Fly into a new era of inventory management
Introducing warehouse drones to manage inventory is a gamechanger for warehouse management. Not only do 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 mean better control
With drones, you can 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.
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Mission control station
The control station sends the assignment to the drone fleet. -
Autonomous drone fleet
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. -
Charging stations
These can be placed anywhere in the facility to provide autonomous charging and drone data-download capabilities. -
Cloud-based dashboard
When the drones return to the charging station, the images are uploaded and data can be accessed on the dashboard. -
Easy deployment
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 carrying out your inventory management, you can save on staff and downtime. The drones can scan between 100 and 300 locations per hour and can also work at the weekends and at night so you can keep the warehouse running during the day.
Why invest in drone technology?
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Prevent theft
Automated inventory checks show discrepancies in real time, making theft more visible. -
Save energy
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. -
Reduce emissions
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. -
Reduce overstocks
By improving the accuracy of your warehouse, you can reduce the need for overstocks and excess inventory to “cover” errors. -
Happier customers
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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Proven technology
DSV has 75 warehouse drones in use around the world that have flown more than 500,000 hours and checked over five million locations. With drone technology, you can enjoy the reliability of automation with the flexibility that running a warehouse demands.
See how autonomous drones are used at our Vestby 1 warehouse in Norway
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