{"id":3198,"date":"2020-10-29T12:26:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T17:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/?p=3198"},"modified":"2021-03-26T13:43:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T18:43:57","slug":"mhi-solutions-community-enhancing-connectivity-between-software-machine-and-worker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/29\/mhi-solutions-community-enhancing-connectivity-between-software-machine-and-worker\/","title":{"rendered":"MHI SOLUTIONS COMMUNITY: Enhancing Connectivity Between Software, Machine and Worker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Solutions_community_400p.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Solutions_community_400p.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Solutions_community_400p-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>BY CHRISTIAN DOW, MHI EXECUTIVE VP OF MEMBERSHIP AND INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not flashy like the version pioneered by coach Phil Jackson and the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s, but the material handling industry has its own take on the triangle offense, and in a fully optimized warehouse, it can be just as impressive to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When software and control systems are fully integrated with hardware solutions and trained workers, that connectivity makes the system greater than the sum of its parts. The result is a highly efficient warehouse or fulfillment center that uses data to make informed decisions in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That flexibility amid changing operational conditions\u2014including staffing levels, order volume and inventory levels\u2014allows warehouse managers to get the most out of their resources. They may need less material-handling equipment and fewer workers, reducing capital and operational expenditures while still responding to higher order volumes and the demand for faster delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather than a triangle, Raymond Cocozza, president of MHI member Conveyco, described it as a three-legged stool. One leg represents software and control systems such as warehouse execution systems (WES) that communicate with other physical and technology solutions. WES software organizes, sequences and directs warehouse resources\u2014both automated equipment and workers\u2014to move goods more efficiently from receiving through shipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second leg is the machinery and equipment such as conveyors, robots, printers, packaging equipment and storage systems that physically interact with the products being moved. The third leg represents workers who interact with physical and technology solutions, performing tasks, responding to directions, managing exceptions and directing the behavior of elements in the solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cocozza said WES software is allowing warehouse managers to gain greater visibility into operations. It can collect operational data, mine it for patterns, report out results, recommend improvements and make decisions in real time using artificial intelligence and machine learning. In addition to reacting to operational conditions as they unfold, WES software provides predictive analytics that can help warehouse managers better prepare for what lies ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThrough smarter software, we can streamline the manner in which we release the flow of orders and group them more intelligently, and we can also more efficiently use our human resources,\u201d Cocozza said. \u201cThe software that drives today\u2019s warehouse operations has undergone a huge evolution in terms of its sophistication. It has enabled smarter systems and has empowered operators of these systems to make more-informed decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High-tech hardware solutions, including automated storage and retrieval systems and autonomous guided vehicles, take their cues from software, but the information sharing goes both ways. Sensors on hardware can alert WES software to potential maintenance issues before equipment breaks down. If a motor is running hot or drawing more amperage than normal, for example, maintenance workers can take corrective action early to eliminate downtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMaintenance professionals aren\u2019t on the floor with three-ring binders anymore,\u201d Cocozza said. \u201cThey have access to electronic information more readily so they can more quickly resolve issues. That\u2019s one major opportunity that\u2019s come up in the recent past that\u2019s really empowered facility maintenance groups to make more-informed decisions and to be quicker and more responsive to the operations teams that they support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe evolution of technology has been great for efficient designs, but one thing we need to make our customers aware of is that the level of technologists needed to support these systems is much more sophisticated than what was required to run a conveyor system 20 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mhisolutions-digital.com\/mhiq\/0420_volume_8__issue_4\/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1633327&amp;app=false#articleId1633327\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY CHRISTIAN DOW, MHI EXECUTIVE VP OF MEMBERSHIP AND INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP It\u2019s not flashy like the version pioneered by coach Phil Jackson and the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s, but the material handling industry has its own take on the triangle offense, and in a fully optimized warehouse, it can be just as impressive to &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":3199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,11,13],"tags":[155,1897,871,1900,454,442,1902,1896,1898,1899,869],"class_list":["post-3198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-safety","category-solutions-spotlight","category-technology","tag-christian-dow","tag-colman-roche","tag-conveyco","tag-enhancing-connectivity","tag-mhi-industry-group","tag-mhi-solutions","tag-mhi-solutions-magazine","tag-raymond-cocozza","tag-swisslog-logistics-automation","tag-warehouse-operations","tag-wes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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