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A.P. Moller - Maersk stands as a global leader, yet faced significant challenges during their UK expansions. These challenges included managing multiple warehouse management systems (WMS) and addressing daily operational issues like stock discrepancies and a lack of visibility.

Traditional manual methods are not only time-consuming but also prone to errors, leading to misplaced goods and unnecessary expenditure.

Though technological changes have happened, the reality is that many warehouses still rely heavily on manual labour, and the level of automation varies widely across different industries and regions of the world.

The company has chosen to adopt DexoryView as its preferred inventory and tracking solution at four strategic Iron Mountain warehouses across Kettering Symmetry Park, Lutterworth Magna Park North and Rugby Symmetry Park.

Larger warehouses present new challenges to warehouse managers, particularly with inventory stock taking and operational visibility. To keep track of the higher volume of goods, warehouses now need to audit more pallets per hour and reach racks that can be up to 14 m tall.

The surge in e-commerce demands, coupled with issues such as high staff turnover, errors, and space constraints, has become a real challenge for warehouse managers. In this blog, we'll explore how integrating warehouse autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and how embracing warehouse robotics can be a game-changer for the industry.