_________________________________________________________________________________ Toyota Motor Corporation
▲ Mike Schober , Vice President of Toyota Service Parts Operations for North America
My focus is always looking ahead , preparing for what ’ s coming next , and we ’ re taking a very optimistic view of the future
using Locus Robotics ( Locus ). Team members can give the bot an assignment and it will then go to each part location to pick the parts , meaning the employee can simply go to the bot ’ s final location , as opposed to finding each item while pushing heavy carts . It has tremendous ergonomic benefits and is particularly useful during periods of high seasonal demand .”
Offering notable examples of how people can leverage the benefits of technology , Mike continues : “ Using Swisslog robotics , we ’ ve also implemented goods-to-person automated technology in our largest fulfilment center , which pick up and bring entire racks to the required area for receiving , picking , and packing . Like Locus , it brings ergonomic benefits while simultaneously helping us achieve double-digit improvements to productivity and efficiency .”
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