Third-Party Logistics
3pL Automation with humanoid Robots
Maximize your 3PL capacity by automating more material handling tasks using a Mobile Manipulation Robot (MMR) like Digit.
Challenges Facing the 3PL Industry
Embracing Flexible Automation
In an industry characterized by fluctuating customer needs and seasonal peaks, 3PL providers face the imperative of flexibility in automation. Traditional fixed automation systems pose limitations and high costs, hindering adaptability to changing requirements. MMRs offer a solution, enabling dynamic customization and redeployment without the constraints of fixed infrastructure. By embracing flexible automation, 3PL companies can enhance efficiency, responsiveness, and competitiveness in today's dynamic logistics landscape.
Adapting to
E-commerce Growth
The rapid expansion of e-commerce, accelerated by recent global events, presents significant challenges for 3PL companies. With soaring demand and constrained warehouse space, providers must navigate complex logistics to meet customer expectations. Flexible automation solutions, such as MMRs, offer agility and scalability, allowing 3PLs to optimize operations and accommodate evolving supply chain dynamics in the e-commerce era.
Tackling Labor
Shortages
The third-party logistics (3PL) industry confronts a pressing challenge of labor shortages, compounded by skill gaps and increasing demand. With manual and skilled positions unfilled, 3PL providers struggle to meet client needs efficiently. Automation solutions like logistics robots and MMRs offer a path forward, enabling companies to optimize workflows and enhance productivity while addressing workforce constraints.
Digit + Agility Arc is the Answer
Achieve process resiliency and flexibility with Agility’s automation solution
In today's rapidly evolving fulfillment landscape, automation is not just a luxury but a necessity for staying competitive. Companies that fail to embrace automation risk falling behind their competitors and struggling to meet the growing demands of modern consumers. By investing in advanced automation technologies like the Agility Solution, third-party logistics companies can future-proof their operations and position themselves for long-term success.
One of the key benefits of Agility’s Solution is its flexibility to adapt to different workflows and operational requirements. This flexibility extends into our sales and financing options. Click below to learn more about our Robots as a Service (RaaS) option.
Solution Spotlight
Order Fulfillment with AMRs and MMRs
With the rise of robot automation companies comes a new challenge that warehouse managers are facing called, “Islands of Automation”. This refers to the emergence of hundreds of specialized robotic products designed for very distinct segments of workflows.
While they are good at what they do, they’ve also created an interoperability problem because they function in isolation from one another. Digit working alongside existing robotic solutions such as AMRs are the perfect robotic companion to bridge the gaps between these islands of automation.
Digit is the flexible robotic solution that has the ability to handle tasks like loading and unloading operations needed to keep AMR workflows moving. Learn more about our AMR Load and Unload Solution.