In 2015, "Double 11" Tmall's total transaction volume reached 91.2 billion yuan, and the US "Black Friday" Amazon's transaction volume reached 6 billion US dollars. With the development of Internet e-commerce, more and more people shop online. Both domestic e-commerce and foreign e-commerce are in a period of vigorous development. This brings great challenges to logistics management. When it comes to domestic logistics, we will think of many express delivery brands, such as EMS, Shunfeng, Shentong, etc., as well as other incidents caused by express delivery, such as rough sorting, A series of shocking incidents, such as express delivery of dangerous contraband, items being dropped... Is this a problem exposed by the modern logistics industry in China in the 21st century or China's traditional logistics industry? With the development of e-commerce, online shopping has gradually become a shopping mall After the mainstream, the rapid demand of the third-party logistics industry makes our requirements for logistics quality and the level of logistics equipment do not match between modernity and tradition. Progress. So today, with the development of information technology and industrial automation technology, what is the development level of the automation application of modern logistics? The editor has compiled some relevant information here, and shared with you to understand the development of logistics automation.
1. Development status of logistics automation equipment
Traditional logistics are divided into three types: the first type is transportation, including air, railway, road, and sea transportation; the second type is warehousing; the third type is transit center (logistics center). In fact, it is a certain link or part of the logistics service provider, which can only complete one or several links of the entire integrated logistics service, so this type of service can only be regarded as traditional logistics or traditional storage and transportation. The vast majority of traditional logistics companies focus on warehousing and transportation, and regard warehousing and transportation as two independent links. Therefore, the logistics function is simple, the system is poor, and the overall efficiency is low. The so-called modern logistics not only refers to the entire physical flow of raw materials, products, etc. from production to consumption, but also includes the information flow that accompanies this process. Moreover, modern logistics uses computer networks and information technology to separate the originally separated business flow and logistics. , information flow and procurement, transportation, warehousing, agency, distribution and other links are closely linked to form a complete supply chain. Therefore, it can be said that modern logistics is the unification of goods flow, information flow, capital flow and talent flow. It focuses on the movement of commodities in the entire circulation, and aims to improve the overall enterprise. It is a commodity supply system centered on information and corresponding to actual needs, and it is a systematic management of commodity movement. The development of modern logistics has given birth to the rapid growth of the logistics equipment market, and the automated logistics system has shown strong demand in various industries.
Automated logistics equipment can be divided into several categories according to functions: automated storage equipment, automated conveying equipment, automated handling equipment, automated sorting equipment, etc., automatic guided vehicles (AGV), stackers, conveyors, shuttle vehicles (RGV) etc. are representative products. The following is an analysis of the technical status of my country's logistics equipment through the development level of several typical equipment:
1. AGV product technology status
As a product with a higher level of automation in logistics equipment, AGV almost covers the technical content of all logistics equipment. The domestic technology development process of AGV has gone through the stages of introducing technology or engaging in engineering development based on foreign technology platforms, to independent development and mastering core technologies.
2. Current status of stacker product technology
The stacker is the core equipment in the automated storage system. At present, the mainstream stacker products in the market demand have basically been localized. Various manufacturers widely use infrared, laser, wireless, servo drive, contactless power supply and even RFID and other technologies, the basic technology, key components and accessories used by the stacker are very close to those of internationally renowned manufacturers, and the technical specifications and technical parameters of the general series are not much different from those of foreign products. Most domestic manufacturers have basically been able to manufacture stackers with a height of less than 24 meters, a carrying capacity of less than 1000 kg, and a walking speed of 180 meters per minute. There are also a few manufacturers that can manufacture heavy-duty and ultra-high stackers with a height of 30 meters and a carrying capacity of 4,000 kg. There are only a few high-speed stackers in China that represent the forefront of stacker technology development with a walking speed of more than 300 meters per minute. Manufacturers have completed technical research.
3. Status Quo of Conveying and Sorting Equipment Technology
With the development of domestic logistics equipment technology entering a stage of rapid growth, relatively professional manufacturing enterprises have emerged for conveying equipment with low technical level requirements, and large-scale production has been formed; however, the technical level of sorting equipment is quite different from that of foreign countries, and domestic There is no relatively professional high-level sorting equipment supplier. Taking the sliding shoe sorter as an example, the running speed of the domestic mainstream sorter is about 60 m/min, and the sorting capacity is below 5,000 pieces/hour. The noise of the equipment and the control technology of the sorting system are still more advanced than those of foreign countries. There is a big difference.
Second, the development trend of automated logistics
At present, the development of China's logistics industry is still lagging behind, and bottlenecks such as the small scale of third-party logistics services and the lack of logistics infrastructure capabilities make my country's logistics costs much higher than those in the United States. Through the comparison of the internationally accepted indicators for measuring logistics costs (the ratio of logistics costs to GDP), it is found that the proportion of logistics costs in the United States to GDP is about 8%, while that in my country reaches 18%. As a logistics automation equipment that promotes the intermediate links of logistics, its equipment market is transformed and upgraded, including logistics equipment products such as forklifts, shelves, and pallets. Equipment manufacturing enterprises should increase market development efforts, develop high-end products, upgrade service models, and develop emerging markets. With the rapid development of chain retail, e-commerce, medicine, tobacco, express delivery and other industries, the number of logistics distribution centers has increased significantly, and there is a strong demand for three-dimensional warehouses, automatic sorting systems, automatic identification systems, handheld terminals and equipment system integration. The trend of industrialization, automation, intelligence, green energy saving, technology specialization, and product industrialization is obvious.
As far as the status quo of China's logistics industry is concerned, there has not yet been a market-oriented giant like UPS. But for China's small, scattered and chaotic logistics companies, it may be possible to produce a "bottom system". In the future, the intelligent logistics network will exist as such an "underlying system", on which other logistics companies can use system data or optimize their own networks, improve efficiency, or adjust business models.
With the continuous improvement of the economy and the continuous and rapid growth of tobacco, medicine, machinery and other industries with high demand for automated warehouses, automated warehouses will face greater market demand in the future. Taking the pharmaceutical industry as an example, according to statistics from the Bureau of Statistics, as of 2012, the number of enterprises with a total industrial output value of more than 20 million in my country was 6,075. Calculated based on 10% of the demand, the pharmaceutical industry has a demand for automated three-dimensional warehouses. 607 sets, and the current holdings are less than 200 sets, and the market prospect is considerable. The market value of automated three-dimensional warehouses has exceeded 17 billion yuan. According to the research of the China Logistics Technology Association Information Center, the market demand for automated storage in the next few years will increase by 17% every year. It is estimated that by 2020, the market size of automated three-dimensional warehouses will exceed 60 billion yuan.
