In the near future, a large number of jobs in the express delivery industry will eventually be replaced by more efficient and lower-cost robots. For the grassroots practitioners, it is better to continue to learn and to continuously improve their competitiveness.
Robots are heavily "on the job" logistics industry
Not long ago, the State Post Bureau announced the operation of the express delivery industry in the first half of 2017. Starting from the second quarter of this year, China's normalization has entered the era of single-day express delivery! It is worth noting that while the number of express delivery is growing rapidly, the service standards of the logistics industry are constantly upgrading, and “One Day” has become a new navigation mark in the field of distribution. One day, one hundred million, one day, behind these words are strikingly combined, the "robot team" of the logistics industry is showing their "eighteen martial arts."
Robots become a new favorite in logistics warehouses
"The sweeping robot resigned and ran." Not long ago, hundreds of robots were working in the scene of the rookie network in Huiyang, Guangdong, and they were shocked by a group of netizens.
When the user's order is released, these AGV handling robots, which are similar to the “sweeping robot”, will start to be busy. After receiving the instructions, they will automatically go to the corresponding shelves, jack up the shelves, and then pull the shelves to the picker. . Don't look at their small size, each robot can lift up to 500 pounds, while also flexible rotation, so that all four shelves can be stocked. In addition, hundreds of robots work together, not only will not collide with the fight, but will be able to recognize each other and politely, and the scene will be orderly. The robots that work "tired" can also automatically return to the home to charge, which makes people can't help.
These robots are not only very cute but also very efficient in working with pickers. The number of picks in an hour is more than three times that of traditional pickers. Rookie network logistics expert You Yuquan said that the rookie network and partners will copy the Huiyang model in a series of Tmall warehouses. After the machines are on the job, it is expected that the delivery time of consumers in Tmall will be further shortened this year.
Shentong’s “Little Yellow People Sorting Team”, which was previously unveiled, also ran on the network. On the large work platform, the dense sorting robot cooperated with the workers, queued for tasks, ordered “shuttle”, and found their own “pits”. Putting the goods in... not only "sprouting" but also processing up to 20,000 packages per hour, can reduce the daily work of 70% of the warehouse.
In fact, warehouse robots are becoming the new darling of all parties in the logistics industry, constantly “glowing heat” in jobs such as sorting, handling, and stacking in various warehouses. And this is the secret behind many express delivery "days."
"Five to eight years, all the robots are delivered."
As the last key link of the logistics industry, the practitioners will naturally not let go. Delivery of unmanned vehicles and drones is becoming a new force for all parties.
"As technology continues to accumulate, in the next five to eight years, the delivery of robots!" Liu Qiangdong said in a media interview. On June 18th of this year, Jingdong Distribution Unmanned Vehicle successfully completed the first single delivery task at Renmin University of China. The entire distribution process avoided obstacles and vehicles and pedestrians through independent learning, and finally completed the delivery of express delivery.
Not long ago, a group of rookie intelligent distribution robots G sent a courier in a railway transportation court in Zhejiang, which also caused widespread concern. The relevant technicians said that on the road, the small G can more accurately identify environmental changes and avoid Smaller obstacles. Not only will you take the elevator yourself, but you will also feel the congestion of the elevator and will not grab the elevator.
However, many people in the industry said that the technical level of the delivery robots is still not mature enough. When they face very complicated distribution scenarios and various emergencies, they cannot make timely and effective decisions and execute them quickly with the current technology. Therefore, the current role is only a supporting role, the protagonist is still a lot of labor.
In terms of the layout of the drones, the parties are also very successful. For example, recently, Liu Qiangdong officially announced that Jingdong will establish 185 drone airports in Sichuan, and will be completed in any city that will be delivered to China within 24 hours. Not long ago, SF successfully obtained the legal “license” for drone delivery. It is reported that SF has obtained more than 150 technical patents in the field of drones and has launched a number of cargo drones.
The day when you open the window to receive the courier, or it is no longer far away.
Intelligent logistics will become the industry's "new battlefield"
Recently, the State Post Bureau announced the operation of the express delivery industry in the first half of 2017. In the first half of 2017, the total volume of China's express service companies reached 17.32 billion, an increase of 30.7%. Since 2012, the number of express delivery has continued to grow at a high rate in the past five years, and the market has been ranked first in the world since 2014. Starting from the second quarter of this year, China's normalization has entered the era of single-day express delivery.
As the express delivery business continues to grow, consumer diversification and individualized demand continue to increase. Zhang Yufang, a senior analyst in the business and social services industry of Tianfeng Securities, said that the fierce competition has made consumers more critical about every aspect of e-commerce. If you don't do this, you will face the problem of rising cost rigidity, but also the relative decline in consumer experience, which will bring about a decline in income. It affects both income and cost, so intelligent logistics is imperative. Ali, Jingdong, Suning, etc. have joined the construction of intelligent logistics system, and intelligent logistics is becoming a new battlefield for players to compete.
However, it is obvious that the application of smart logistics has also liberated manpower to the greatest extent while improving efficiency. Although in the interview, many express delivery companies claimed that the current express delivery practitioners do not have to worry about being laid off. The logistics industry robots are mainly working with humans to further improve work efficiency. But there is no doubt that in the near future, a large number of jobs in the express delivery industry will eventually be replaced by more efficient and lower-cost robots. For the grassroots practitioners, it is better to continue to learn and improve their competitiveness. .
