Voice Recognition

Voice Technology in Warehouse Automation
Barcode scanning revolutionized warehouse automation. Voice technology is the next step in its evolution. Voice-enabling warehouse operations, such as order picking, can result in substantial increases in accuracy and productivity.

Voice solutions combine speech recognition and speech synthesis technologies with a company's Warehouse Management System (WMS). There are several fundamental components of the system. Instead of traditional handheld computers/scanners, "pickers" are equipped with belt-worn mobile computers, wearable scanners and headset microphones. Speech synthesis software essentially reads the pick lists to the worker, who can then acknowledge the completion of each task verbally.

Voice solutions automate a growing number of labor-intensive logistics functions, including picking, receiving, loading, replenishment and put away. Empowering workers to accomplish these tasks in a paperless "head up, hands free" environment enables greener, safer, faster, and more accurate warehouse operations.

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Voice-Enabled Logistics Solution Benefits

Improved Productivity - More tasks per worker per shift. Voice-enabled workers accomplish more when they are heads up and hands free. Productivity improvements of 20% and higher are possible when workers are liberated from tasks that tax productivity, such as scanning, reading pick lists, writing or keying in information.

Increased Accuracy - By issuing workers exact instructions, confirming tasks and correcting errors as they occur, near 100% accuracy is achievable. When you consider that a single error incurs a series of costs in correcting that error, from returns, re-picking, and re-shipping to reduced customer satisfaction, improvements of even a fraction of a percentage can represent significant savings.

Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs - A safer work environment, decreased training time for new workers, less worker time spent on administrative tasks, and lower turnover are among the ways that labor costs are reduced.

Reduced Material Costs - Costs of printers, paper, and other material associated with alternate methods of order selection are reduced or eliminated.

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