What are the prerequisites in warehouse management before implementing automation at Panaxis?
Answered at 17:15 in Knowing When (and When Not) to Bring Automation to Your Warehouse | Ep. 12, Featuring Josh Helfand · Taking Stock with Koble
What are the prerequisites in warehouse management before implementing automation at Panaxis?
Before automating, companies must have tight control over their inventory and know exactly what is happening in their facility. Panaxis requires access to ERP system data and recommends assessing whether automation is even the right choice first. If a company lacks inventory discipline, uses paper-based processes, or hasn't implemented barcoding infrastructure, these should be addressed before automation, as automating an unknown manual process creates chaos.
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In short
Before automating, companies must have tight control over their inventory and know exactly what is happening in their facility.
Josh Helfand, Chief Revenue Officer at Panaxis · Knowing When (and When Not) to Bring Automation to Your Warehouse | Ep. 12, Featuring Josh Helfand · Taking Stock with Koble · answer at 17:15
Key takeaways
- Before automating, companies must have tight control over their inventory and know exactly what is happening in their facility.
Quote to remember
“You don't want to be held hostage by your automation. You want it to be helping you.”
— Josh Helfand
The full answer · about 4 min
Before automating, companies must have tight control over their inventory and know exactly what is happening in their facility. Panaxis requires access to ERP system data and recommends assessing whether automation is even the right choice first. If a company lacks inventory discipline, uses paper-based processes, or hasn't implemented barcoding infrastructure, these should be addressed before automation, as automating an unknown manual process creates chaos.
Key facts
- 15 years: duration Josh Helfand's family spent living in Germany starting from age 7.5
- 30-foot racking systems: typical height in human-driven warehouses where fast-moving items should not be stored
- 500 baseball caps: example order quantity used to illustrate random distribution chaos theory storage principles