Automation in Order Picking
Order picking, the process of retrieving products from storage to fulfill customer orders, is the lifeblood of any warehouse operation. In the competitive landscape of modern logistics, mastering order picking is akin to perfecting a complex dance routine—precision, timing, and coordination are essential. In fact, order picking can account for approximately 55% of all warehouse activities, making it a focal point for efficiency improvements.
Logistics and order fulfillment – trends 2025
“Delivery for yesterday? We're working on it.” – this joke in the world of logistics stops being funny and starts to sound like a realistic forecast. The year 2025 brings further revolutions in order fulfillment - from warehouses managed by robots, which in turn are controlled by AI, to deliveries made within a few hours. What trends will dominate logistics in the coming year? Do consumers really need even faster deliveries, or is it time for sustainable and smart logistics? Let's check what awaits the industry and why both warehouses and the "last mile" are becoming the arena of the greatest innovations.
Otimo at INTRALOGISTICA Poland Expo
In the coming days, the heart of logistics in Poland will be the International Warehouse Logistics Fair - INTRALOGISTICA Poland Expo. The fair takes place on January 28-30, 2025 at Ptak Warsaw Expo. We couldn't miss it.
Cross-border logistics
Recently, it was widely reported in the media that InPost had opened up to foreign shipments. We will have to wait a while for the first results of this movement, but it seems that supporting cross-border e-commerce is a well-thought-out decision, and the question about its success is not a question of "if", but of "when".
Artificial intelligence in the supply chain
In mid-June, CargoON published a cross-sectional report on artificial intelligence titled "Artificial Intelligence in the Supply Chain". Among numerous experts from Poland and abroad, you can find also Krzysztof Chaładyn, Vice-President of Otimo sp. z o. o.
Otimo at the conference “INNOVATIONS IN LOGISTICS AND PRODUCTION. SCIENCE-BUSINESS COOPERATION.”
On April 10, 2024, the conference "INNOVATIONS IN LOGISTICS AND PRODUCTION, SCIENCE-BUSINESS COOPERATION" was held. The event was full of interesting lectures and unique panelists, including the Vice-President of Otimo, Krzysztof Chaładyn.
WHY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MAY NOT (YET) TAKE YOUR JOB
We highly recommend the latest issue of Eurologistics magazine (Eurologistics Media Group). Among the very solid (148 pages!) dose of information you can find topics such as a discussion of the economic situation and its impact on the TSL sector, analysis and forecasts of the development of e-commerce, articles on digitization, automation and optimization, and - what can be concluded from...
DOES OPTIMISATION MEAN REDUNDANCIES? VARIOUS DIMENSIONS OF OPTIMISATION IN LOGISTICS AND BEYOND
During the 2nd day of the "XVI European Economic Forum - Łódź 2023", Krzysztof Chaładyn, Vice-President of the Management Board of Otimo sp. z o. o., as a representative of LODZistics Logistics Business Network of Central Poland, took part in the debate "Does optimization = layoffs? Various dimensions of optimization in logistics and beyond". A perverse title for the panel…
Modernlog 2023
This year's edition of MODERNLOG - the Logistics, Warehousing and Transport Fair - took place on May 30-2, 2023 in Poznań. Representatives of the LODZistics cluster, including Otimo, were present there as well. Modernlog is one of the largest industry fairs in Poland, held regularly, every year in June. This is undoubtedly…
"Otimo - little giants of optimization"
"As many as 70 world records - and only this year. This is the achievement of a Polish team, the existence of which is known to a small group of people. This team does not have such huge resources as the staffs from the USA or China, and yet it successfully competes with them, surpassing them in subsequent achievements. However, it is not about sports competition. We are talking about algorithms and a global optimization race.
Otimo sets 71 world records and triumphs in the global optimization race
Optimization algorithms by Otimo set 71 world records this year. Although the Brazilian institute Galgos, which keeps a register of such records, receives submissions from teams all around the world, this year no one can match the results of the company from Lodz.
Otimo in the LODZistics cluster
Otimo has joined the elite group of companies and institutions from the broadly defined logistics industry gathered in the LODZistics cluster - Logistics Business Network of Central Poland!