选择MiniLoad 自动化立体仓库智能仓储AS/RS“货到人订单拆零拣选系统”(Order Picking System)的11个理由（中英文版）

——工厂/电商/零售物流自动化智能立体库仓储系统AS/RS(Automated Storage and Retrieval System)“管理中枢、自动作业；立体存取、省地减员”。

——工厂/电商/零售物流自动化立体仓库智能仓储系统AS/RS：智能立体库仓储系统AS/RS+出入库/进出仓自动存取穿梭车+堆垛机+换层提升机+RGV /AGV运输系统/机器人码垛技术+货到人拣货系统+货物信息复检稽核系统+自动分拣系统（交叉带式高速分拣技术+滑块/摆轮高速分流导向技术）。

——工厂/电商/零售物流自动化立体仓库智能仓储系统AS/RS应用：货物出/入库的“货上/下架”存取、“货到人”拣选、“货出仓”分拣等自动化作业。主要用于工厂原/辅材料存放，物料配送，成品储存及配送，物流中心配送等。适用于机械、电子、医药、食品、化工、物流仓储等行业。

——编者按：在自动化技术应用领域【比如各类专机设备（生产/检测设备）、自动化产线（比如家电/3C产品/日化产品/食品/药品等各类轻工产品的自动化集成产线）、物流自动化应用技术（比如立体仓库/智能仓储系统AS/RS、扫码称重体积测量DWS系统、物流拍照视频监控可追溯PMT系统、分拣系统等）】，欧美日国家比我们涉足的时间要早，所以相对来讲，其经验要丰富些。但通过几十年的工业技术发展与积累，中国厂商已完全掌握了自动化应用技术。特别是在互联网、AI、软件应用、电气控制、通用机械技术方面，我们与欧美日国家不相上下，尤其是AI与互联网技术大有超越之势。当然我们也得承认，在基础科研、底层技术【比如材料技术、先进工艺、各类电子/电气元件（比如各类传感器、半导体等元件）】、高精专机设备方面与欧美日相比，还有较大差距，因为这方面的技术确实需要更长时间的投入与积累。

在通用自动化技术应用方面，国内自动化厂商的技术均能较好满足厂商的自动化设备或产线使用技术要求。甚至国内有些自动化厂商已大量承接国内外资企业或欧美国家地区本地企业的自动化项目（比如各行业的产品自动化产线、专机设备、物流自动化集成项目等）。

以上足以说明，在通用自动化技术应用层面，中国厂商完全可以与欧美日厂商一争高下。且在成本与售后方面，我们有一定优势。

作为科学技术的“后来者”—— 中国人，其科学技术应用方面的学习钻研、实践运用的赶超能力及“智慧”是举世有目共睹的！中国人要对自己有信心。

自动化立体仓库智能仓储系统AS/RS重要性调查

调查1（物流成本占总生产成本比例数据）1979年英国的第一次调查表明，在从原材料获取到把产品送到用户的整个生产流通过程中，只有72%的费用是生产成本，其它(剩余的28%)的63%都消耗在运输和仓储过程中。在第五次国际物流会议上，美国产业界人士明确指出，当前美国全部生产过程中只有5%的时间用于加工制造，95%的时间用于搬运、储存等物流过程。在这种情况下，企业将主要力量花费在降低生产成本上是“不得要领”的,明智而有效的方法是改善物流。

调查2（欧美日国家与中国所拥有的自动化立体仓库/仓储数量比对数据）自动化功能齐全的立体仓库取代传统的普通方式仓库已成为世界仓储建设发展的潮流。据不完全统计，美国拥有各种类型的自动化立体仓库20000多座，日本拥有38000多座，德国拥有10000多座，英国有4000多座，前苏联有1500多座。高度达40米以上的巨型立体仓库数量越来越多。我国进入80年代以来，一些交通运输部门，物资储存部门以及现代大中型企业对老式仓库进行了技术改造，开始采用自动化立体仓库。据不完全统计，截止2016年，我国拥有立体仓库3600余座，其中高度在15米以上的大型立体仓库300多座。

