Is your problem the speed of order fulfillment and/or picking?
With ONO logistics, it won't be anymore!

The #3How

The #3How through which ONO Lean Logistics solves the problem will be presented in this and the two previous articles.
We will talk about speed, how it can be an obstacle for automations in the logistics world, and the solutions we use in ONO to overcome this limitation.

Are you afraid that introducing a vertical warehouse could slow down your picking and delivery operations? Do you think warehouse automation could become the bottleneck of your production rather than facilitating processes?

With ONO Lean Logistics, you don't have to worry, now we'll explain why!

#3How | Masked Time: ONO Lean Logistics' unique multitasking vertical warehouses!

With "masked time," we mean the unique ability of ONO Lean Logistics Modular Vertical Warehouses to perform one activity simultaneously with another.

ONO Modules are indeed the only multitasking vertical warehouses on the market: while one tower performs a specific activity, the other towers, which are part of the same system, will also be working in perfect coordination with each other to complete the desired mission.

Why

The purpose of simultaneous movement management is to complete pick lists in the shortest possible time to ensure significant time savings for each picking operation.

How

If in the first article we explained how the artificial intelligence algorithms present in ONO systems help overcome mechanical limitations, here we go the same way but backward: mechanics becomes the tool through which algorithms have the opportunity to express themselves freely and to the fullest extent!

Thus, traffic management algorithms and patented mechanics are the elements that, combined together, allow ONO Lean Logistics Vertical Warehouses to work in masked time!

Each ONO Module is equipped with independent movement systems available in each tower (a shuttle and one or more transits, both in X and Y, for each Module). Thanks to the presence of these technologies, each Module can move independently of the others and perform operations, such as gradually approaching the drawers during picking list fulfillment.

Beware of imitations: the mechanics of ONO Lean Logistics systems are patented, protected, and not reproducible!

To better understand the simultaneity of drawer movements within ONO systems, watch the video below.

**The video refers to the dynamics explained in the following paragraph - practical example 2. IMPROMPTU PICK LISTS**

Two practical examples of how our systems work in masked time

1. Advance Processed Pick Lists

E-commerce Case: Let's imagine the scenario where an e-commerce customer decides to guarantee same-day shipping for all orders received by 6:00 p.m. on the same day, planning to start fulfilling them the next morning starting at 8:00 a.m.
Following this logic, the ONO Modules will receive a list of orders with a 14-hour lead time: during this time frame, the machines have the opportunity to process the information and organize the goods inside the automatic storage system..
Knowing exactly the quantity and type of items to be shipped, by around 8:00 a.m., the individual Modules, guided by optimization algorithms, will have organized the position of the drawers subject to the picking lists well in advance (for example, overnight). Thus, when the picking list is started, the mission times will be reduced to a minimum.

2. Impromptu Pick Lists

It's the most common case: any operator instantly learns they need to perform an activity that involves collecting materials from the automatic warehouse. In a production context, it could be the assembly of a set; in the beverage world, it could consist of shipping 50 cases. Operationally speaking, the dynamic is the same: the warehouse operator needs to fulfill a pick list, retrieving all the necessary material as quickly as possible... and that's exactly what the ONO Lean Logistics Modules will do: as soon as they receive the pick list start order, they will start moving, reproducing the best possible sequence to process the list quickly.
The drawers, coming from different Modules, will progressively occupy the slots of the bay; this will be done under the guidance of advanced internal traffic management algorithms that will allow, together with the individual translation systems, perfect synchronization of movements.