Application of logistics automation

Published:

2023-03

With the changes in the production and operation methods of modern enterprises and the changes in external market conditions, the space for reducing product costs through reducing raw material costs and conducting product technology development is becoming smaller and smaller, which makes them turn their attention to the logistics sector with a "third source of profit". However, the traditional self-sufficient logistics services cannot be compared with professional third-party logistics enterprises in terms of economic efficiency, systematization, and specialization. This has led more and more enterprises to outsource logistics services that do not belong to the core competitiveness of enterprises in order to optimize the allocation of enterprise resources and enhance market competitive advantage, prompting domestic third-party logistics (Third Party Logistics) to be on the path of rapid development. The level of third-party logistics in China still lags behind the world level, and the service scope of third-party logistics in China is mainly to provide simple warehousing and transportation services for various production enterprises. With the increasing demand for logistics services from production enterprises and strong competition from foreign third-party logistics enterprises, domestic third-party logistics enterprises must fully utilize modern logistics equipment and technology to improve logistics management, reduce logistics costs, improve logistics efficiency, and provide more satisfactory logistics services for production enterprises.

Advanced logistics equipment and technology are emerging in China. In addition to traditional shelves, forklifts, and other handling vehicles, advanced logistics equipment and technology such as automated three-dimensional warehouses, various logistics transportation equipment, high-speed sorting machines, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Technology), and AGV have all developed rapidly.