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介绍

在过去的几年中，北美洲传统的配送中心设计和战略思想已开始从“低而宽”战略向“窄而高”方向发展。在考虑在这个质变的关键变量之一是小负荷的自动化立体仓库（MiniLoad AS/RS）。一度被认为是昂贵的投资回报率在两位数的年份，由于MiniLoad AS/RS解决方案带来更快的投资回报率（2年或更少），并提供许多传统分销的优势。这里有11个原因，你应该考虑一个小型负载的MiniLoad AS/RS。Introduction

Over the past several years, the traditional thinking of distribution center design and strategy in  North America has begun to evolve from a ‘low and wide’ strategy to ‘narrow and high’. One of  the key variables in this switch in thinking is Mini-Load Automated Storage and Retrieval_r(AS/RS).  Once thought to be too expensive with a ROI in double digit years, AS/RS solutions are bringing  much faster ROI (2 years or less) and offering many advantages over traditional distribution.  Here are 11 reasons why you should consider a mini-load AS/RS.

1.劳动力 
减少工作，提高生产效率
劳动力成本高达配送中心的经营预算的50％以上，降低成本的最大方法之一就是减少劳动力。提高熟练工***作，有时候通过小负荷自动存储是一种很好的策略。使用小型负载系统的自动存储可以消除手动补货和复杂的流程，提高生产率，降低整合成本。关键小批量采购的差异是将货物带到工人（通常称为“货物对人”）的事实。这与让工人步行或开车去生产货物截然相反。通过减少或取消补货，并提高拣选效率200%-500%，你就能很快明白为什么小负载对许多行业都有吸引力。随着公司继续发展精益战略，小负载技术帮助移除非增值的过程。

Labor – Less gets you more 

With labor costs representing as much as 50% or more of the operating budget of a distribution center, one of the biggest ways to reduce costs is to reduce labor. Combined with the fact that securing good, skilled labor is sometimes difficult makes automated storage via a mini-load an effective strategy. Automated storage with a mini-load system can eliminate manual replenishment and complex slotting, improve productivity of the pick, and reduce consolidation costs. A key difference of mini-load picking is the fact that you are bringing the product to the worker (often called “goods-to-person”). This is the opposite of having the workers walk or drive to the product.

By reducing or eliminating the replenishment and improving the picking productivity by 200%-500%, one can quickly see why mini-loads appeal to many industries. As companies continue to develop lean strategies, mini-load technology assists in removing non-value added processes.

2.空间 
更多的空间利用率
因为AS/RS充分利用了“死空间”，并且使用非常高密度的存储，并充分利用仓库中的垂直空间，所以仓库的可存储空间得到大大提高。 无论您是租赁,购买还是建设新仓库，都可能对项目的初始成本产生重大影响 。在许多情况下，单独减少的占用空间要求可以证明AS/RS解决方案。通常在一个as / RS解决方案中，可以空间使用可以提升40% 相对于手工的处理解决方案。在现有在仓库中作为MiniLoad AS/RS解决方案仍然可以带来价值，因为与手工处理解决方案相比，AS/RS提供了更大的容量。通常在那些场地受限的情况，使用MiniLoad AS/RS是一种不错的解决方案。Space – Up and not out

Because an AS/RS removes ‘dead space’ in a facility and uses very high density storage and fully utilizes the vertical space in a DC, the ‘footprint’ needed for storage can be drastically decreased. This can have a significant impact on the initial cost of a project whether you are leasing, buying, or building a new facility. In many instances the decreased footprint requirement alone can justify an AS/RS solution. Often building footprints can be reduced by as much as 40% in an AS/RS solution relative to a more manual material handling solution. In existing buildings, an AS/RS solution can still bring value, as the AS/RS offers increased capacity compared to more manual material handling solutions. This is often attractive in situations where facilities are land-locked and can’t expand outward.

3.移动物料搬运设备 
叉车不见了
由于MiniLoad AS/RS本身就是一个运输设备，需要上架货物或者下架货物都可以使用MiniLoad AS/RS,这样叉车可以大大减少使用或者不用。如果叉车被淘汰,电池成本,维护人员， 维护培训和他们的占地面积也是如此。在搬运货物过程中的人车混合作业的危险也被消除了。

Mobile Material Handling Equipment –Fork trucks be gone

As the AS/RS performs most of the “travel” necessary to put away and retrieve products, the need for mobile material handling equipment such as fork trucks can be greatly reduced or almost eliminated altogether. If fork trucks are eliminated, so are battery costs, maintenance personnel, maintenance training, and floor space for them. The danger of mixing people and equipment in a common travel aisle is also eliminated.

