Inventory management with DSV drones
Fly into a new era of warehousing
Introducing drones to manage your inventory in DSV warehouses is a gamechanger for your operations. Not only do our automated drones save you manpower and time in checking inventory, but as they can fly at night and at the weekends, you can also reduce your warehouse downtime.
Fewer errors, better control
At selected DSV warehouses, you can now use drones to significantly improve the data accuracy of your inventory count. During a count, the drones fly to inventory locations to scan the visible barcodes from floor level to the highest rack to count the assigned inventory items. They can even scan damaged and hard-to-read barcodes and identify empty locations.
All data from each inventory scan is updated directly to the dashboard when the drone returns to the charging station. This gives you immediate access to the inventory status and significantly reduces the risk of human error.
Key components of DSV drone technology
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The control station sends the assignment to the drone fleet.
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The drone fleet requires no human intervention to take-off, fly and collect data. Once the mission is complete, they return to the charging stations to upload data and recharge.
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These can be placed anywhere in the facility to provide autonomous charging and drone data-download capabilities.
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When the drones return to the charging station, the images are uploaded and data can be accessed on the dashboard.
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No wiring infrastructure or Wi-Fi connection is required for the drone fleet to fly and navigate through the facility.
Save energy and manpower
With drones handling your inventory management in our warehouses, you can save on staff and downtime. The drones can scan between 100 and 300 locations per hourand can also work at the weekends and at night so you can keep the warehouse running during the day.
Why invest in DSV warehousing with drone technology?
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Automated inventory checks show discrepancies in real time, making theft more visible.
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Drones operate in complete darkness and at colder temperatures than the human labour force. This lets you save on the operating costs of your facility.
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By using drones, you can reduce the need to operate machinery to manually scan pallets at height. This leads to significant reductions in electrical consumption, emissions and maintenance.
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By improving the accuracy of your warehouse, you can reduce the need for overstocks and excess inventory to “cover” errors.
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Increased productivity and inventory accuracy give more consistent product availability for improved service and customer retention.
For all types of inventory control
- Moved location scan Typically carried out nightly to scan locations moved during a day and find and correct discrepancies immediately.
- Confirm empty locations Typically carried out weekly to scan empty pallet locations to maintain accuracy.
- Full facility scans An extensive scan of the entire facility to identify and correct all discrepancies.
- Cycle counting/partial scans/customer scans Typically carried out as required on a list of locations or a specific area of the facility.
Integrated data with CargoWrite
The DSV warehouse drone technology is integrated with the DSV state-of-the-art warehouse management system CargoWrite. This multi-site, multi-client management system is one of the leading Warehouse Management Systems on the market and can be tailored to all operations.
From idea to operation in just months
Once you’ve decided to invest in DSV warehouse drone technology, we make it as easy as possible for you to start realizing the benefits – in just months.
Throughout the project planning, you have one point of contact and one master contract that covers contracts with transport, logistics and shipping. This minimises delays and logistics costs.
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