๐ป๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐, ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Continuing our journey, Itโs entirely possible that by the year 2045, the warehouse management system will be much more worthy of the title, able to control every aspect of warehouse operation, including security, receiving, put-away, storage, picking, and dispatch, as well as lighting, temperature control, indirect materials purchasing and even some, if not all, maintenance.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ – In the warehouse of 2045, sensor technology will enable everything from mechanical handling equipment, through warehouse robots and storage racks, to the very fabric of the warehouse structure, to monitor conditions and performance.
Machine-to-machine communication will enable the sensors to relay data constantly to the warehouse management system, while integrated analytics and machine-learning capabilities enable that system to pass instructions back to warehouse robots (perhaps including aerial drones for certain high-level tasks).
Interpreting those instructions, the robots will respond appropriately to perform basic maintenance and repair tasks on the building, MHE, automated machines, and perhaps even themselves or each otherโฆ And so the warehouse of 2045 becomes a virtual living entity, capable of taking care of itself and the operations it houses, with minimal need for human intervention.
While a certain amount of human expertise may still be needed, thereโs every chance that warehouse managers and technicians will simply monitor the operational status from their homes, using laptops or tablets, make adjustments as needed, and occasionally respond to more serious situations by riding out in their (probably driverless) cars to get hands-on with machinery or inventory.
Isn’t it mesmerizing to look at the future and does it not rings bell in terms of acquiring new knowledge to keep abreast the coming times. Conventional knowledge will not hold good very soon. A study says that in next 10 years almost 60% of the professions existing today will no longer be there.
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