4.季节性货物不影响效率
保持最快拣选速度
基于货物季节性的一些产业在SKU运动中有显着的波动。最 常见的解决方案要求工人经过所有的SKU，或者根据季节的预期需求频繁地重新移库，或者选择拣选库区环境。通过小型负载， Mini-Load可以从机架中的任何地方处理检索货物，而不会影响工作站或补充拾取面的劳动生产率。此外，可以根据即将到来的要求进行离班以重新定位货物，以确保在拣货时间内优化的运动。

Seasonality/Re-slotting – Keep product close by

Some industries have significant swings in SKU movement based on product seasonality. The most common solutions either require workers to travel past all the SKUs all the time, or they must reslot the pick environment frequently based on projected demand by season. With a mini-load, the crane handles retrieving product from anywhere in the rack without impacting the labor productivity at the workstation or replenished pick face. In addition, the cranes can work off-shift to relocate product based on upcoming demands to ensure optimized movements during the pick hours.

5.库存准确度 
减少人为操作意味着更准确
许多公司认为必须有准确的库存信息，以便能够及时进行补货操作。货物与工人操作点越多，可能出现的错误就越多。微型负载减少人为操作次数，提高库存精度，因为系统每次都知道每次放置货物的位置。此外，还可以随时从任何位置拉出货物。

 Inventory Accuracy – Less touches means more accuracy 

Many companies are finding it imperative to have accurate inventory information to be able to conduct timely replenishment operations and fill orders without “short” picks. The more touch points a product has with workers, the more likely an error can occur. Mini-loads reduce the number of touches and improve inventory accuracy as the system knows where it put the product each time, every time. In addition, there is the added benefit that product can be pulled from any location at any time.

6.订单准确性
只选择您需要的
在自动化的商品对个人环境中，所需的SKU周转箱交付给工作人员，进行扫描验证，并经常由WMS / WCS和自动放置/ 拾取解决方案（如语音或灯光）进行指导，以执行挑选操作。在这个解决方案中， SKU周转箱交付给选择器，仅在需要该特定SKU时才提交给操作员 。当通过手持RF扫描仪或语音系统验证挑选时，进一步减少不准确选择的可能性 。 如果不正确的选择（数量，项目等），扫描的电子纸跟踪可以有效地跟踪工作人员活动和改进员工培训。

Order Accuracy – Pick only what you need to

In an automated goods-to-person environment the required SKU tote is delivered to the worker, scanned for verification, and very often guided by the WMS/WCS and an automated put/ pick solution (such as voice or lights) for performing the picking operations. In this solution the SKU tote is delivered to the picker and presented to the operator ONLY when there is a requirement for that particular SKU. The possibility of inaccurate picks is further reduced when picks are verified via an optional hand-held RF scanner or voice system. 

If incorrect picks are made (quantity, item, etc), the electronic paper trail from scanning allows for effective tracking of worker activity and for improved employee training.

7.人体工程学/工人安全
把工作交给工人正确的方法
许多公司谈到在“黄金地带”采购货物。在其他词语，将最快的移动货物附近的理想的人体工程学拾取高度与减少的总应力的工人在换档的过程中。小型负载可以将货物带入 符合人体工程学设计的工作站，以便每个选择处于理想的高度，或者可以将 货物动态地插入“黄金区”插槽中进行模块拾取。在任何一种情况下， 工作人员的人体工程学压力较小。

Ergonomics / Worker Safety –Bring the work to the worker the right way

Many companies talk about slotting their product in the “golden zone” for picking. In other  words, placing the fastest moving product near the ideal ergonomic pick height to reduce the overall stress to the worker over the course of a shift. Mini-loads can either bring products to an ergonomically-designed work station so that every pick is at the ideal height, or they can dynamically slot product into a “golden zone” slot for module picking. In either case, the worker experiences less ergonomic stress.

