| 摘要: | 當今物流業面臨的最大挑戰之一是勞動力的可用性，電子商務發展所引發的運輸需求，使得對物流作業人員的需求不斷增加，另一方面面臨的就是勞動力人口的減少及勞動力老化的問題。當企業考慮提高營運的利潤或產出時，自動化聽起來是相當誘人的，但是是否有合理的投資回報來證明自動化的合理性及適合性？企業在導入自動化時，需考量作業適合那種自動化設備，因為一旦決定實現自動化，如果自動化應用不正確，可能會付出非常昂貴的代價，如何分析當前的營運情況，並找到適用的自動化解決方案，同時獲得正的投資回報。
依現況統計資料顯示，此零售商物流中心越庫型作業，平均每日作業量為90,630箱，整板出貨箱數僅佔0.77%，代表99.23%的貨量是需要使用人工進行分貨。貨品依部門分類，如飲料、清潔用品、雜貨、小家電、五金、紡織品等，目前開立不同分貨路徑進行分貨。物流中心人員編制淡季約160人，但是旺季（中元節、農曆年）時需增加短期人力以及加班來完成當日作業。
自動化分揀機有不同的類型和大小，因此，在做出決定之前，必須評估何種類型的自動化分揀機是能滿足作業需求以及其評估方式為何，這關係到自動化導入是否能成功非常重要關鍵因素。
;One of the biggest challenges facing the logistics industry today is the availability of labor. The transportation demand triggered by the development of e-commerce has increased the demand for logistics operators. On the other hand, it is facing the problem of the reduction of the labor force and the aging of the labor force. When an enterprise considers increasing the profit or output of its operations, automation sounds quite tempting, but is there a reasonable return on investment to prove the rationality and suitability of automation? When an enterprise introduces automation, it needs to consider what kind of automation equipment the operation is suitable for, because once it is decided to realize automation, if the automation application is not correct, it may pay a very expensive price. How to analyze the current operating situation and find a suitable automation solution, at the same time get a positive return on investment.
According to the current statistics, the average daily operation volume of this retailer logistics center′s cross-docking operation is 90,630 boxes, and the number of full-board shipment boxes only accounts for 0.77%, which means that 99.23% of the volume of goods requires manual distribution. Goods are classified according to departments, such as beverages, cleaning supplies, groceries, small household appliances, hardware, textiles, etc. Currently, different goods distribution paths are opened for goods distribution. The staffing of the logistics center is about 160 people in the off-season, but during the peak season (Chinese Ghost Festival and Chinese New Year), short-term manpower and overtime work are required to complete the day′s operations.
There are different types and sizes of automated sorting machines. Therefore, before making a decision, it is necessary to evaluate what type of automated sorting machine can meet the needs of the operation and how it is evaluated. This is very important for the success of automated imports. |
