Taiwan’s leading e-commerce brand PChome Online has replaced its person-to-goods picking operation with hundreds of shelf-to-person robots to help meet its next-day delivery targets.
The robots supplied by Geekplus have been deployed at PChome’s 149,000m2 intelligent warehouse in Linkou A7 Intelligent Logistics Park, and have double the company’s parcel processing capacity to 200,000 parcels during peak periods.
PChome is one of the first e-commerce platforms to offer 24-hour delivery throughout Taiwan and it has outfitted its facility with smart technology and automation equipment to meet these demands.
“The logistics park is equipped with AMR robots, shuttle rack systems, and automatic goods yards that are rarely seen in Taiwan to enhance shipping efficiency,” said Alice Chang, CEO and general manager of PChome Online. “Through cross-industry alliances with strategic partners, we optimize warehouse and logistics efficiency and strengthen the competitiveness of our e-commerce business.”
Geekplus has deployed hundreds of shelf-to-person robots, which shuttle full shelves of goods to picking workstations, enabling employees to work from a single station.
“Geekplus robots can operate in a dark warehouse, reducing energy consumption while maintaining the tight delivery timelines that have become PChome’s hallmark,” said Billy Siu, business development director, Taiwan, for Geekplus.
“Shelf-to-person order fulfilment robots also create a more sustainable environment for workers, enabling them to remain in one place while picking orders instead of walking miles and miles through warehouse aisles looking for goods.”