

Different from the previous five basic functions, this is a special core function of the automated warehouse, which plays a key role in the operation of the entire warehouse. Modern automated warehouses generally use scanning technology, barcode technology, radio frequency digital communication and data acquisition, so that data collection, processing and exchange can be transmitted and fed back in time between handling tools and warehouse management systems, thereby improving the flexibility and automation management and operation level of automated warehouses.

The automated three-dimensional warehouse achieves efficient and accurate cargo access and inventory management through highly integrated automation equipment and advanced management systems. The basic principle involves the collaborative work of stackers, automatic guided vehicles, warehouse management systems, etc. In this way, enterprises can significantly improve the storage density and operational efficiency of the warehouse, while reducing labor costs and errors, and improving overall operational efficiency.

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