Overseas warehouses are not only a new force that has emerged during the epidemic, but their growth is also an inevitable trend. In recent years, consumers have increasingly looked forward to a more efficient logistics experience. According to statistics, in terms of the time it

overseas warehouse is not only a new force that has emerged during the epidemic, but its growth is also the general trend. In recent years, consumers have increasingly looked forward to a more efficient logistics experience. According to statistics, in terms of the time it takes for cross-border shopping users to receive goods, 13.0% of users expect to receive the goods within 1 week, but in fact only 7.8% of users expect to receive the goods within 1 week. Received within weeks. Through overseas warehouses, all kinds of goods are conveniently stored and can be distributed directly using local logistics. The first step of importing is subject to normal customs clearance procedures, which not only reduces the operation process and customs clearance obstacles, shortens the delivery time, but also reduces the damage and packet loss rate; another In terms of goods, the overseas warehouse method that can track the delivery status of goods throughout the process and easily return or exchange goods is favored by buyers.

However, while overseas warehouse can alleviate the pain of cross-border e-commerce logistics, it itself also faces multiple challenges in warehousing and logistics. According to research, 54.72% of overseas warehouse companies will focus on "refinement within the warehouse" in 2022 "Management", hoping to improve the efficiency of entry and exit, picking, and packaging of overseas warehouses by standardizing warehouse operation processes, developing or introducing warehouse management systems, and improving warehouse automation. More than 50% of companies regard "creating differentiated overseas warehouses" as their key development direction in 2022.

At present, the types and quantities of SKUs in overseas warehouses are growing rapidly, the manual picking rate in the warehouse is low, and the space utilization rate in the warehouse is not high; the platform has strict timeliness requirements for delivery, and the support for order cancellations that do not arrive on time has been increased, resulting in incorrect shipments. , missed shipments, inaccurate inventory, etc. have a greater impact on overseas warehouse operations, and problems such as these need to be resolved urgently.

Hengyiteng cross-border e-commerce overseas warehouse status and challenges

Hengyiteng Information Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Hengyiteng") is a cross-border export e-commerce company mainly engaged in large-scale household products and outdoor products. The company is also an S2B2C cross-border e-commerce platform engaged in the export of large household items. Formerly a traditional home furnishing manufacturing company, it established a cross-border e-commerce company in 2014. We have a self-purchased furniture warehouse in the United States and have long-term and stable cooperative relationships with many third-party warehouses and logistics companies. At present, it has multiple private brands and a huge market covering more than ten major North American e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Wayfair, Overstock, Home Depot, Walmart, etc. It can provide local home furnishing manufacturing companies with one-stop overseas solutions. The current status of

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Hengyi Teng’s self-operated warehouse is located in New Jersey, USA, with a total area of ​​about 5,000 square meters. The entire warehouse is a 2-layer beam-type shelf; the SKUs in the warehouse are mainly large and medium-sized household items, and are posted in the form of original packages. Mark out of the warehouse; the order type is To C, and they are all orders from online consumers' websites. The original picking method in the warehouse is to manually collect paper orders, move the goods to pallets in sequence, and then use idle high-level forklifts to move the full pallets to the delivery line at the warehouse exit after labeling.

Based on the above situation, Heng Yi Teng faced a lot of difficulties in logistics picking in the warehouse:

(1) The picking efficiency is low: there is no automation equipment and tools in the warehouse, and if the picking task of the day is not completed, it will be put to the second place. The operation continues for days, which greatly affects the shipping efficiency;

(2) The picking error rate is high: after manual picking according to the paper documents, it is directly shipped out of the warehouse. Shipping errors often occur, and the company can only bear the responsibility for picking errors to the buyer. The economic losses caused are relatively large;

(3) Personnel costs are high and difficult to manage: warehouse personnel management and employment costs are high, and Chinese companies hire local employees, which has certain cultural differences and is difficult to standardize management.Can

adopt AMR solutions to effectively alleviate the pain of Hengyi Teng?

Hengyiteng selected Smart Technology "order to person" mid-warehouse flexible picking solution after investigating multiple AMR solutions:

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Only "4 steps" are needed, then you can Complete the entire picking process:

1. When a new picking order is generated, the Smart Technology f(x) cluster dispatching system will intelligently organize orders and optimize the picking route, and issue orders to AMR and picking staff at the same time;
2. The AMR robot automatically travels to the After the storage location corresponding to a task, the staff will carry the goods to be picked to the AMR under the instruction of the PDA. After confirming the picking, the Bluetooth printer equipped will automatically print the label; after the
3. worker labels the AMR, the AMR will be released. Continue driving to the next picking position to perform tasks;
4. completes all orders, and the AMR will automatically drive to the corresponding express bay to wait for manual unloading of goods;
5. repeats this process for the next round of picking.

"Cost reduction, high efficiency and flexibility", improve efficiency by 30%

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Lingdong Technology's "order to person" flexible picking solution for medium parts warehouses can be completed without changing the environment, material racks, floors and operating methods. Visual AMR deployment application;

has a small initial investment, and ROI only takes 2 years. Using 7 AMRs saves a total of 2 picking and review personnel, reducing personnel costs by 30%;

is fast

Smart Technology visual AMR is online quickly, and the warehouse below 10,000 square meters is the fastest It can be completed within 14 days;

human-machine interface is friendly and easy to use, new people can get started quickly, can start work in 10 minutes, and can achieve average staff efficiency in 1 hour;

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supports traceless deployment, low-cost migration, and self-adaptive business peaks and troughs are complex Changes;

can increase the picking accuracy rate by more than 90% and minimize the economic losses caused by picking errors;

minimizes uncontrollable problems in personnel management and greatly reduces the difficulty of operating overseas warehouses.