Case Studies

A Supply Chain Perspective

Global Warehouse Robotics Market

Warehouse Robotics market encompasses the deployment and maintenance of robots in the warehouse to perform tasks such as pick-place, packaging, transportation, packaging, and palletizing. According to the report published by Allied Market Research, the global warehouse robotics market was estimated at $2.44 billion in 2016 and is expected to hit $5.18 billion by 2023, garnering a CAGR of 11.6% from 2017 to 2023 [2]. The robots are helping with agile, accurate, reliable operations in the warehouse while increasing the warehouse storage space and operational efficiency. In the following sections, we will explore the driving forces for warehouse robotics adoption, the various costs associated with warehouse robots, and recommended best practices for seamless deployment of warehouse robots.

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Large home improvement retailer partnered with Bricz to design & implement Manhattan Associates WM & LM 2015 across store distribution network

The retailer operates and supports more than 2,200 stores across the United States through a vast network of Rapid Distribution Centers (RDC). The retailer’s supply chain is complex, yet stores are serviced on time, every time. This consistency is achieved because of talented supply chain people and modern systems.

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A Supply Chain Perspective

With an exponential increase in robot deployments in warehouses, Bricz has designed a playbook to help understand the warehouse robotics project lifecycle and key integration touchpoints. This playbook should be used as a guide for your warehouse robotics project. The playbook describes key phases in the warehouse robotics project lifecycle followed by key integration touchpoints based on solutions like Person-to-goods AMR solution, Goods-to-person AMR solution, and Robotic Arm Sortation.

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A growing industrial equipment manufacturer partnered with Bricz to assess their current Warehouse and Inventory operations along with providing recommendations for future state processes

The industrial equipment manufacturer, a pioneer in Europe and North America for industrial equipment and components, operates a single facility in the US to cater to its customers nationwide. With an increasing customer base in the US market, the company started losing visibility within their supply chain leading to challenges in inventory and labor management. After seeing their sales suffer significantly, the company decided to engage Bricz to lead an assessment of their Supply Chain and find opportunities to optimize the WM processes.

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Leading snack food distributor engaged Bricz for a systems transformation as they established new distribution centers

A leading snack food distribution company that is part of the top 3 food distribution companies in the US created rapid expansion plans for multiple channels. Traditionally, the distributor serviced several different channels, including movie halls, hotels and correction facilities, through operating companies.

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How a Leading Clothing Retailer Took Their Supply Chain from Good to Great

As a supply chain consulting firm, Bricz has the unique opportunity to hear our clients of all sizes and industries discuss the pains and gains of their supply chain operations. Regardless of the company, the message is the same: “Improving our supply chain is just too big of an investment.”

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Leading American fast food restaurant chain leverages Bricz as part of their Supply Chain Innovation strategy to analyze Store Inventory Management processes and investigate Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)

The fast food chain operates in 47 states in the US, with about 2300 restaurants nationwide through a vast network of 19 Distribution Centers that are supported by 5 distribution partners. Due to the increase in sales volume over the past decade, many restaurants are currently operating with a higher customer volume than intended.

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Big box retail apparel company utilizes Bricz implementation experience to upgrade store fulfillment system to cloud based solution

The large department store retailer with over 300 locations has been live with store fulfillment for many years. A decision was made to undertake a cloud upgrade of the system which included rolling out mobile devices for picking and packing. The company was beginning to shift increased fulfillment demand to stores and required new methods of bulk picking to accommodate this shift. The cloud implementation allowed for further roll-out of ship-to- home fulfillment increasing from 50 to 150 of the brand’s stores.

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A Supply Chain Perspective

Businesses have recently faced unprecedented disruption.

• 90+ retailers have temporarily closed stores in the US.[1]
• 190,000 retail store locations are estimated to be temporarily closed.[2]
• 58% of US consumers have replaced in-person purchases with eCommerce since outbreak.[3]

However, as the old saying goes, “this too shall pass.” While many are working remotely from the safety of their homes, now is the right time for retail businesses to begin planning for when conditions become safer and stores begin to reopen. We hope the following supply chain perspective will help retail businesses plan for success in the coming months.

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A major 3PL company leverages Bricz expertise to prepare and strive through the peak season all while eliminating day-to-day inconsistencies and manual labor.

The leader in omnichannel commerce has deployed Manhattan Associates Warehouse Management Open System (WMOS) in multiple distribution centers servicing several high volume e-commerce and retail giants. Peak volume forecast for the online order volumes was 10,000 orders per hour. The goal was to get the system and processes ready to meet that volume and maintain accuracy. All the required changes were to be implemented and tested before the code freeze date for the peak season.

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