Preparing for eGrocery Logistics Automation

Download this actionable, seven-step guide to preparing your online grocery business for automation

In This Guide,

You Will Find

  • An actionable checklist

    Use the seven-step checklist to document your goals, available resources and roll-out plan.
  • Recommended solutions

    Find the right automated solution that can handle all of your product categories and SKUs.
  • E-Grocery industry insights

    Understand how both the e-Grocery industry and consumer behavior have changed in the last 2 years.

Guide Takeaways

Prepare Your e-Grocery Logistics to Leep Up With Growing Demand
1
Meeting Consumer Expectations
Online food shoppers order from the brands they trust. They seek reliability, accuracy, and speed.
2
Selling Perishable Goods
Online food shoppers avoid buying perishable goods due to “spoilage concerns.” e-Grocers can impact demand.
3
Lowering Picking Costs
Manual picking and operational costs range from 11-14% according to a McKinsey report. Automation increases profit margins.
4
Handling e-Grocery inventories
With proper planning and the right automated solutions, e-Grocers can handle large product inventories and categories.

Featured Modula Solutions

Modula Warehouse Automated Storage Solutions

Modula Lift

  • Modula Lift reduces storage space and picking time from 30 minutes to 5 minutes, and features a throughput of up to 130 trays per hour.

Modula Slim

  • The Modula Slim is a compact storage solution designed for limited floor space and twice the load capacity compared to typical vertical carousels.

Modula Horizontal Carousel

  • Modula horizontal carousels are ideal for high-speed order fulfillment applications and any low-ceiling environment.

Modula One Pick

  • The Modula OnePick is fully automated with an integrated robotic system, enabling it to run independently, without an operator.