As industry competition intensifies, efficiency improvements in individual equipment have reached their limits. The key to future success lies in the synergy and intelligence of the entire logistics system. Shandong Group’s 【Intelligent Logistics Equipment Integration Solution】 aims to break down data silos between equipment, integrating dispersed operational units into an organic intelligent entity, achieving a leapfrog improvement in warehouse efficiency across the entire process.
Current Challenge: Why Does “Single-Point Intelligence” Not Equal “Global Efficiency”?
A warehouse may simultaneously possess advanced AGVs, high-performance forklifts, and automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), but because they belong to different systems, their instructions cannot be coordinated, forming “information silos,” and overall efficiency is constrained by the slowest link.
Solution Architecture: Building an “Intelligent Command Center” for the Warehouse
The core of Shandong Group’s solution is a self-developed intelligent fleet management system (FMS) or warehouse execution system (WES). It acts as the “brain” of the warehouse, connecting upwards to the enterprise’s ERP/WMS system and seamlessly integrating downwards with our entire product line:
Electric material handling equipment (forklifts, pallet trucks)
Aerial work platforms (lifting platforms)
Automated equipment (AGVs, unmanned forklifts)
The “brain” receives order tasks and dynamically optimizes and issues optimal instructions to the most suitable equipment based on real-time warehouse status.
Efficiency Leap: A Transformation from “Man-to-Goods” to “System-Commanded Vehicles”
Task Collaboration: Upon receiving an “outbound” instruction, the system automatically dispatches AGVs to transport empty pallets to the picking area, simultaneously instructing reach trucks to remove goods from high-bay racks, and lifting platforms assist pickers in their work—the entire process is seamlessly integrated.
Data-Driven Decision-Making: The system collects equipment operating data in real time for analysis and prediction. For example, when battery power falls below a threshold, it automatically dispatches vehicles back to charging stations and assigns backup vehicles to take over the task, achieving “never-ending” operation.
Results Visualization: Ultimately, clients no longer see the busyness of a single piece of equipment, but rather the smooth, efficient, and transparent operation of the entire warehouse workflow, resulting in significant improvements in overall labor productivity, equipment utilization, and warehouse throughput.
Shanding Group’s intelligent logistics equipment integration solution marks our strategic upgrade from an “equipment supplier” to a “smart logistics system solutions provider.” We are committed to working with our clients to build a new paradigm of intelligent warehousing that is faster-responding, more cost-effective, and more flexible, jointly ushering in the full arrival of the Logistics 4.0 era.
