Retrofitting for Today's Reality: How to Plan for Peak Volumes with Labor Shortages

Sponsor	Schaefer Systems International, Inc.
Date	Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Time	1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Location	Robotics & Automation Theater
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What You Will Learn

Learn how consumer behavior and labor markets are spurring today’s reality and how companies leverage automation as a solution. Consumers are changing shopping behaviors, and retailers need to accommodate to compete. E-commerce is fueling the increase in consumer demand even as labor shortages are the new norm. Gaining additional throughput with automation requires expertise in planning, dense storage, and highly efficient automated picking strategies—all managed by sophisticated WMS technologies. Saif Sabti, an automation systems expert, will take you through the challenges and benefits when designing a retrofit or even a new greenfield automation facility in today’s market. Learn how to optimize a limited labor force or plan for a minimally staffed facility that will carry your operation into the future.

Key Takeaways

Attendees will learn about how to:
• Learn what it takes to plan for gaining additional throughput with robotic picking and WMS technologies,
• Understand how to implement highly dense automation with a limited workforce and still gain throughput.

Speakers

Speaker	Company	Title
Saif Sabti	SSI SCHAEFER	VP of Business Development and Strategy

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