AutoStore: Empowered by FORTNA

AutoStore: Empowered by FORTNA The shift to eCommerce has arrived three to five years ahead of schedule. This has forced supply chain leaders to re-examine their approach to fulfillment to eliminate waste and risk and achieve greater efficiencies and cost savings. The labor availability challenges that previously hamstrung operations have turned to challenges of risk and higher costs to ensure worker health and business continuity. Investments in automation are key to ensuring the business remains flexible in the face of disruption. FORTNA’s strategic approach empowers clients to take advantage...

FORTNA partners with AutoStore because it is one of the leading roaming shuttle systems in the world. With 450 installations in 6 countries, AutoStore is the fastest, densest order fulfillment system on the market. The technology has proven the ultimate order-fulfillment solution for 24 years. It combines the highest storage density of any goods-to-person solution, with a high throughput technology, making it a perfect fit for order fulfillment from large warehouses to small urban stores and backrooms. The flexible, modular design allows the solution to be configured like building blocks in any...

With an AutoStore solution empowered by FORTNA you can: • Maximize cube utilization in odd-shaped and low ceiling environments. Reduce storage footprint by up to 75% when compared to traditional aisle and shelf storage space. Easily expand the system and scale on pace with the growth of the business, without interrupting operations. Enable business continuity by reducing labor requirements and allowing workers to maintain safe physical distancing. Achieve unparalleled speed, accuracy, and up-time for your operation. Increase sustainability/reduce carbon footprint with reduced energy consumption....

CASE STUDY: FORTNA Improves Distribution Operations with AutoStore Solution Transformation of a 3-shift, 7 days per week, round-the-clock operation, into an automated, highly efficient fulfillment engine to support eCommerce growth and enable new revenue streams for the business. Results: • Enabled 3 additional business units to be incorporated into existing footprint Flexibility to integrate new acquisitions into the operation quickly 40% additional volume processed in the same amount of space An aggressive acquisition strategy coupled with organic growth enabled this large specialty retail...

FORTNA helps companies improve their distribution operations, build a business case for investment, and implement solutions that drive business results. About FORTNA FORTNA partners with the world’s leading brands to transform omnichannel and parcel distribution operations. Known world-wide for enabling companies to keep pace with digital disruption and growth objectives, we design and deliver solutions, powered by intelligent software, to optimize fast, accurate and cost-effective order fulfillment and last mile delivery. Our people, innovative approach and proprietary algorithms and tools ensure...