DHL Supply Chain's Digital Transformation

Hauv 2018, DHL Supply Chain tshaj tawm nws cov phiaj xwm los xa cov thev naus laus zis tshiab hauv 350 ntawm nws cov chaw North American. Brian Gaunt, tus thawj coj loj ntawm kev nrawm nrawm ntawm DHL, piav qhia DHL lub tsev khaws khoom digitization taug kev. DHL yog lub ntiaj teb kev pabcuam logistics loj tshaj plaws. Cov kev hloov pauv digital zoo tshaj plaws yog tsom rau kev siv thev naus laus zis los ua haujlwm zoo dua rau cov neeg siv khoom. Cov kev nqis peev no yog tsim los txhim kho kev pabcuam rau DHL cov neeg siv khoom cog lus logistics.

DHL Innovation Funnel

DHL Supply Chain tau teeb tsa cov txheej txheem kom tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo rau kev soj ntsuam thiab siv cov cuab yeej cuab tam. Lawv ua kev tshawb fawb, koom nrog cov neeg koom tes (100+), thiab txheeb xyuas cov cib fim uas zoo tshaj plaws nrog lawv lub hom phiaj. Cov thev naus laus zis zoo tshaj plaws nkag mus rau theem tsim khoom. Kev tsim khoom yog lo lus DHL siv los piav txog cov thev naus laus zis uas tau txhais cov ntawv thov siv rau hauv DHL, uas tau txais kev txhawb nqa los ntawm kev xa tawm cov lus qhia nrog rau kev tsim cov ntawv sib tw uas txheeb xyuas "zoo tshaj plaws" rau kev siv thev naus laus zis hauv lub koom haum. Raws li kev sib piv, DHL tau tsim cov kev txwv uas ua rau cov thev naus laus zis no siv tau zoo li "cov cuab yeej hauv lub thawv." DHL tau txhais kaum ob lub thev naus laus zis nrog cov txiaj ntsig meej rau lub tuam txhab thiab nws cov neeg siv khoom. Cov no yog categorical technologies xws li "pab xaiv neeg hlau" lossis "robotic caj npab" es tsis yog cov thev naus laus zis ntawm cov kws kho mob tshwj xeeb.

Tam sim no muaj ntau dua 1500 mus-lub neej ntawm cov thev naus laus zis uas dhau los ntawm theem tsim khoom mus rau kev lag luam thiab kev lag luam. Kab lus no yuav tsom mus rau qee qhov ntawm cov ntawv thov neeg hlau tshiab.

Autonomous Mobile Robots thiab AGVs

DHL txoj kev koom tes nrog Locus Robotics tau tshaj tawm zoo. Tam sim no, DHL North America muaj ntau dua 2,000 bots xa tawm. DHL hais tias nws tau ua tiav 50 - 70 feem pua ​​​​kev txhim kho hauv cov chav nyob xaiv ib teev los ntawm kev siv Locus Robotics '. Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) paub tias txhim kho kev ua haujlwm ntawm kev ua haujlwm los ntawm kev txo sijhawm taug kev. Interestingly, DHL Supply Chain kuj tau txheeb xyuas qee qhov kev siv uas qhov loj me, cov khoom loj, thiab lub peev xwm nqa tau yog qhov tseem ceeb hauv kev ua tiav cov khoom tsim tau txhim kho. Hauv cov xwm txheej no, kev nqa lub peev xwm tuaj yeem ua rau muaj kev cuam tshuam ntau dua rau kev tsim khoom ntau dua li cov neeg ua haujlwm taug kev deb ntawm kev xaiv cov haujlwm.

Kev siv AMRs nyob rau hauv kev sib koom ua ke ntawm cov khoom lag luam siab tau txais feem ntau ntawm kev tshaj tawm xov xwm hauv tsib xyoos dhau los. Txawm li cas los xij, cov khoom loj AGVs tseem muab lub peev xwm rau kev txhim kho cov khoom lag luam tseem ceeb yog tias lawv siv tau zoo. DHL zoo li tau txheeb xyuas thiab ntes ib qho ntawm cov sijhawm ntawd. DHL thiab Campbell SoupCPB
Lub tuam txhab tau xa ib lub nkoj ntawm Crown Equipment Reach Trucks txhawb nqa los ntawm JBT's autonomous technology. Qhov siab ncav cuag AGVs yog siv los nkag mus rau cov khoom hnyav uas khaws cia siab hauv ob chav sib sib zog nqus racking. Hauv kev sib piv rau cov haujlwm uas siv Locus bots, qhov kev ua haujlwm no muaj qis dua ntawm cov khoom hnyav dua uas xav tau ntau dua qhov tseeb thiab kev saib xyuas. Ntau qhov txiaj ntsig tau los ntawm cov AGVs no los ntawm cov khoom lag luam raug ua tiav los ntawm qhov tseeb cov khoom muag qhov chaw ID thiab cov kev sib raug zoo rau kev txav ntawm pallet.

