Automation of warehouses in the enterprise is a process that facilitates work, also in the field of warehouse management itself, saves time, energy and money! An automated warehouse can also be created for employees and thus ensure an almost unattended distribution of health and safety articles, tools and materials. What are the advantages of this solution?

Automatic 24h warehouses for employees – what is it about?

Warehouse automation for the industry reaches a higher and higher level! Solutions such as automatic high-bay warehouses (or double-depth warehouses), equipped with modern pallet stacker cranes and telescopic forks, are eagerly implemented in many Polish plants. We write about various methods of automation and industrial automation technologies in the article The Fourth Industrial Revolution, i.e. 4.0 magazine in practice , we encourage you to read!

Still, a somewhat underestimated area are employee warehouses for health and safety articles, equipment, tools, auxiliary and consumables . These types of products generate enormous costs, and in traditional forms of distribution their flow is very difficult to effectively monitor and control. That is why at ASD Systems we have developed a solution to this problem – warehouse machines! 

Various types of products can be placed in the ASD Systems machine . Machine models are adapted to various sizes, and their cells can be configured, i.e. their size and layout can be adjusted to current needs.

How do vending machines for employee warehouses work?

It is enough to equip the company’s employees with identification solutions – e.g. contactless cards. The employee presents the card, selects a product, and can also immediately indicate the place where the cost is generated (e.g. department, project) and collect it. – the whole process takes just a few seconds and you are ready to go back to work!

This is a convenient solution that also allows you to reduce the warehouse space, reduces the need to take products in stock and increases the efficiency of the plant. 

How are vending machines for employees managed?

Our ASD Systems dispensing machines are equipped with proprietary IDS software, for which we have developed an application. With an internet-enabled device, you will gain access to real-time inventory , as well as a host of other useful information and functions.

The machines are easily refilled – e.g. through doors or flaps in the door, and with the drum scanning system, which makes it easier to locate products and reduce loading times.

Automatic warehouses and their advantages for employees

The automated warehouse for employees is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the distribution of supplies does not require the participation of third parties . Employees responsible for distribution no longer have to, for example, work afternoon and night shifts or worry that their vacation or sick leave will disrupt the company’s work.

Production workers who need a product simply go to the nearest machine (they can be installed, for example, in halls or at the entrances) and settle the matter in a few seconds – without involving their colleagues and wasting time!

In the epidemic reality and in the season of increased infectivity, the automated warehouse also cares for the safety and health of employees – this way you can significantly reduce the avalanche increase in sickness and sick leave.

Automated warehouses and their advantages for procurement managers

Also, the work of supply managers – thanks to vending machines – is maximally improved! The IDS application offers stock levels and data about products and employees , and alerts can be set for the minimum values. Thanks to this, the warehouse manager will be informed when and which products to refill in order to prevent shortages, i.e. downtime at work.

Products in the automated warehouse do not need to be counted, the records are kept by the system , which saves time and reduces the possibility of mistakes.

Additionally, in the IDS application, you can create various types of reports and summaries, which help to conduct an informed procurement policy . The data needed for settlements is generated with a few clicks, and their sending to individual people (e.g. finance, controlling, purchasing, accounting departments) can be automated.

Automatic warehouses and their advantages for the enterprise

Our ASD Systems machines are available in various software versions, and we can integrate them with ERP systems in the company and adapt them to the customer’s needs. They offer a lot of features that allow you to accurately control the flow of each item for employees and significantly save on supplies! 

• Product labels. Certain products can be assigned helpful labels with information about the use-by date or how they are used and usable. As a result, employees start using the equipment more consciously, responsibly and effectively!
• Access restriction. In the IDS system, you can also grant employees access to selected products. This reduces the possibility of mistaken downloads, property misappropriation or misuse. Only those employees who need it use a given product.
• Product download limits. In addition, you can also set limits for product downloads (at a given time). This ensures the maximum level of wear and tear of equipment and materials before taking new ones. Employees use the products they need right and long enough!

What are the benefits of warehouse automation?

• 24/7 access to the warehouse – the ability to issue products to employees at any time and seven days a week, but without the necessary presence of people responsible for procurement, i.e. no downtime!
• Warehouse under control – the ability to accurately monitor the flow of products and significantly reduce stocks, as well as constant access to current stock levels and full records.
• 50% less consumption – thanks to information labels, restricting employees’ access to only the products they need, and limiting their downloads, significant savings on supply can be generated.
• Automatic records – on the one hand, making it easier for people managing supplies, and on the other hand, reducing mistakes; access to data and information useful for conducting an effective procurement policy.
• Facilitating settlements – thanks to useful reports that are generated on the basis of data, as well as the automation of information transfer and determination of cost places, settlements in the company are fast, simple and error-free!

FAQ:

What are automated warehouses for employees?

The automated warehouse for employees consists of a network of vending machines from ASD Systems. The devices are issued by products such as health and safety articles, equipment, tools as well as auxiliary and consumables. Equipped with software and a management application, they are available 24/7.

What are the advantages of automated employee warehouses?

The automated warehouse saves time and improves the work of procurement managers. It allows you to control the flow of products and limit access to the warehouse and limit downloads, which translates into savings.

What do automated warehouses for employees give the company?

First of all, the automatic warehouse facilitates work, saves time and money – the consumption of products is reduced by up to 50%, the risk of downtime at work is much lower (constant access to inventory and error-free records), corporate settlements made easier, and the order policy is implemented more consciously!