“As we moved into e-commerce and online ordering, customers began ordering from a larger pool of SKUs. Our pick area kept growing, increasing walk times and slowing order fulfillment. We needed a solution to reduce walking and allow us to pick orders more efficiently,” said Chad MacGillivray, VP of Distribution Operations at Scholastic Canada. “We talked to a lot of vendors, and in the end, we chose to partner with inVia. Their Robotics-as-a-Service solution, including software that optimizes workflows and robots to automate tasks, allowed us to triple our pick rates and address labor shortages with minimal capital investment.”
“The past 12 months have seen companies within the supply chain and logistics space upgrade, enhance, adopt, and adapt in order to achieve greater efficiency along the chain. Companies implemented others’ software and technology to work smarter, together. Their partnerships cultivated resilience and placed a spotlight on projects designed to make the supply chain space safer and more efficient,” said Marina Mayer, Editor-in-Chief of Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Food Logistics. “And now it’s time to celebrate those projects!”