Robotic Arms: Sort-to-Box thiab Sort-to-bag

Kev siv cov cuab yeej rau robotic caj npab hauv lub warehouse yog nthuav dav. DHL eCommerce Solutions 'tau ua tiav kev tsav tsheb ntev xyoo uas suav nrog DoraBot DoraSorters. DoraBot DoraSorters tau tsav nyob rau hauv ob qhov kev teeb tsa sib txawv, ib qho rau Sort-rau-Gaylord (Gaylord yog lub thawv loj corrugated) thiab lwm qhov yog rau Sort-to-Bag. Txhua qhov kev teeb tsa no muaj peev xwm txheeb xyuas ntau dua 1,000 parcels thiab pob ib teev. Txawm hais tias qhov kev sib tw dhau los no tau qis dua li cov high-end high-speed sorters muaj, nws kuj tseem muaj ntau dua li ntau yam kev xaiv. Muab yooj yim, nws muaj nws qhov chaw nyob rau hauv nruab nrab ntau yam ntawm throughput yuav tsum.

Lub DoraSorters tau nruab nrog 3D scanners txhawm rau txheeb xyuas lub pob thiab coj tus neeg hlau caj npab mus rau qhov chaw nres tsheb uas tsim nyog. Hauv kev teeb tsa-rau-lub hnab ntim khoom, cov txheej txheem xaiv tau txais cov pob khoom los ntawm cov kab conveyor, inducts lub pob mus rau qhov kawg-effector, thiab caj npab articulates mus rau ib qho ntawm ntau qhov chaw uas nyob ib sab chutes thiab qhov kawg-effector tso lub pob rau kev xa khoom. mus rau ib qho ntawm 80 mais kawg zip code destinations.

Hauv Kev Sort-rau-Gaylord teeb tsa, tus neeg hlau caj npab yog ib puag ncig los ntawm 20 lub thawv Gaylord siab, txhua tsib taw hauv qhov siab. Qhov kawg-effector ntawm caj npab neeg hlau yog ib qho khoom siv tub rau khoom-zoo li tus conveyor txoj siv uas inducts pob khoom los ntawm ib txoj kab conveyor, stabilizes pob ntawm qhov kawg-effector, articulates saum toj no qhov tsim nyog Gaylord, thiab tso lub pob rau hauv Gaylord los ntawm saum toj no.

Robotic Arms: Trailer Unloading

DHL Supply Chain kuj tseem siv cov caj npab robotic hauv daim ntawv thov tshiab. DHL tau nkag mus rau hauv $ 15 lab, daim ntawv cog lus ntau xyoo nrog BD los ua lag luam rau Stretch neeg hlau. BD muaj qee cov yeeb yaj kiab lom zem uas qhia txog Boston Dynamics robots nyob rau hauv daim ntawv ntawm tib neeg lossis dev, nce ntaiv, qhib qhov rooj, thiab lwm yam. Cov no lom zem, tab sis koj tsis tuaj yeem xav tsis thoob txog kev siv cov neeg hlau no.

DHL tau ua haujlwm nrog Boston Dynamics los kho qhov kev daws teeb meem no rau kev thauj khoom trailer. Qhov chaw nres tsheb neeg hlau xaiv caj npab tau dhau los ua ntau yam hauv kev lag luam niaj hnub no - feem ntau siv hauv palletizing lossis depalletizing. Dab tsi ua rau Stretch tshiab yog nws txoj kev txav mus los. DHL tam sim no siv Stretch rau cov ntaub ntawv siv tshiab, tshem tawm cov tsheb thauj khoom hauv pem teb.

Clint Reiser, tus thawj coj ntawm kev tshawb fawb saw hlau ntawm ARC Advisory Group, yog tus sau thawj tsab xov xwm no.