8.货物安全/安全
安全，安全，跟踪
通过自动存储和检索，货物存储在AS/RS的安全围栏区域内。货物交付的唯一方式是通过WMS/WCS解决方案的任务命令。AS/RS执行任务命令WCS系统会自动跟踪SKU到“货到人”的拣选工作站，并在拣选完成后返回到MiniLoad AS/RS库位。这在解决方案中提供99％或更高的可追溯性。添加封闭高价值货物采摘工作站可进一步提高安全水平。由于减少了叉车运输货物（并可能损坏货物或设备）以及对货物的影响减少，所以AS/RS货物也更安全。 每次工人接触货物时，都会产生货物损坏或损失的机会。 降低货物与MiniLoad AS / RS的接触会降低货物损坏

Product Security / Safety –It’s safe, secure…and tracked

With automated storage and retrieval, product is stored in a secure, fenced-in area around the AS/RS. The only way product is delivered is via electronic pick commands through a WMS/WCS  solution. Pick commands to the AS/RS system automatically track the SKU totes from storage  location to a goods-to-person picking workstation, and back to the AS/RS inventory after  completion of the pick. This gives 99% or more traceability in the solution. Adding enclosed 

picking workstations for high-value goods can further increase the level of security.

Product is also safer with an AS/RS because of the reduced need for fork trucks moving product  (and potentially damaging the product or the facility) and the fewer touches on the product. Every time a worker touches the product, an opportunity is created for product damage or loss. Reducing product touches with an AS/RS reduces product damage.

9.人力使用成本
减少工人，但生产力提高
许多公司会因很多因素导致员工离职（更好待遇，更近的工作地点，更好的工作环境条件，安全工作环境等）。每次 工作人员离开时，企业都会重新招聘和再培训费用。此外，在新员工全面运作之前，培训完成后通常会有一条学习曲线。使用MiniLoad AS/RS解决方案，大部分工作是自动化的，减少了使用体力劳动的需要。此外，大多数工人可以更快地进行培训，因为必须执行的任务更简单。MiniLoad AS/RS可以根据需要工作，不需要休息或休假。在冷藏环境中，MiniLoad AS/RS可以全天候工作，而工作人员则可以在常温环境下工作。

Worker Training / Turnover –Less workers, but more productivity

Worker retention is an important factor and many companies lose workers to any number of factors (better pay elsewhere, work is too demanding, work environment conditions, safety, etc.). Every  time a worker leaves, companies experience rehiring and retraining costs. In addition, there is typically a learning curve after training is complete before the new worker is operating at full capacity. 

With an AS/RS solution, most of the work is automated, reducing the need to use manual labor. In addition, most workers can be trained much more quickly as the tasks that must be performed are simpler.

The AS/RS can work as long as needed and doesn’t need breaks or vacations. In cold storage  environments, the AS/RS can work 24/7, while the workers stay in ambient temperature areas.

10.冗余/工作平衡
MiniLoad AS/RS将同一唯一的SKU放置在分散在AS / RS的多个通道上的多个周转箱中，可以创建一个高度冗余的拣选方案。这允许WCS / WMS解决方案根据每个过道中的拥塞以及SKU周转箱可用货物的数量从多个位置 选择所需的SKU周转箱。这使得WCS / WMS更多的选择可以在拣选操作期间向工人提供正确的周转箱，从而 在整个采摘周期向他们提供平衡的工作负载。

Redundancy / Work Balance –Balance the work

The AS/RS places the same unique SKU into multiple totes spread across multiple aisles of the AS/RS, creating a highly redundant solution. This allows the WCS/WMS solution to choose the required SKU tote from multiple locations based on congestion within each aisle and quantity of available product in the SKU tote. This allows the WCS/WMS more options for delivering the correct tote to the workers during picking operations providing a balanced workload to them throughout the picking cycle.

11.“绿色”因素
这一切都提高储蓄
AS / RS可以很容易地成为公司整体“绿色”战略和计划的一部分。减少设施的占地面积，减少建筑材料，减少整体面积加热/冷却和清洁，以减少能源费用。由于来自MiniLoad AS/RS的工作量自动化而减少员工，意味着减少汽车和停车。

The ‘Green’ Factor –It all adds up to savings

An AS/RS can easily be part of your company’s overall ‘green’ strategy and initiatives. Reducing your facility’s footprint, means less building materials and less overall area to heat/cool and light so your energy bill is reduced. Less employees due to the automation of workload from the AS/RS means fewer cars and less parking.

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