These impacts are being felt across all areas of the supply chain, from manufacturers, order fulfillment centers, and retail stores, all the way down to logistics providers delivering products to the end-consumer in the last mile.
Costs of raw materials continue to increase with no signs of slowing. This increases the cost of production for the storage, picking, and packing equipment used by omnichannel fulfillment operations, driving up the costs of maintaining existing equipment and adding new equipment to keep up with increasing consumer demand.
Labor shortages mean you may not only be struggling to maintain the staff you have, but hiring more staff to handle an increase in orders from multiple channels is an even greater struggle. Hiring new staff at increased hourly wages is a new trend that is here to stay. This can be a tough pill to swallow, but something all omnichannel fulfillment operations face now and heading into the new year.
Operational changes required to adhere to new health and safety regulations can cause continual disruptions in operations, exacerbating existing delays and presenting new challenges.
Supply Chain Leaders Can Overcome These Challenges!
If you have felt unprepared or underprepared during this time, there are some small changes you can make that will actually make a tremendous impact on the overall efficiency of your operation now and into 2022. UNEX has solutions to help you combat these challenges and offset increasing costs by leveraging the small changes that contribute to overall increased efficiency.
Discover three space-saving storage solutions that will boost resilience as supply chain disruption and uncertainty continues into the new year. By saving space, you save both time and money, all while improving your ability to grow.
SpeedCell can compress 200’ of rack or shelving into 40’ of highly organized space. Increasing pick facings and boosting SKU density results in reduced travel times, faster picks, and less time spent restocking.
Measurable Improvements Made Possible With SpeedCell
SpeedCell Performance Specs
Our engineered-to-order SpanTrack carton flow rollers and wheel beds provide the most surface contact to optimize carton flow, eliminate hang-ups on the track, and increase throughput.
SpanTrack Carton Flow Solution Key Features
SpanTrack Design Details
FlowCell provides a flexible, ergonomic flow solution that adheres to Lean principles. Modular flow racks efficiently organize your inventory, accelerate pick productivity, and reduce wasted space.
Key Performance Improvements
How FlowCell Provides Ultimate Flexibility
FlowCell has been proven to help transform fulfillment assembly, kitting, and packing processes to boost efficiency, especially for high-volume operations with frequent changes.
One example is HelloFresh, a meal-kit company that enables its subscribers to choose from a robust selection of meal options each week. Offering so many options to its customers meant HelloFresh needed maximum flexibility for scaling up orders while maintaining fulfillment precision.
Being able to add more meal-kitting lines as they grew was a crucial factor, so UNEX went to the drawing board to create a reconfigurable and adjustable carton flow solution. UNEX tested different roller types, rails, and heights to configure a custom FlowCell modular flow rack perfectly tailored to HelloFresh’s unique needs.
Want to read the full case study? Download it HERE to learn more about how customized carton flow racks empower rapidly scaling companies like HelloFresh to adapt to consumer demands quickly and efficiently in a rapidly-evolving eCommerce environment.
UNEX omnichannel fulfillment storage, picking, packing, staging, and shipping solutions can be used in a wide range of applications to provide a huge boost to overall operational efficiency.
Applications Well-Suited To Dynamic Storage Solutions
Whether you need to fit more inventory into less space, more fulfillment system flexibility, or the ability to scale rapidly without loss of accuracy, UNEX has dynamic storage solutions that can be designed specifically for your unique fulfillment needs. Reach out to the space optimization experts at UNEX to learn more about how we help you better leverage your existing space.