Recently, Numina Group was engaged in a warehouse design and engineering study for a growing E-Commerce client. The client was struggling to meet the demanding delivery time frame that their customers expected. Numina Group President, Dan Hanrahan, was at a meeting with this client where a team of engineers was presenting our preliminary findings. Our…
DetailsWhy a Voice Picking System is the Choice for your Automated Warehouse Fulfillment Operation. One of the most effective ways to streamline warehouse labor requirements – by as much as 50% – is to add a voice-directed picking system to your picking operations. Order picking can be the most labor-intensive and labor-costly activity in omni-channel…
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How the Right Warehouse Automation Decisions Can Solve Your Labor Woes As the economy roars back to life, manufacturing, distribution, and warehousing operations face long-term challenges in attracting and retaining qualified workers. The temporary labor pool, which many companies rely on during peak periods, is also shrinking. With a near-record number of job openings in…
DetailsNumina Group is excited to announce that we are a finalist for MHI’s annual innovation award. The winner will be announced as part of the ProMatDX event in April, 2021. Numina is the first to market with a warehouse software application that fully synchronizes people and AMRs’ work tasks across the entire pick, pack, and…
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Now is the Time to Get Ready for the Next Peak Season Final numbers aren’t in, but 2020 was a record setting year for shipments. Unfortunately, over 2 million packages did not arrive on time for Christmas, according to the Atlanta Journal. Although peak season brings in a welcome surplus in profits, it also highlights…
DetailsThe Logistics Behind Rolling out the Covid Vaccine The Covid 19 vaccine distribution effort is being described as the biggest logistics challenge since World War II. An anchor on CNBC summed it up perfectly, “Scientists and Doctors solve diseases, but its logistics that solves the pandemic.” Carl Quintanilla, CNBC Anchor. The great news is that…
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Put Walls, What are they and Why Might Your Operation Need One? Learn how Software Revamps a Flexible, Economical, and Rapidly Deployable Solution to generate a quick ROI Are you looking for new ways to accelerate and increase order fulfillment throughput without increasing labor costs? Put Walls have many beneficial uses in the warehouse or…
DetailsCommon Warehouse Voice-Directed Technology Myths – Debunked There are quite a few outdated concerns and myths surrounding voice directed picking automation, and we’re here to clear them up. Numina Group has been implementing Pick by Voice Solutions since 2008. The performance speed, efficiency and recognition rate for industrial voice engines has continuously improved over the…
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Four Big Benefits Gained from Mobile Powered Carts – Part II This is Part II of a two-part article examining the value of deploying Mobile Powered Carts in the warehouse. See Part I here. Sometimes simpler is better. This blog explores how mobile powered carts can be a very efficient solution at a…
DetailsFour Big Benefits Gained from Mobile Powered Carts – Part 1 Companies today have access to a plethora of technologies for automating and streamlining warehouse operations. So much so, that it is sometimes easy to overlook how a lean simple technology can be combined with other technologies to impact daily labor savings while returning…
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