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ODW Logistics Expects to Improve Pick Rates by 42% With Zebra Technologies<\/b><\/p>\n

Zebra Symmetry\u2122 Fulfillment Software reduces distribution costs and increases productivity<\/i><\/p>\n

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–Zebra Technologies Corporation<\/a> (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a global leader in digitizing and automating workflows to deliver intelligent operations, today announced ODW Logistics has adopted Zebra Symmetry\u2122 Fulfillment<\/a> to optimize its e-commerce operations. With this implementation, ODW Logistics anticipates realizing a 42% improvement in pick rates, enhancing its ability to scale while maintaining cost efficiency.<\/p>\n

\nODW Logistics selected Zebra Symmetry Fulfillment to enhance efficiency and flexibility across its fulfillment operations. The solution’s use of next-gen Zebra Connect Fulfillment autonomous mobile robots<\/a> (AMRs), decoupled bakers\u2019 rack carts, and directed workflows enable ODW Logistics to transition from a pick-to-tote to a pick-to-shipper model. This shift increases units picked per hour, lowers costs per unit, reduces parcel spend, and improves throughput.<\/p>\n

\nBy leveraging Zebra\u2019s intelligent automation, ODW Logistics can achieve seamless cart accumulation at induction and drop-off points, keeping AMRs active in the pick area. This approach allows buffering with inexpensive carts to optimize robot and labor utilization, ensuring consistent productivity and eliminating downtime.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe decoupling of AMRs from carts is a game-changer for our operations,\u201d said Adam Schlaudecker, Director of Engineering, ODW Logistics. \u201cIt enables us to reduce the number of robots required by up to 30% compared to payload-integrated solutions while also increasing pick density and cutting shipping costs. This solution\u2019s unique design allows us to maximize the benefit of the pick to shipper transition, while reducing our total costs dramatically.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nThis approach includes the use of baker\u2019s racks to expand cubic capacity and the pairing of multiple carts with pickers to streamline workflows. The transition to a cartonization-focused, pick-to-shipper model further reduces corrugated and filler material usage.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cODW Logistics\u2019 adoption of Zebra Symmetry Fulfillment exemplifies how intelligent automation can transform e-commerce operations,\u201d said Matt Wicks, Vice President, Automation, Zebra Technologies. \u201cOur solution empowers businesses to optimize the fulfillment workflow, achieve greater asset usability and visibility while ensuring connected collaboration between workers and robots.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nThe implementation of Zebra Symmetry Fulfillment aligns with trends highlighted in Zebra\u2019s Warehouse Vision Study<\/a> which reveals that 73% of warehouse decision-makers globally are expediting modernization projects. As ODW Logistics prepares to open its new facility in 2026, this trial phase will provide critical insights to refine and scale its automated operations.<\/p>\n

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