GEODIS has announced its Countbot is to carry out the annual inventory of a L’Oréal international distribution centre. The new 3-year partnership aims to carry out the annual inventory of a site located in northern France through the GEODIS Countbot solution, designed in partnership with Delta Drone.
The patented solution is the result of more than three years of R&D and testing; according to GEODIS it is totally secure and also guarantees the protection of goods and people (CE certification). GEODIS Countbot consists of a robot, 16 high-resolution cameras, a mast that can reach a height of 10 m and a drone.
Director of Engineering for the GEODIS Supply Chain Optimization Line of Business Romain Cauvet said: “The entire operation will be completed in only two 6-hour sessions. The GEODIS Countbot enables us to provide an exhaustive snapshot of the stocks and to supply HD visuals should any discrepancy arise between the inventory and the WMS (Warehouse Management System). All parts of the operation are carried out without any interruption to activities in the centre.”
Following early trials Flow Manager at L’Oréal Ludwig Cresson commented: “We are always on the lookout for innovative solutions that improve the efficiency of our processes, our service to our customers and our employees. With this new solution, our teams have seen an improvement in these inventory operations, which will generate considerable time savings.”
Source: GEODIS
