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AI USE CASE
Warehouse picking & routing optimisation
Optimise pick paths and slotting to cut warehouse labour cost.
What it is
An optimisation engine plans pick routes, batches orders and re-slots SKUs based on velocity. Pays back in 6–9 months for warehouses doing 1K+ orders/day.
Data you need
Real-time WMS data, SKU master, warehouse layout.
Required systems
- erp
- data warehouse
Why it works
- Co-design with floor supervisors from week 1
- Live integration with WMS, no overnight batches
How this goes wrong
- Optimisation that ignores ergonomics and union rules
- Models unable to react to stockouts in real time
When NOT to do this
Skip for warehouses under 500 orders/day, manual heuristics suffice.
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